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State Rep. Peña outlines significant inequalities in Colorado’s school finance law | A LOOK BACK
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Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: In a guest column published in The Colorado Statesman, House Minority Leader Rep. Federico Peña, D-Denver, wrote that his greatest disappointment with the legislative process was “the inability, or unwillingness, of the General Assembly to address major issues in a forthright manner.” One of the most serious issues was Colorado’s…
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Denver Mayor Peña makes unexpected announcement | A LOOK BACK
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Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: Denver Mayor Federico Peña announced personal news that caught many of his supporters and Denver residents who paid close attention to politics off guard. Just two weeks prior on Nov. 16, 1990, The Colorado Statesman had published a paid ad embellished with the statement, “We’re for Peña, for Denver.” The…
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Federico Peña and the ‘great city’ he ‘imagined’ 40 years later | SONDERMANN
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Those of more recent vintage in these parts may well know Federico Peña as the namesake of the often-congested boulevard they travel to and from Denver International Airport. Though for those of us who have been around here a bit, we know Peña as the swashbuckling, young state legislator who took Denver by storm in…
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Federico Peña endorses Mike Johnston in Denver mayoral runoff
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Former Denver Mayor Federico Peña Wednesday endorsed Mike Johnston’s run for mayor, saying the former state senator is “the right person at the right time” to lead the city. “When Mike sees a problem, he takes action and addresses the issue,” said Peña, who served two terms as mayor from 1983 to 1991 and later…
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Leo Lucero, a Colorado lawmaker from Pueblo who championed education and racial equality, dies at 91
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Leo Lucero, a Pueblo lawmaker who championed diversity and education during 14 years in the state House, died Sept. 24 at the age of 91. Born in Boone, the Democrat joined the Marines after graduating from Centennial High School of Pueblo. Lucero earned his sergeant’s stripes before heading back to school and serving as a…
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HUDSON | Longtime Colorado politico rises to the challenge in a face-off in Trinidad
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Despite all the public chest thumping that takes place on both the right and the left regarding policy preferences, it’s wise to remain alert to the possibility these displays are often masquerades behind which lurk personal animosities. As a freshman legislator I quit the House Democratic caucus following an accusation by Minority Leader Bob Kirscht…
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CIRULI | Is Denver ready for a change?
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Michael Hancock may weather this latest storm, but managing the sex-related controversy, given the present climate surrounding the issue, is proving to be difficult. Key questions are: Will the controversy cost him votes in a third-term run? Could he lose because of it? Will he run? Will the controversy grow sufficiently to cause him to…
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Floyd Ciruli and experts to examine this year’s election landscape Thursday
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Veteran pollster Floyd Ciruli says Colorado’s political landscape that’s evolving, and Thursday he will moderate a panel that will tell us where it’s headed. The program, “Colorado Politics in 2018: Transition in the Age of Polarization,” is from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by a reception, in Room 1150 at the Sié Center at 2201…
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YESTERYEAR: Romer takes on Union of Taxpayers’ chief over TABOR refunds
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Thirty Years Ago this Week in The Colorado Statesman … On election night, 1987, incumbent Mayor Federico Peña went on to capture 79,674 votes for 51 percent of the total vote compared to challenger Don Bain’s 49 percent. The highlight (or lowlight) of the evening, was Peña’s sweltering downtown headquarters where 1,000 people crammed into…
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YESTERYEAR: Legislator’s party flip infuriates local union
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Thirty Years Ago this Week in the Colorado Statesman … State Rep. Faye Fleming, D-Thornton, switched her party affiliation from Democratic to Republican Feb. 14, 1987, only six weeks after she took office. One of her campaign contributors, United Steel Workers Local 8031, threatened to sue her for misrepresentation. The influential union also took to the…
