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Q&A with Rep. Alec Garnett | Speaker of the House reflects on his time in the legislature
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At 38, Speaker of the House Alec Garnett, D-Denver, is in his last of eight years in the Colorado House and among the youngest to serve in that position. Garnett is the third Democrat from the Capitol Hill House District to wield the speaker’s gavel. He follows former speakers Mark Ferrandino, the youngest to ever…
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2020 Senate race: Hickenlooper snubs bid to take on Gardner
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner has one less thing to worry about, if words spoken on the campaign trail mean anything. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, testing a presidential bid in Iowa Saturday, said, “I’m not cut out to be a senator.” Politico reported the declaration Saturday evening. > RELATED: Soup for 3: Hickenlooper, other Democratic hopefuls…
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SLOAN | Glaring double standard undercuts Colorado Dems’ outrage over Kavanaugh
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I wrote in this space, back in July, that the confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh would descend into a Borking for the ages. Sometimes I regret always being right. Herewith, a few thoughts at the conclusion of the business: The juxtaposition of the Democrats’ silence regarding the evidence-backed allegations against Mayor Hancock with the often…
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Colo. legislative aide disciplined for Putin portrait prank
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An advisor to Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran has been stripped of her security credentials after sneaking a political activist into the Capitol for a prank involving a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin that made international headlines. The staffer, Katie March, who serves as an advisor and assistant to Democrat Duran, allowed the political…
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Perlmutter denies offering accused lawmaker Lebsock a job
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The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday called on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter to explain whether he offered former state Rep. Steve Lebsock a job to avoid a scandal for the Democratic Party. The offer was alleged to be an incentive for Lebsock to resign, months before he was voted out of the legislature over sexual…
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Colorado politicos react to Trump’s pick of Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
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k.vineys President Trump’s selection of Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court brought swift yet predictable reactions from Colorado politicos Monday night. Kavanaugh would succeed retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered a moderate swing vote on the high court. The nominee’s rulings in the lower courts suggest a move to the right for the Supreme Court.…
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Sex-harassment panel starts work at Colorado Capitol
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A bipartisan committee of the Colorado legislature began work Monday on policies that could change how sexual harassment complaints are handled at the state Capitol. The committee will hold four more meetings before making recommendations to legislative leaders who could adopt policies or, possibly, recommend legislation lawmakers could consider when the next session begins in…
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Toda puts a -30- on a career in journalism and politics
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It was fitting that the way most of the Capitol press corps learned of the departure of House Democratic spokesman Dean Toda was by press release – one he penned himself. “Dean Toda hangs up his spikes today,” he wrote. The sage of the statehouse is retiring after seven sessions. A former editor at the…
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Hickenlooper: Separating immigrant families is ‘immoral and un-American’
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has called out the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexican border as part of a “zero-tolerance” policy enacted in April by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Hickenlooper, a Democrat viewed as a potential challenger to President Donald Trump in 2020, called the policy “immoral and un-American” Monday…
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PRIMARY PREVIEW: 5 Democratic races to watch for the Colo. legislature
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There are 18 contested races for state legislative seats heading into the June 26 primary. These are CoPo’s picks for the top five Democratic races to watch. > RELATED: PRIMARY PREVIEW: 5 Republican races to watch for the Colo. legislature The biggest turnover at the Capitol this year is in the number of termed-limited Democratic…
