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Colorado Gov. Polis faces intense lobbying blitz from DC-based groups over credit card ‘swipe-fee’ bill
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Colorado’s long‑running fight over credit‑card swipe fees entered its final round Tuesday, when lawmakers sent a proposal to Gov. Jared Polis and rival industry coalitions immediately launched competing campaigns to sway his decision. The clash pits groups urging Polis to sign the bill — restaurants, hotels, breweries, liquor stores, small businesses, and big‑box retailers —…
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Colorado lawmakers to get automatic pay increase as $1.5B shortfall forces cuts to Medicaid, other services
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Colorado’s $1.5 billion budget deficit is driving widespread cuts across state services, including reduced reimbursement rates for Medicaid providers and steep income losses for families caring for relatives with intellectual and developmental disabilities. However, as those reductions take effect, an automatic pay increase for state lawmakers — triggered by a 2024 change in law —…
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Colorado taxpayers would lose thousands in TABOR refunds under Democrats’ proposed ballot measure
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A nonpartisan analysis of a proposed ballot measure that seeks to increase public education spending by tapping Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds shows that about 75% of what would otherwise go to Colorado residents wouldn’t actually go to K-12 schools. Instead, those dollars would go into the state’s general fund pot — to be used…
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Colorado Senate candidate charged with felony child neglect after daughter nearly drowns in Florida pool, police say
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Frederick Alfred, Jr., the sole Republican candidate for Senate District 21 in the June primary and November general election, was arrested in Key West, Florida, late Monday night. Alfred, 38, was charged with two counts of felony child neglect and is scheduled to be arraigned on May 5. Alfred did not respond to an email…
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Colorado lawmakers set Jan. 11 start date for 2027 General Assembly
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Legislative leaders on Tuesday confirmed that the 2027 session of the Colorado General Assembly will begin on Monday, Jan. 11. Ordinarily, legislative sessions start on the second Wednesday in January. That schedule shifts in years when a new governor is elected, because the General Assembly must first certify the results of the general election. In…
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Governor’s wildlife commission picks face pushback ahead of Colorado Senate hearing
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Colorado’s largest coalition of hunters, anglers, and wildlife conservation groups is urging state lawmakers to reject two of Gov. Jared Polis’ latest nominees to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, setting up a contentious confirmation hearing before the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee next week. Gaspar Perricone, speaking for the Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project,…
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An “-“ends tribute in a week full of “odds” | Capitol M | Week of April 11, 2026
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The lighter side of the Capitol, usually… The decision to read the budget bill — the long bill, which spans 661 pages this year — put a damper on the House’s already less‑than‑festive mood. So Capitol M decided to catch up on some of the odds and ends that have been on my mind lately,…
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Senate-passed farmworkers overtime bill easily clears Colorado House committee
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A proposal to ease Colorado’s overtime requirements for agricultural employers cleared a key House committee Monday, setting up a broader fight over whether the state should scale back a labor policy adopted just five years ago. The House Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee approved the bill Monday to raise the threshold for overtime pay…
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Proposal outlines $300M deal separating Pinnacol from Colorado state government
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Colorado lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would allow Pinnacol Assurance to sever its remaining ties to the state in exchange for a $300 million payment, a long‑debated shift that supporters say could stabilize the insurer’s future and help plug a looming budget shortfall. A draft of the bill obtained by Colorado Politics spells out…
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Farmworker overtime bill advances after lengthy debate in Colorado Senate
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The Colorado Senate on Tuesday narrowly advanced a bill to raise the overtime threshold for agricultural workers, defeating more than a dozen amendments from its leading opponent aimed at rewriting the measure. As introduced, Senate Bill 121 would raise the threshold for overtime pay from its current 48 to 56 hours during production season to 60 hours.…