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Jones slams confirmation of Pruitt, says Colorado must go own way on environment
Calling former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt “the wrong choice for EPA administrator,” a Democratic state senator said Friday that Colorado will have to chart its own environmental course and reject the direction it looks like Washington is taking. “Scott Pruitt’s history of climate change denial, opposing environmental protection and his uncomfortably close ties with the…
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THE HOT SHEET – ‘Lying Trump’ DP editorial explodes, 210+ bills and counting, Walker Stapleton does happy dance, 20% border tax and Colorado and… MORE!
VOL. 02 NO. 014 | JANUARY 27, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017 DENVER – Lots of editorial activity out there on the Colorado politics interwebs lately. The Denver Post goes after Donald Trump (“… time for him to start acting presidential” – ouch!), and ICYMI, the Post also saying State Treasurer Walker Stapleton was right about PERA. And…
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Colorado EPA office: In transition, clean up and emergency work unaffected
“There has been a pause on certain agency programs, but Superfund actions and emergency response will continue as normal,” said Andrew Mutter, deputy director at the Denver-based Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Office of Communication and Public Involvement. The information comes more than a day after news reports broke on a freeze put in place…
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THE HOT SHEET: Religious Freedom Bill fails – again, Trump’s wrath and CO immigration, CO voter fraud ‘extremely rare,’ EPA freezing out CO and … MORE!
VOL. 02 NO. 013| JANUARY 26, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017 DENVER – Happy Green Juice, Peanut Brittle and National Spouses Day. Hey, we didn’t create the mix. Today also marks the 16th day of the 2017 Regular Session for the Colorado General Assembly. They still have a whopping 104 days to play around with.…
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Trump EPA freeze so far leaves Colorado officials guessing
Story updated: 1/25/17, 11:52 a.m. Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that Jeff Hart was manager for the U.S. Regional Office of Inspector General in Denver for nearly 20 years and was comptroller and planning director with the EPA for 2 years following. Leaked Trump administration orders to freeze outside spending and employee public…
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Fields: A 2017 reform agenda to improve all Coloradans’ wellbeing
Now that Colorado lawmakers have convened in Denver, the push for increased government spending has already begun. But before we go down the road to more state spending – and higher taxes – lawmakers would be wise to consider real solutions that will improve lives without placing an additional financial burden on Colorado families. Here are…