gov. john hickenlooper
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State Supreme Court turns down Hickenlooper on Gallagher/TABOR review
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The Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in downtown Denver is the home of the Colorado Supreme Court, the state Court of Appeals and the office of the state attorney general.(istock/getty images) The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request from Gov. John Hickenlooper that sought to resolve what he believes are conflicts…
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Colo. ethics commission to investigate complaint against Secretary of State Williams
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The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission, on a 3-1 vote, will take up a complaint filed by a Denver attorney against Secretary of State Wayne Williams, who lost his bid for re-election on Nov. 6. The complaint, filed on Oct. 22, alleges that Wililams used a discretionary fund in his office to purchase clothing, at a cost…
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Colo. ethics panel to move quickly on Hickenlooper ethics complaint
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While the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission has not yet received a response from Gov. John Hickenlooper on the ethics complaint filed against him in October, Commissioner Bill Leone predicted Monday that the panel will move quickly on the complaint. Former Republican Speaker of the House Frank McNulty, along with his newly-formed Public Trust Institute, filed…
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Colorado ethics panel plans to move quickly on Hickenlooper complaint
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While the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission has not yet received a response from Gov. John Hickenlooper on the ethics complaint filed against him in October, Commissioner Bill Leone predicted Monday that the panel will move quickly on the complaint. Former Republican Speaker of the House Frank McNulty, along with his newly-formed Public Trust Institute, filed…
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Hickenlooper submits his final state budget, but it may not last long
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Gov. John Hickenlooper won’t be in office when the next Colorado state budget goes into effect next July 1, but he submitted his 2019-20 proposal to the General Assembly’s Joint Budget Committee Thursday, as required by law. The proposal is likely to be revised by the next governor, who takes office on Jan. 8. Traditionally…
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Ballot returns jump by 150,000; Hickenlooper votes, weighs in on contentious election
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The trickle of ballots being collected by county clerks across Colorado is picking up momentum. Since Friday, another 150,000 ballots have been turned in, according to the latest numbers from the Secretary of State’s Office. As of Monday morning, 618,942 ballots have been received by the clerks in Colorado’s 64 counties. The gap in numbers…
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Hickenlooper celebrates economic impact of outdoor recreation
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As his administration approaches its final two months, Gov. John Hickenlooper Friday released new data celebrating the impact of outdoor recreation on the state’s economy. He also signed an executive order to establish the “Inter-Agency Trails and Recreation Council,” which he said will promote outdoor recreation and conservation in Colorado, as well as improve coordination…
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Hickenlooper faces ethics complaint over travel
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Gov. John Hickenlooper was accused Friday in a complaint filed by a former Republican lawmaker’s group of traversing the globe in private jets and rooming in expensive hotels paid for by businesses in violation of the state’s ethics laws, a claim dismissed by the governor’s office as a “political stunt.” The Greenwood Village-based Public Trust…
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More state control of wildlife conservation examined at U.S. Senate hearing
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WASHINGTON – A U.S. Senate committee is considering legislative options to boost support for state programs to protect threatened wildlife like the sage grouse. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing Wednesday to examine state conservation and wildlife management programs. The hearing was partly a response to complaints by state officials –…
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Phony endorsement of Republican gets Hickenlooper’s dander up
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A mailer that Democrats see as falsely implying that Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper supports the re-election bid of Republican state Sen. Tim Neville of Littleton has the administration seeing red. The mailer, which showed up in mailboxes in Senate District 16 this week, comes from the independent expenditure committee Business Opportunity Fund. It says in…
