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Elvrum: Parents are at the heart of school choice
Last week, Colorado and many other states celebrated National School Choice Week, which raises public awareness for all types of education options for children. The goal is to make a world-class education available for every child. While the type of best education differs for each child, ranging from public school to private school to online…
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Legislature moves to outlaw black-market internet pot ads
Weed on Craigslist? It’s widely for sale in Colorado, but a bill moving through the state Legislature aims to crack down on folks who sell weed illegally using online ads. Senate Bill 15, sponsored by Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, and Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver, was approved unanimously by the state Senate Monday. It would create…
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‘It’s going to be interesting’: State Senate prepping for Hickenlooper PUC appointment confirmations
Gov. John Hickenlooper and state Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, say the process is already in motion to launch Senate confirmation hearings for the governor’s two recent appointees to the state’s Public Utilities Commission. Grantham seems to be looking forward to it. “I think we’ll do it sooner rather than later,” he told The…
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The Hot Sheet – Protests become the norm, who gets to define ‘freedom,’ Hick is rooting for Trump, Dems are full of ‘bunk’ and … MORE!
VOL. 02 NO. 006 | JANUARY 16, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017 DENVER – Good morning and Happy Monday! Blah, we know. But, today isn’t just any Monday. We have a mountain of a human being to celebrate today. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Let us not forget all this man accomplished for our…
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One State of the Judiciary takeaway: More translators needed in Colorado courts
Explaining the difference between a judge and a justice, Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy Rice gave state lawmakers an idea of how the state court system is set up, at times causing House and Senate members to chuckle and laugh. Her sometimes light-hearted and informative State of the Judiciary address Friday, Jan. 13, began…
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The Hot Sheet – Hick pushes back against D.C., castration meme trouble, CO energy might catch a break, 2018 guv race scorecard and … MORE!
VOL. 02 NO. 005 | JANUARY 13, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017 DENVER – Good morning. Happy Friday! You’ve now made it through two full days of the Colorado Legislature being back in session. Yay! A couple of reminders right off in case you missed it. Don’t forget that The Hot Sheet is now free…
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The Hot Sheet – And so it begins, education $ will be “Rearranging chairs on Titanic,” Hick looks to legacy, Trump looms over the dome and … MORE!
VOL. 02 NO. 004 | JANUARY 12, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017 DENVER – Good morning, and happy Thursday – Colorado’s second day with state legislators inside the state Capitol working – yikes! A couple of things of note for you this a.m.: First, Gov. John Hickenlooper prepares this morning to take to the House of…
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YESTERYEAR: Top Colorado politicians sworn into office
… Twenty Years Ago This Week in the Colorado Statesman … Diana DeGette is sworn in as a new member of Congress. The newly elected DeGettehosted more than 300 of her supporters, family and closest friends at her ceremonial swearing-in as the 19th representative for the 1st Congressional District. DeGette replaced retiring Democratic Rep. Pat Schroeder, who had served…
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Newbie state Senators Fenberg, Smallwood step into the ring
“Thank you,” newly elected state Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, said in a speech that launched the chamber’s business on its first day of the 71st General Assembly Wednesday. “And welcome … to all of the holdovers, the crossovers, the do-overs, our re-elected members and our two new members: Senators Fenberg and Smallwood,” he…