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Crowder remains lone Republican wolf open to hospital fee change
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State Sen. Larry Crowder didn’t need to hear the news that Colorado Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman believes it would be constitutional to reclassify the state’s hospital provider fee as an enterprise fund. He was already on board. “I didn’t really need anything other than (the opinion) of John Suthers,” Crowder, R-Alamosa, told The Colorado…
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The Hot Sheet, March 1, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Tuesday, March 1, 2016 DENVER – The big day has arrived — SUPER TUESDAY. Good luck and stay safe as you make your way out to your caucus locations tonight. “I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks…
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Cadman plays down Coffman opinion; digs in for hospital fee budget battle
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Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, played down news Monday that Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman officially agreed with state Democratic leaders that reclassifying the state’s hospital provider fee would be constitutional. Cadman also minimized the same opinion when it was offered a little more than two weeks ago by former Attorney General John Suthers, a…
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VIDEO: Workforce development package gets bipartisan lift
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[vimeo 156622574 w=700 h=394]Colorado lawmakers rolled out a package of 10 bills focused on state workforce development Wednesday at the Capitol, touting cooperation among industry representatives, Republicans and Democrats to better prepare young Coloradans to thrive in what they called a changing economy that offers new kinds of careers. The bills extend a similar drive…
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The Hot Sheet, February 18, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Thursday, February 18, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, and welcome to The Hot Sheet, Colorado’s premier daily political newsletter. Here’s to a productive and smooth Thursday for you. “Political convulsions, like geological upheavings, usher in new epochs of the world’s progress.” — Wendell Phillips Now your substrata…
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Hospital provider fee debate set to intensify
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The political tension around the state budget that has flared intermittently this legislative session will grow hot and steady at the end of March. House Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they plan in March to team debate on the budget “long bill” with a push to to avoid more than $350 million in cuts by…
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The Hot Sheet, February 17, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Wednesday, February 17, 2016 DENVER – Happy Wednesday, and good luck to you for the rest of your week. We are a mere three days away from the Nevada Caucuses, when we will be given a taste of how these presidential candidates perform in a Western state. We…
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Scalia nomination fight sweeps like sudden storm through state Capitol
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The firestorm that has followed the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia swept through the Colorado Legislature on Tuesday, sucking up oxygen in dueling press conferences held by Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, and House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, D-Gunbarrel. Indeed, the storm came despite the fact that Cadman and Hullinghorst both…
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VIDEO: Cadman sets Capitol buzzing with tip of the hat to AFP
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Americans for Prosperity came to the Capitol Thursday — not just some of the group’s legislative specialists, but a whole crowd of liberty loving followers, who Republican lawmakers thanked for their dedication to small-government and their hard work championing conservative causes in recent years. “I want to say thanks,” said Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado…
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Offbeat bills 2016: Prairie dogs, dead bodies, hunter pink, Ms. Attorney General
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Colorado lawmakers have submitted more than 305 bills so far in the legislative session. A few of them are sure to receive attention, not for being controversial or partisan or headline grabbing, but for seeming so… odd. Here’s a short list of some of those unusual bills: Pets and pests, cadaver tamperers, madams attorney general and dead-shot pink: HB-10:…