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Hickenlooper vetoes bill to extend tax credit on some cigar sales
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Gov. John Hickenlooper uncapped his veto pen for the first time this session to reject a bill that would extend a tax credit on cigars sold to out-of-state consumers, saying the credit hasn’t generated enough economic activity to pay for even one job. Senate Bill 139, would extend for three years a credit retailers have been…
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Lockwood: Hickenlooper’s torrid red-light camera love affair continues
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Coloradans are still left wishing Gov. John Hickenlooper knew how to quit red-light cameras. His torrid love affair with the red-light camera industry continues to be exposed with his latest move to veto, for the second year in a row, a bipartisan bill to restrict red-light cameras in Colorado. We have said it before, and…
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Hickenlooper vetoes another red light camera ban bill
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Red light cameras will continue to snap shots at intersections across Colorado. Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have banned their use across the state by the end of the year. “The Legislature and the governor clearly disagree on this issue,” said Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, the sponsor of House Bill…



