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Arn Menconi joins race to unseat Rep. Scott Tipton in 3rd CD
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Former Eagle County commissioner and social justice advocate Arn Menconi said Monday he’s getting in the race to unseat incumbent Republican Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez in the 3rd Congressional District. That puts him on a primary collision course, however, with former state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush of Steamboat Springs and Glenwood Springs city attorney Karl Hanlon.…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 18 edition
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THEY GRABBED A CLIPBOARD … It looks like a lot of Coloradans took the advice of a certain soon-to-be-former president. In his farewell address, delivered just over a week before leaving office, President Barack Obama said an oft-quoted line – “If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run…
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Coffman challenger Jason Crow leads state congressional candidates in quarterly fundraising
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The battle for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District is shaping up to be an expensive one. Democrat Jason Crow, one of Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s challengers for the swing seat, raised more in campaign contributions than any other congressional candidate in the state for the quarter that ended the year – and Coffman came in…
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WATCH LIVE: Colorado legislative session commences Wednesday
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If you’ve been reading this website, you know the legislative session tempo has been picking up for days. Now it’s time to dance in Denver. House Speaker Crisanta Duran and Senate President Kevin Grantham will gavel in the 120-day legislative session at 10 a.m. Wednesday, different than the one they gaveled out last May. Out…
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Lebsock loses leadership of House Local Government Committee, Duran announces
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Colorado state Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton on Tuesday lost his chairmanship of the House Local Government Committee in a shake-up of committee assignments announced by Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran of Denver. Democrats, which have a majority in the chamber, controls committee assignments. The Thornton lawmaker, who is under investigation for sexual misconduct,…
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State Rep. Dylan Roberts plans to introduce bill to bring transparency to insulin prices in Colorado
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Inspired by a Nevada law that takes effect Monday, state Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Eagle, plans to introduce legislation when the Colorado General Assembly convenes next week to require transparency about insulin pricing from drug manufacturers. “If you have Type I diabetes, you cannot live without insulin, and it’s one of the prescription drugs whose price…
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New Colorado law automatically suspends a driver’s license for fleeing a scene with injuries
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If you leave the scene of an accident involving injury or death when the new year rings in, you just suspended your own driver’s license, the Colorado State Patrol is reminding motorists. Last session lawmakers passed House Bill 1277 to automatically suspend licenses, allowing those suspected to make a case for a temporary license while…
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Shane Sandridge picked by GOP vacancy committee to fill state Rep. Dan Nordberg’s term
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A Republican vacancy committee on Thursday elected Shane Sandridge, a Colorado Springs investment consultant and former police officer, to become the next representative of state House District 14. Sandridge will replace state Rep. Dan Nordberg, R-Colorado Springs, who is stepping down in January to take a job as regional administrator of the Small Business Administration.…
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State Rep. Dan Nordberg resigning from legislature to take SBA position with Trump administration
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State Rep. Dan Nordberg plans to resign his legislative seat to serve as regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Colorado Springs Republican announced Monday. His resignation takes effect at the beginning of January, and a GOP vacancy is scheduled to meet on Dec. 21 to fill the remainder of his term. “I’m ready…
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Grand Junction Councilman Chris Kennedy drops out of 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary
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Grand Junction Councilman Chris Kennedy announced Wednesday that he’s withdrawing from the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by Republican Scott Tipton. Kennedy said in a Facebook post that family health issues will require his time and attention. He told the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel that his mother has recently undergone heart…