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In Colorado rally, Haley says GOP can reverse setback only by breaking from Trump; Johnston unveils 2024 priorities | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 28, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday at a campaign rally in Colorado that Republicans can only reverse the setbacks the party has suffered in the state by breaking Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP. Three days after losing her home state…
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Panel strikes down Republican-backed tax exemption for prepared food
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One of the leading bills in this session’s Republican agenda met its end Monday after a state House panel voted down the effort to exempt prepared food from sales tax. Currently, food purchased to be prepared and eaten at home is already exempt from sales tax. If passed, House Bill 1062 would have expanded the…
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Hickenlooper’s call for special districts to pay for special session doesn’t sit well with lawmakers on both sides
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When Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper called lawmakers back to the state Capitol for Monday’s special session, he also had another plan: how to pay for it. The governor’s idea was to ask special districts affected by a drafting error in Senate Bill 17-267 to pay the tab, around $25,000 per day. But representatives of some of…
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Wheat Ridge demands return of records detailing billionaire’s stake in liquor giant Applejack
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Saying the city released records it shouldn’t have, an attorney representing the city of Wheat Ridge is demanding the immediate return of dozens of pages of documents concerning a 2014 liquor license application for a new owner of Applejack Wine and Spirits obtained in March under the Colorado Open Records Act, The Colorado Statesman has…
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Late liquor license bill pits smaller stores against some local retail giants
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Legislation introduced Tuesday to permit independent liquor stores to amass more than twice as many licenses as last year’s landmark compromise allows has groups representing smaller merchants warning the move will devastate Colorado’s mom-and-pop retail landscape, but the bill’s sponsors and supporters say it’s simply an attempt to level the playing field. House Bill 1370,…
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Vigil: Federal overtime law change could have disastrous consequences for local governments
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A proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor is causing great concern among local governments and the education community – and it should. The changes, if implemented, will result in a reduction in services and benefits provided to employees, students, and taxpayers. My conclusion comes from decades of personal experience in local government and…
