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Rep. Chris deGruy Kennedy appointed as speaker pro tempore
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State Rep. Chris deGruy Kennedy has been appointed to serve as speaker pro tempore for the Colorado House of Representatives during the upcoming legislative session. Incoming House Speaker Julie McCluskie picked deGruy Kennedy, D-Lakewood, and announced the appointment on Monday. “deGruy Kennedy’s institutional knowledge, proven leadership and dedication to making Colorado a better place for everyone…
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Republican lawmakers roll out 44-bill package as part of Commitment to Colorado
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Fresh from opening day speeches, Republican lawmakers unveiled a 44-bill package to address affordability, education and public safety, part of the GOP’s Commitment to Colorado program announced last August. In a news conference Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert of Douglas County outlined some of the proposals addressing “the rising cost of living, skyrocketing crime…
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Moving opioid prescriptions online gets vigorous House debate
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A bill that would move prescriptions for hard drugs online across the state is scheduled for a final vote Monday, but lawmakers gave the idea a tough debate Friday. House Bill 1279 is supported by pharmacies, almost all of which are equipped to take prescriptions straight from the doctor’s office, rather than handed to them…
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Bill aimed at drug abuse has tough time against Colorado doctors’ orders
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Legislators talk a lot about fighting the drug abuse epidemic, but the fate of a bill aimed at helping by connecting doctors writing prescriptions directly to pharmacies is going to down to the wire House Bill 1279 is supported by the Colorado Retail Council, which includes pharmacies who say it’s a common-sense measure to reduce the…
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Colorado House moving bills aimed at high healthcare costs
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DENVER – House Democrats have made good, so far, on their promise to pass bills aimed at curbing healthcare costs, and Thursday they passed one out of committee to address the high cost of insulin. House Bill 1009, sponsored by Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Eagle, would require pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy benefit managers, insurers and nonprofits to…
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Bill to link doctors to pharmacies online combats forgeries for opioids
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A bipartisan bill filed in the Colorado House last week would make it harder for drug abusers to forge or duplicate prescriptions on paper to steal opioids, and it’s kind of simple: Prescribers and pharmacies should close the loop online. The bill would require podiatrists, dentists, physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses and optometrists, as…
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Rep. Dan Thurlow challenging Sen. Ray Scott in GOP primary, flirted with unaffiliated bid
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State Rep. Dan Thurlow, a Grand Junction Republican, plans to announce Saturday he’s challenging state Sen. Ray Scott in the GOP primary, although he first considered running for the seat as an unaffiliated candidate, Colorado Politics has learned. Thurlow, who has represented House District 55 for two terms, asked supporters in an email Friday to…
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Rep. Brittany Pettersen pleased with bipartisan leadership on opioid plan
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State Rep. Brittany Pettersen was pleased after Gov. John Hickenlooper finished his State of the State address Thursday. He, Senate President Kevin Grantham and House Speaker Crisanta Duran agreed with her: Something must be done about Colorado’s opioid abuse epidemic. Each of the leaders made finding answers a priority. “We really have all of our…
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Majority House Dems unleash their first five bills…
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Sure, there were all the opening-day rituals under the Dome on Wednesday – speeches, promises of bipartisanship and warm greetings among almost all of the 100 members, who insisted they were happy to see one another again. But then there’s the real business of the General Assembly: making laws (well, and killing legislation; plenty of…
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Grand Junction Councilman Chris Kennedy drops out of 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary
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Grand Junction Councilman Chris Kennedy announced Wednesday that he’s withdrawing from the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by Republican Scott Tipton. Kennedy said in a Facebook post that family health issues will require his time and attention. He told the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel that his mother has recently undergone heart…
