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Law enforcement coalition calls fentanyl bill’s felony provision ‘practically meaningless’
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A coalition of law enforcement groups on Tuesday described state fentanyl legislation’s current felony provision for simple possession as “practically meaningless,” while a group representing district attorneys said that language renders the intended teeth in the legislation “almost useless.” The coalition, composed of the County Sheriffs of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Chiefs of…
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Law enforcement groups withhold support for Polis’ public safety pitch, although they back other parts
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Three of the state’s largest law enforcement groups told Gov. Jared Polis in a letter Thursday that proposals pushed by Democrats in the legislature – which he has signed into law – have contributed to soaring criminality in Colorado and made prevention more difficult. The new laws, the coalition said, have collectively prioritized offenders “over victims and…
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In a legislative race where guns are key issue, police union endorses the Democrat
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The Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, the state’s largest police union, Wednesday announced it has endorsed Democrat Tom Sullivan for the state House District 37 seat in Centennial over the Republican incumbent, Cole Wist. Both candidates have made a name for themselves on gun issues, with Sullivan losing a son in the 2012 Aurora theater…
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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…