angela williams
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Family medical leave bill gets first real hearing but stalls over amendments
The Senate Finance Committee hearing on Senate Bill 188 Tuesday took a very different look than the hearing in the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee a week ago. For one thing, people who opposed the bill finally got to testify against it on the record. Tuesday night’s seven-and-a-half hour hearing on the FAMLI family medical…
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2019 CAPITOL PREVIEW | Legislative leaders talk new session at Denver chamber event
Kelly Brough, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, might have said it best: “We don’t know yet.” That’s what to expect from the 2019 Colorado legislative session, particularly when it comes to what Gov.-elect Jared Polis will do about many issues facing Coloradans that didn’t emerge on the campaign trail. But…
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2019 CAPITOL PREVIEW | Power players to watch under the dome
The first year of a governor’s term and a new House and Senate majority is full of anticipation: What does the new governor think about the issues that face the state? While Gov.-elect Jared Polis has well-known positions on health care, renewable energy, cannabis and climate change, what he thinks about dozens of issues that…
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Colorado business group decries veto of aircraft tax break
The Colorado Aviation Business Association spoke up Thursday about Gov. John Hickenlooper’s veto of a tax break for charter aircraft carriers. The legislation exempting the aircraft owners from paying sales and use taxes could have cost the state budget up to $223,500 a year, according to legislative analysts. Supporters said it would have created jobs…
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Gavel falls on Colo. legislature’s brawls and breakthroughs
Denver Zoo brought birds and reptiles to show off at the Colorado Capitol Wednesday – fitting for the last day of a four-month legislative session that was at times a wild kingdom of laws, policies and politics, and at others a close encounter with the #MeToo era. Lawmakers finally wrapped up their work in the…
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Senate attempts compromise on civil rights division, commission; House sponsors say ‘no’
Updated 5 p.m.: the governor weighs in. He doesn’t like it either. The Colorado state Senate Friday came up with a compromise on the reauthorization of the state’s Division of Civil Rights and Civil Rights Commission, but it’s a compromise only in the Senate between the two caucuses. House sponsors told Colorado Politics that they…
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar endorses Ashley Wheeland in HD 9 Democratic primary
State Sen. Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat, this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver’s House District 9. “Ashley has a long record of fighting for Colorado communities and their health care, something I am passionate about as well,” Aguilar, a primary care physician,…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 11 edition
I’LL SEE YOUR BERNIE AND RAISE A JOYCE FOSTER … The battle of the bold-faced names is on in the House District 9 Democratic primary, where three-term incumbent state Rep. Paul Rosenthal is facing two candidates seeking to dislodge him from the southeast Denver seat. Less than a week had passed since Bernie Sanders –…
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Rural broadband clears first committee, but rocky road may be ahead
The point of getting better (or in some cases, any) broadband service to rural Coloradans isn’t about downloading movies from Netflix or checking a Facebook status. It’s about the high school student who stays at school until 8 p.m. because it’s the only place where internet service is fast enough to do homework. The Senate…
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Diana DeGette: After 11 terms in Congress, she’s here to stay
WASHINGTON – Diana DeGette just completed her 21st year as the Democratic congresswoman representing the district that includes the heart of Denver, making her the most senior member of the Colorado delegation and a force not to be overlooked in Washington’s hard knocks politics. While…