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SLOAN | Glaring double standard undercuts Colorado Dems’ outrage over Kavanaugh
I wrote in this space, back in July, that the confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh would descend into a Borking for the ages. Sometimes I regret always being right. Herewith, a few thoughts at the conclusion of the business: The juxtaposition of the Democrats’ silence regarding the evidence-backed allegations against Mayor Hancock with the often…
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Colo. oil and gas commission works on new safety rules
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will focus this fall on developing financial and safety guarantees for wells, orphan wells and flow lines in rule makings and working groups, Julie Murphy, the commission’s executive director, said Tuesday. Most of the initiatives stem from the home explosion in Firestone caused by a cut oil and…
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Hickenlooper, other governors: Ban on land deals could hurt beleaguered sage-grouse
Colorado’s John Hickenlooper and other western-state governors say a new Trump administration directive threatens to undermine a hard-won compromise aimed at saving a beleaguered bird scattered across their region. The directive, issued in late July, severely limits a type of land swap involving federal property. Critics say that eliminates an important technique for saving habitat…
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Hickenlooper for president? He’s ‘low on most lists,’ says pollster Ciruli
Floyd Ciruli, one of Colorado’s most noted pollsters and a go-to pundit on state politics, seems to be of two minds about Gov. John Hickenlooper’s chances as a presidential candidate. It’s a topic he’s been asked about frequently lately, such as by KOA radio’s Ed Greene and Marty Lenz last week. Nearing the end of…
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Hickenlooper, other governors talk foreign trade amid Trump tariffs
SANTA FE, N.M. – Colorado’s John Hickenlooper and other governors discussed ways Thursday to court foreign investment in the wake of President Donald Trump’s trade disputes with countries including China, Canada and Mexico. Several of the more than 20 governors attending the annual meeting of the National Governors Association said shifting U.S. trade policies are…
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Panel backs Denver bid for Winter Olympics
Denver should make a bid for a future Winter Olympics and Paralympic games – but only if Colorado voters approve. That’s the recommendation delivered Friday to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper by an exploratory committee of civic, community and business leaders. > Download the full report here. It’s a new sign…
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With wide-open presidential field, Hickenlooper and other Democrats are road-testing messages
The future of the Democratic Party has been booking late-night TV gigs, waking up for morning drive-time radio and showing up at watering holes in rural counties to try out new material. Before the start of a 2020 Democratic presidential campaign, at least 25 potential candidates – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper among them, as well…
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Pot tasting-room bill heads to Hickenlooper
A measure allowing Colorado marijuana stores to open on-site “tasting rooms” where customers can sample some of their wares has passed the state legislature and is on its way to Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk. It’s all “for the purposes of consumer education,” the measure says. Marijuana Business Daily reports says House Bill 1258 is “believed…
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Hickenlooper signs one wastewater bill, lets another one flow by
A pair of wastewater bills that passed the Colorado legislature got treated differently by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday. Both measures are aimed at conserving Colorado’s water supplies – but the governor was less enamored of one than of the other. Hickenlooper on Monday signed House Bill 1069, which allows reclaimed domestic wastewater to be…