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Lawmakers consider road ahead in wake of inconclusive special session on pot tax

Oct 11, 2017

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Ernest Luning

There’s no guarantee, but lawmakers on both sides say they’re hopeful they can come up with a way to let special districts again collect sales tax on recreational marijuana when the Colorado Legislature convenes in January. The question vexed the General Assembly last week during the two-day special session called by Gov. John Hickenlooper to…
Democratic lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush declares bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton

Jul 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

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…
State Rep. Brittany Pettersen and ProgressNow’s Ian Silverii get married at Colorado governor’s mansion

Jul 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democratic candidate for Congress, and Ian Silverii, executive director of ProgressNow Colorado, both of Lakewood, were married on Saturday, July 1, in a ceremony in the carriage house and garden at the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion in Denver in front of hundreds of friends and family members. The bride…
Getting to yes, just saying no: Lawmakers Everett, Hansen and Kennedy talk session votes

May 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

By one measure, state Rep. Justin Everett, a House Republican serving his third term in the Colorado General Assembly, and state Reps. Chris Hansen and Chris Kennedy, a pair of Democrats in their first terms, stand as far apart as any lawmakers at the Capitol, based on the votes they cast in the just-completed 2017…
Kennedy bill prods counties to fill vacant surveyor positions, ‘repair the fabric of America’

May 4, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A couple of weeks after the House voted unanimously to concur with a lone Senate amendment, changing the word “shall” to “may,” the bill to clarify and update state law concerning county surveyors had landed on the governor’s desk. After welcoming the bill’s sponsors and a handful of stakeholders, along with several Capitol visitors who…
#Coleg Week 17: Hospital fee, high-risk pools, transportation reprise, forced pooling, Columbus Day, sanctuary cities

May 1, 2017

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John Tomasic

The big game this week will strut into the open on Tuesday at 8:40 a.m., when the Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear Senate Bill 267, the forebodingly titled “Sustainability of Rural Colorado” proposal. The bill would rescue the proposed state budget from its wretchedness by refilling $500 million in hospital cuts and generating…
In Depth: Perlmutter joins Lakewood legislators for jam-packed town hall

Mar 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Next week, a Czech ensemble, Cirk La Putyka, brings its contemporary take on the circus to the stage, blurring the lines between acrobatics, dance, puppetry and music, and a couple of weeks after that it’s the boisterous “Hello, Dolly!” musical that’ll be filling the theater’s seats for a two-week run. But Saturday, Feb. 18, it…
Kaine discusses small business plan in Lakewood

Aug 25, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday rolled out running mate Hillary Clinton’s set of proposals to boost small businesses after touring a Lakewood aerospace manufacturer. The Virginia senator also took some swings at Republican rival Donald Trump, criticizing what he called the billionaire real estate developer’s “track record of, frankly, stiffing small…
Army veteran challenges Perlmutter, blasts support for Iran deal

Feb 29, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Declaring he’s on a mission “to save the Republic,” retired Army Major George Athanasopoulos filed Monday to run in a GOP primary to challenge five-term U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Golden Democrat. “When I heard we were making a deal with Iran, I was floored,” Athanasopoulos, who served four tours in Iraq, told The Colorado…