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Colorado could replace Columbus Day with Election Day as a holiday
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The Colorado General Assembly’s annual bill to cancel the state’s observance of Columbus Day took on a twist on the House floor Tuesday. House Bill 1231 was amended by its sponsor, Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, D-Commerce City, to replace it with Election Day as one of state government’s 10 official days off each year. Opponents contend…
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Columbus Day repeal narrowly passes committee, aims for future compromises
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The annually doomed bill to repeal Columbus Day as a state holiday in Colorado has a twist this year: It would create a commission to forge mutual understanding about heritage between Coloradans of Italian and American Indian descent. The same approach was used to settle disputes over American Indian sports mascots at schools in Colorado in…
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Dozens of Latino leaders endorse Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of Colorado, announced Friday he’s been endorsed by more than 40 Latino current and former elected officials and civic leaders. “I’m so honored to have earned the support of so many hardworking community leaders, and I look forward to partnering with them to build a…
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Colorado politicos tell us all they want for Christmas
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Jon Caldara, by his own admission, is rarely a good boy, but that doesn’t keep the chief of the conservative Independence Institute in Denver from having holiday wishes. “I have stopped asking Santa for my hair back,” said Caldara, who hosts “Devil’s Advocate” each Friday night on Colorado Public Television. “I am now asking Satan…
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Getting to yes, just saying no: Lawmakers Everett, Hansen and Kennedy talk session votes
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By one measure, state Rep. Justin Everett, a House Republican serving his third term in the Colorado General Assembly, and state Reps. Chris Hansen and Chris Kennedy, a pair of Democrats in their first terms, stand as far apart as any lawmakers at the Capitol, based on the votes they cast in the just-completed 2017…
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Nicolais: In 2017, Legislature’s judiciary committees are in good hands
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For the Colorado Legislature, the new year means new bills and new issues to tackle under the gold dome. In one of the legislative chambers, the state Senate, this new season in state politics will also mean plenty of new faces as well. Even before the session convenes on Jan. 11, the judiciary committees will begin their work.…
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The Hot Sheet, March 14, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Monday, March 14, 2016 DENVER — Coming off of our first busy weekend of county assemblies and conventions — with many more to come — here’s something new this week for all you Hot Sheet fanatics: an actual Hot Sheet. Enjoy it here in the browser, on…
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Democrats jostle for Assistant Majority Leader Moreno’s seat
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The Democrat recruited by Assistant House Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, to run for his seat could be facing a crowded primary. State Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Westminster, announced he wouldn’t be seeking a second term Feb. 26, and Moreno simultaneously stated he would run for Ulibarri’s Senate District 21 seat instead of seeking reelection representing House…
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Ulibarri not seeking reelection, Moreno running to take his seat
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State Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, a rising star freshman Democrat, announced to his constituents in a letter this morning that he would not seek reelection this year. Ulibarri has accepted a full-time job at national progressive organizing group Wellstone Action, and he has endorsed House Assistant Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, to replace him in…
