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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…
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‘Barack Obama Highway’ proposal sparks anger at the state Capitol
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Debate over a resolution offered in the Colorado legislature by House Democrats to rename a portion of Interstate 25 through Denver after President Barack Obama turned ugly late Tuesday. It was another nasty episode in a legislative session marked by increased polarization over issues such as guns and race – tied to immigration, civil rights, sanctuary cities…
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Colorado House begins debate on fix to public employees’ pension
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With two weeks left in the session, the Colorado House finally brought one of the most significant pieces of legislation this year to floor Wednesday: safeguarding public employees’ pension plan and, ultimately, the credit rating for local and state government. After an hour, the bill was postponed until Monday. Tick tock. Tick tock. The clock…
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Coming to a freeway near you, maybe: Barack Obama Highway
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Colorado House Democrats this week are trying to get permission from the General Assembly to rename the portion of Interstate 25 that goes through Denver the “Barack Obama Highway.” They’re hoping the renaming follows in the footsteps of what lawmakers have done in the past for Republican presidents: renaming the portion of I-25 through El…
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House committee amends pension bill to address $32B shortfall
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Democrats made big changes to a bill to fill a $32 billion hole in the state’s pension plan for public employees Monday in a partisan fight that’s likely to play out more before the session adjourns in three weeks. Senate Bill 200 passed the House Finance Committee 10-3 Monday evening after more than four hours…
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Colorado could let city taxi cabs operate more like Uber
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DENVER – Colorado lawmakers are working on legislation that would let city taxi cab companies compete on prices with Uber and Lyft. House Bill 1320 would deregulate cab pricing and other aspects of the business, without taking away requirements for permitting, safe vehicles, background checks for drivers and other consumer protections, says its sponsor, Rep. Dan…
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Colorado public pension fix (finally) passes Senate
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DENVER – Easily the most heavily debated bill in the Colorado Senate this session is finally headed to the House, after the upper chamber passed the bill Tuesday morning. The measure passed 19-16, with Sen. Cheri Jahn, an independent from Wheat Ridge, joined Republicans for a 19-16 result. So far, Senate Bill 200 has not…
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Three legislative candidates succeed in petitioning onto primary ballot
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Three legislative candidates learned Friday that they had gathered enough signatures to qualify for Colorado’s June primary ballot, the secretary of state’s office announced – although one of them only made it by a whisker. The candidates whose petitions were deemed sufficient are Denver Democrats Julie Gonzales, running in Senate District 34, and Ed Britt, running…
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Colorado lawmakers to seek resolution asking Congress to end Daylight Saving Time ritual
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There isn’t enough coffee in the world to deal with that second Monday in March, after almost every person in the country does the spring switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST). This year marks 100 years since the nation began that annual, hated-by-some change to spring forward, and lose an hour of sleep. One study…
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Bill to fill PERA’s $32 billion shortfall rolls out to a tentative start
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The sponsors called the compromise to fix PERA a starting point, not a finish line, as a bill to do so was introduced Wednesday. Senate Republicans and House Democrats agree, however, that lawmakers must make sure the money the state pension brings in is enough to support its retirees. Current workers, retirees and taxpayers all…
