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This Week at the Capitol: Feb. 19-23
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NOTE: Monday, Feb. 19 is President’s Day and both the House and Senate are closed. Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. …
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Some Colorado millennials take on a California gun issue
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Periodic opinion page contributor Jimmy Sengenberger, prez of the right-leaning Millennial Policy Center in Denver, says his organization is weighing in on a California court case with potential landmark implications for guns owners. The center and attorney Joseph G.S. Greelee, a fellow in constitutional studies and firearms policy at the center, filed a friend-of-the-court brief Monday…
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‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: Colorado officials react to Las Vegas shooting
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Colorado officials expressed shock and horror at the attack unleashed by a gunman Sunday night in Las Vegas that left at least 58 people dead and more than 500 injured – the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday morning ordered flags lowered to half-staff immediately to honor the victims…
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Noonan: Political parties must change or die. What then?
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Our political parties are approaching an end game. A quick look at March registration numbers tells the story. Among active voters, Democrats and Republicans are even in registration. Unaffiliated voter registrations exceed both parties by 200,000 people. The short-term problem for Democrats in 2018 when voting numbers will be low is that Republicans have about…
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Noonan: New ‘most accessed’ bills list gives peek at political strategy
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Republican state legislators dominate as sponsors of the capitol’s new, “most accessed bills” list with three pieces of legislation written to push Democrats over the edge. The top “most accessed” bill, killed in the House chamber, took a direct shot at politicians who support sanctuary cities, meaning Democrats in Denver and Aurora. Second is a…
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Noonan: Red meat bill strategy wastes time and money at the Legislature
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Patrick Neville, House minority leader from Castle Rock, said at the state GOP’s Capitol Club gathering that, “We’re going to make sure we push some good red meat bills.” For those confused by the term, those are school choice, religious freedom, Second Amendment rights and abortion. News stories outlining Neville’s assurances were published in this very publication.…
