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What the first 10 bills in each chamber tell us about the 2019 Colorado General Assembly
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More than 100 bills were introduced on Friday, the opening day of the 2019 Colorado General Assembly session. Some of the first 10 in each chamber begin to tell the tale of Democrats’ priorities – and which Republicans are likely to join in on those discussions. If there’s one area where bipartisanship seems most likely, it’s…
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Democrats’ midterm weapon: Veterans for Congress
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Texas’ 23rd District stretches along the Mexico border from San Antonio to El Paso, and Gina Ortiz-Jones has been traveling it a lot lately. The former Air Force intelligence officer is hoping to be the Democratic candidate who can wrest the district’s House seat from Rep. Will Hurd, the Republican incumbent, in the November midterm…
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Colorado lawmakers defer new misconduct policy to 2019
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DENVER – Colorado lawmakers passed 432 bills during their just-concluded 2018 session. But despite the tumult over a spate of sexual misconduct cases, they decided to let next year’s leaders adopt updates to a harassment policy that could provide stricter ground rules for deterring bad behavior, punishing it and letting voters know about it. Leaders…
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U.S. House condemns Ethiopian rights abuses in Coffman-backed bill
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman of Aurora has been pushing a congressional resolution condemning Ethiopia over human rights abuses, and Tuesday he got some real traction. House Resolution 128, called “Supporting Respect for Human Rights and Encouraging Inclusive Governance in Ethiopia,” passed the lower chamber on a voice vote. “This is the first time that the…
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House gives preliminary approval to 2018-19 budget
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DENVER – Based on the packet of amendments to the Long Appropriations Bill, Colorado lawmakers are seeing dollar signs for the first time in years. On Wednesday night the Colorado House, on a voice vote, put its stamp on the 2018-19 budget – with a lot more changes than in years past. As Wednesday began,…
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Hamner: 2017 legislative session was a productive one for Colorado
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With the 2017 session of the Colorado General Assembly behind us, I am enjoying being back in my district and having some time to reflect back on the legislative session. From Jan. 11 to May 10, my colleagues and I worked very hard to find compromise on some very important issues, and as a result,…
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YESTERYEAR: Astronaut turned would-be Colorado congressman memorialized
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Twenty Years Ago this Week in The Colorado Statesman … A statue of Jack Swigert, Apollo 13 astronaut, was unveiled in Washington D.C., memorializing the fallen Coloradan in Statuary Hall. Swigert died from cancer in 1982 just days before he was to be sworn in as Colorado’s first elected Congressman from the newly created 6th…
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Nordberg: Democrats misguided business agenda is bad for Colorado
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If there is one recurring theme in the state Legislature, it’s the division between Republicans and Democrats over the role of government. Serving in my third term as a legislator, I have been in countless debates over this issue and am always surprised how often Democrats are willing to inject more government into private sector…
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Firestone tragedy unlikely to shake up Capitol oil and gas politics
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A lot has changed in the wake of the oil and gas industry-linked explosion at the end of April in Firestone that killed two. Anadarko Petroleum shut down 3,000 wells. Matt Lepore, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission director, spoke about conducting “an ongoing conversation about new safety measures” of one kind or another. Gov.…
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Noonan: No shortage of 2017 General Assembly bill quantity, but what about quality?
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The Colorado Senate crossed the 300 bill mark for the first time in quite a few years. The House, with more members than the Senate, will probably get to about 380 bills. Stick in the eye HB17-1328 requires certain federal candidates to disclose their income tax returns to get on the Colorado ballot. The bill…
