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Amid uncertainty over Garcia vote, Colorado Senate puts off final action on ‘red flag’ gun bill
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The Colorado Senate has put off what was expected to be Monday’s biggest vote of the day: Final action on the “red flag” gun bill. And that leaves unresolved — at least for one more day — how the Senate’s president, Democrat Leroy Garcia of Pueblo, will vote on the controversial measure. House Bill 1177…
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Colorado Senate gives bipartisan support to expanding driver’s license program for undocumented immigrants
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The Colorado state Senate on Thursday approved a bill to expand the number of driver’s license offices that can offer identity documents, including driver’s licenses, to undocumented residents. The 25-10 vote included a “yes” from one of the Senate’s most conservative members, Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg of Sterling, who was joined by five other members of…
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CAPITOL M | Feb. 24-March 2: Halfway to Sine Die edition
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Yes, we’re at the halfway mark. Officially, day 60 of the 120-day session is Monday, March 4. Wasn’t that quick? Or, THAT WAS TOO QUICK! Under “things you did not know”… Rep. Matt Soper of Delta has in his family history a lunch, hosted by his ancestors in the early 20th century, with the guest…
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Senate panel OKs expansion of Colorado driver’s license program for undocumented immigrants
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A bill expanding the number of Colorado motor vehicle offices that offer undocumented residents the opportunity to obtain a driver’s license or state identification card passed a Senate committee Thursday. Senate Bill 139 won 5-2 approval (with Republican Sen. Jack Tate of Centennial voting in favor with the Democrats) from the Senate Finance Committee. The…
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As Colorado Senate takes up controversial sex-education bill, amendments may be coming
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The Colorado state Senate Health and Human Services Committee will move into the eye of the storm Thursday afternoon with a hearing on changes to the state’s comprehensive sex education curriculum that has generated hours of hearings and hundreds of witnesses who want it to go by the wayside. And there may be a surprise…
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As sex-ed bill heads to Colorado Senate, opponents gear up for round two
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Two days after the Colorado House of Representatives passed a sex-education bill — the subject of hours-longs hearings and debate sessions in recent weeks — opponents already are gearing up opposition for round two, which will take place in the state Senate. House Bill 1032 was approved by the House Tuesday on a 39-23 vote,…
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Bipartisan bill would expand access to ID cards for undocumented immigrants
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A bipartisan bill introduced this week in the Colorado legislature would expand the state’s program for granting undocumented immigrants driver’s licenses and state identification cards from its current four offices to at least 10. Senate Bill 139 is sponsored by Republican Sens. Don Coram of Montrose and Kevin Priola of Henderson and Democratic Sen. Dominick…
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CAPITOL M | Jan. 20-26: More chile chatter; memorabilia rescued
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Rep. Hugh McKean gets his comeuppance. Photo courtesy of Rep. Daneya Esgar, supplier of the t-shirt. Chiles, round two: The superiority of the Pueblo Chile has been confirmed, at least in state Rep. Hugh McKean’s mind. Capitol M fans may recall that the Republican from Loveland really wound up Democratic Rep. Daneya Esgar of Pueblo…
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Fight over bid to strip school-choice provision from foster-kids bus law
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Senate Republicans Wednesday mounted a furious effort to amend a bill that would strip out what’s viewed as school-choice language from a 2018 law that pays for foster children to be transported to their original schools when they’re uprooted from one home to another. Update: Thursday, the Senate voted 19-16 along party lines to advance…
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2018 Colo. legislature, by the numbers
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The 2018 General Assembly session that wrapped up on May 9 is notable for a lot of reasons, starting off with the first expulsion of a sitting lawmaker in more than 100 years. And there are lots of other notable numbers to come out of the session: Number of bills: 721. Is it a record?…