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14 state legislators top Healthier Colorado’s 2023 scorecard
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Healthier Colorado recognized over a dozen state legislators for their work advancing physical, mental and social health during the 2023 legislative session. The nonprofit advocacy organization Healthier Colorado released its annual legislative scorecard on Monday. The scorecard ranks the top three legislators from each political party and chamber based on how they voted for and…
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Who’s got the juice? | 2022 IN REVIEW
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The political turmoil and transformation of 2022 revealed the movers and shakers of Colorado’s political realm. Colorado Politics identified 10 of the individuals and groups who had the biggest wins and made the most impact on state politics this year: Gov. Jared Polis Polis was reelected for his second term as governor in November, winning…
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Denver City Council set to vote on affordable housing policy
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Denver City Council will hold a public hearing and final vote on its Expanding Housing Affordability guidelines Monday, making changes to building requirements across Denver city codes to require affordable housing be built with market-rate projects. The full council has been in support of the program, which was made possible after the Colorado Legislature passed…
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Poll finds Polis leading Stapleton by 7 points in Colorado governor’s race
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Democrat Jared Polis holds a 7-point lead over Republican Walker Stapleton in the race to be Colorado’s next governor, according to a new survey of likely voters by a bipartisan team of Colorado-based pollsters. The survey – jointly conducted by Democratic firm Keating Research and Republican firm Magellan Strategies – was commissioned by the nonpartisan…
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Only Democratic candidates answered Healthier Colorado questions
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Health care is a major issue in politics, but Healthier Colorado could only get half of the eight candidates running for governor to respond to a questionnaire about their policies. The left-leaning advocacy organization is the same one that pushed a tax on sugary soft drinks in Boulder in 2016, with a big assist from former…
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Healthier Colorado’s Sheatles put out a call for ‘Help!’ on Colorado Gives Day
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Inboxes have been filling up across the state the last few days as nonprofits prepare for Colorado Gives Day on Tuesday, the day the stay remembers to be generous to those who share kindness and generosity all year long. Healthier Colorado set its pitch to music – the Beatles’ 1965 hit song and movie “Help!”…
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Heisman trophy winner Herschel Walker headlines event to honor Salazar, Cooke, Kagan, Sias
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Four Colorado legislators will stand up alongside football legend Herschel Walker as Healthier Colorado recognizes their legislative touchdown, Senate Bill 207, which puts money and a plan in place to keep people in mental health crisis from being housed in local jails awaiting a hospital bed. Sens. John Cooke, R-Greeley, and Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills…
