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Rep. Barbara McLachlan’s Fort Lewis College bill clears first committee
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The first bill in the legislative session from Democratic Rep. Barbara McLachlan of Durango won unanimous approval Monday from the House Finance Committee. House Bill 1048 allows Fort Lewis College trustees to use the revenues derived from the Old Fort at Hesperus property, the original site of the college, without the additional step of seeking…
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Former Colorado Senate President Pro Tem Ellen Roberts leaves GOP
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One of Colorado’s most prominent Republican women has left the Republican Party. Former Senate President Pro Tem Ellen Roberts of Durango recently decided to drop her membership in the Republican Party and become unaffiliated. But she’s adamant that her decision should not be taken as a statement on the way moderates are treated in the…
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Colorado state Senate candidate talks about surviving human trafficking
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Rebecca Cranston is leaving behind the baggage of surviving human trafficking by unpacking it early in her campaign for Colorado state Senate District in Larimer County. She did that over breakfast between meetings in Denver last week. Her “Me Too” Facebook post recently brought media attention to an otherwise little-watched Democratic primary in what’s viewed…
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Fossil fuel divestment movement looks to DU after hitting dry spell in Colorado
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The fossil fuel divestment movement may be losing steam in Colorado, but activists are hoping to reverse the slide by convincing the University of Denver to sell off its investments in coal, oil and natural gas. The University of Denver Board of Trustees is scheduled to consider at its Jan. 20 meeting a report from…
