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Kagan: Gov. Hickenlooper should call special session
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As I write, Gov. John Hickenlooper is contemplating whether to call the Legislature into special session in order to pass a comprehensive transportation bill. He should do it, and give the Legislature a chance to resuscitate the transportation proposal that so narrowly failed during the regular session. Almost everyone agrees that we need to repair…
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Colorado House wrestles with an evangelical moment
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State House Minority Whip Lori Saine said she had been working on the memorial resolution offered for Bill Armstrong during a joint session of the Legislature on and off for a year. Same with the eulogy she delivered – and she was clearly charged with deep feeling as she read it out to a chamber…
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Letter: Why Colorado should support the Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act
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Editor: Colorado is a state that has seen its share of regrettable history, but one legacy we can be very proud of is that of Ralph Carr, who sacrificed his own career in defense of American citizens who were targeted because of their Japanese ancestry. Our state senators are considering the Ralph Carr Freedom Defense…
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The $26.8 billion question: How to sell the 2017 budget
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Now that the Colorado state budget proposal has appeared and lawmakers are wrangling over the numbers, the political narratives that will be used to sell the budget to voters and to defend against constituent anger in elections to come are taking shape. This year it seems unquestionable that it will be a tougher budget for…
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Convention of States project comes to Capitol seeking traction in Trump era
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Colorado state legislators Lori Saine and Vicki Marble plan to introduce a resolution this session directed to Congress and calling for a states convention to amend the U.S. Constitution in order to reduce the power of the federal government. “They usually just put state resolutions through the paper shredder, you know?” said Marble on Thursday.…
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Holbert: Republicans fight for a taxpayer-first state budget
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President Trump’s first foray into the thickets of Washington-style budgeting naturally is generating a lot of media attention, but back here in Colorado, in the General Assembly, we’re also about to enter our most critical week in terms of hammering-out our spending priorities. And because our state budget probably has an even greater impact on…
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2 bills advance in Colorado to curb growing pot at home
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The nation’s most generous grow-your-own marijuana laws came closer Monday to being curbed in Colorado, where the state House advanced a pair of bills aimed at cracking down on people who grow weed outside the commercial, taxed system. House Bill 17-1220 would set a statewide limit of 16 marijuana plants per house, down from a current…
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Did a misinformation campaign kill this year’s liquor licensing cleanup compromise?
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A legislative effort to clean up last year’s hard-fought and widely bipartisan liquor licensing reform compromise died a surprise and dramatic death in the state Senate Monday. According to proponents, Senate Bill 143‘s demise by a narrow 18-17 vote was almost entirely due to misleading information, flat-out lies and a convolution of the process by a…
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Appelhans & Boeschenstein: The case for investing in a variety of transportation options
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In Colorado’s state Legislature this year, the issue on everyone’s mind is transportation. Coloradans know how badly we need funding for transportation – but it’s not just about building roads and bridges. Coloradans want to see investment in mobility options, such as buses for the elderly and safer routes to schools. We are writing today…
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Next stop governor’s desk for ballot selfies
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The Colorado state Senate approved a bill Thursday that would make it legal to share completed ballots on social media. The bi-partisan House Bill 17-1014, sponsored by Reps. Paul Rosenthal, D-Denver, Dave Williams, R-Colorado Springs, and Sens. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, and Owen Hill, R-Colorado Springs, would change a law that was put on hold last year…
