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Boulder passes ‘assault’ weapons ban — again
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The Boulder City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night at a third meeting to ban the sale and possession of assault-style weapons, bump stocks and high-capacity magazines within city limits. The proposal was given tentative approval May 2. The ordinance defines “assault weapons” as semi-automatic firearms designed with military features to allow rapid spray firing for…
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Boulder ready to pull the trigger on assault-weapons ban
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Boulder – a city where a local bank once handed out rifles to customers – is about to pass a law far less friendly to firearms. The Boulder City Council Tuesday night gave tentative approval to a ban on the sale and possession of what the city defines as “assault weapons” – a proposal that sparked…
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Gun control backers urge Boulder to pass assault weapons ban
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BOULDER – Gun control advocates in Boulder are urging the City Council to pass the city’s proposed ban on assault weapons, bump stocks and high-capacity magazines as soon as possible. The Daily Camera reports Councilman Sam Weaver said after a public hearing earlier this month that the proposal should be left to voters. But some…
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Colo. counties, Boulder suing energy companies over climate costs
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Two Colorado counties and the city of Boulder says they expect to spend at least $100 million over the next 30 years dealing with the impacts of climate change caused by fossil fuels – and that’s why they’ve drafted a lawsuit targeting a pair of energy giants that operate in Colorado. The Denver Business Journal…
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Battle for the Ballot: Republican spots up for grabs in Boulder
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Colorado Republicans are set to designate candidates to the statewide primary ballot at the GOP’s state assembly April 14 in Boulder, and party officials say delegates who recall meeting at the same venue four years ago can look forward to some major changes at this year’s gathering – including plenty of food and water, as…
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Nigel Farage-Vicente Fox debates at CU teach students how to think
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President Trump’s recent move to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is just his latest policy decision that has disrupted the traditional political order. Support for the decision has split conservatives between those who favor free trade and those who want to protect manufacturing jobs. But it’s also attracted some liberals, who are increasingly…
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SLOAN | A showdown over growth in Erie
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A municipal election in Erie would not generate much interest outside the town limits, were it not for the fact that everything that happens politically in Erie in the last couple of years seems to stir excitement. The reason, of course, it that the little municipality finds itself, by geographic accident, on the front lines…
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Compassionate leadership course with Jane Goodall coming to CU Boulder
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BOULDER – An open online course about developing compassionate leaders is coming to the University of Colorado. The Daily Camera reported Monday that Jane Goodall, known worldwide for her research on the relationship between chimpanzees and humans, will lead the course. The course, which starts this summer, is geared toward K-12 educators, but anyone can…
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Colorado Republicans unveil plans to hold 2018 state assembly at Coors Event Center in Boulder
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Colorado Republicans will convene this year’s state assembly at the Coors Event Center on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder on Saturday, April 14, returning to the same hall where the GOP assembled four years ago, party officials said Friday. “We looked for a venue in Colorado, but they were all booked,” said state party…
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Pot, Handmaids and Magpul: Colorado Politics’ hottest stories of 2017
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Our most popular stories aren’t always the ones Colorado Politics journalists consider most newsworthy. Case in point: this list of our most viral-prone stories of 2017, which contains nary a mention of school choice, Neil Gorsuch, DACA, the #MeToo movement, transportation or special sessions, threatened or real. Without further ado, here are the headlines…