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Rep. Dan Thurlow, a Republican, wants to tinker with TABOR next session
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Rep. Dan Thurlow has a couple of ideas on the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights he wants to present during next year’s session of the Colorado Legislature, the Grand Junction Republican told people at a town hall meeting on state tax issues Thursday. First, Thurlow wants to try again to change how the Legislature calculates how…
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel takes a look at Sen. Ray Scott’s fireplace business
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State Sen. Ray Scott is embroiled in a legal battle that pits allegations the lawmaker was run out of the fireplace sales business against claims he consistently was late in making payments, accepted money from customers but delayed placing their orders and threatened to use his elected position against the fireplace manufacturer. In a lawsuit…
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Facebook flap leads to an ethics complaint (seriously?) against a state senator
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Is the Facebook face-off between state Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, and a few of his political detractors getting out of hand and maybe just a little bit silly? Meanwhile, are we witnessing the development of the newest M.O. for ambushing political foes – social media-spawned legal actions? More on that below, but first, the…
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Democratic lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush declares bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton
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State Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Steamboat Springs Democrat, declared Thursday she’s challenging Republican Scott Tipton in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in next year’s election. Mitsch Bush, a former Routt County commissioner, said she decided to challenge Tipton after the four-term incumbent voted in May for a House Republican plan to repeal and replace the…
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The Hot Sheet, March 23, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 49 | MARCH 23, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning, and a happy Snowpocalypse Wednesday to those of you in the Denver metro area and happy snow day to the Colorado state House and Senate. “Whimps” says veteran state Capitol…
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The Hot Sheet, March 17, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 45 | MARCH 17, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Happy St. Patricks Day! Lot’s of phone calls and emails from y’all yesterday. You folks absolutely love The Hot Sheet. It warms my heart. We are going to continue to dig deep…
