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Garnett, McKean share goals, but sharply differ in solutions to crime, inflation
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The top Republican and Democrat in the state House shared the same goals – a safer community, quality education and economic relief for Colorado’s nearly six million residents – but sharply differed in their diagnosis of the challenges and the solutions they want the state to adopt. Marking the opening day of this year’s legislative…
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Governor, Democrats roll out 2022 agenda, Republicans holler ‘copycat’
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The slogans tied to the agendas both parties plan to tackle in the 2022 General Assembly session that starts Wednesday sound similar: affordability, public safety and education. As Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic legislative leaders talked about their plans for 2022 during a noon press conference on the west steps of the state Capitol, Republicans,…
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Colorado lawmakers discuss economic recovery during legislative preview event
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Colorado legislators on Monday spoke about improving the availability of affordable housing, bolstering the state’s education levels and helping businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during the ninth annual Business Legislative Preview by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Senate Majority Leader Stephen Fenberg and Speaker of the House Alec Garnett represented Democrats, while Senate Minority…
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Q&A with Rep. Alec Garnett | Speaker of the House reflects on his time in the legislature
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At 38, Speaker of the House Alec Garnett, D-Denver, is in his last of eight years in the Colorado House and among the youngest to serve in that position. Garnett is the third Democrat from the Capitol Hill House District to wield the speaker’s gavel. He follows former speakers Mark Ferrandino, the youngest to ever…
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Colorado legislature passes bill expanding driver’s license program for undocumented immigrants
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The Colorado House of Representatives on Thursday gave a green light to a bill calling for opening more offices in the state’s driver’s license program for undocumented immigrants, sending the measure to Gov. Jared Polis for his signature, and he is expected to sign it. The vote, 42-22, included one Republican, state Rep. Hugh McKean…
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Colorado House passes ‘red flag’ gun bill, moving it to Senate
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Colorado’s so-called “red flag” bill will proceed to the Senate after the state House voted Monday to approve it, largely along party lines. The vote on House Bill 1177, which would allow a judge to order the removal of firearms from those deemed a risk to themselves or to others, was 38-25, with two Democrats – Reps.…
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By backing anti-oil-and-gas initiative, Dems send chilling message to Coloradans
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At first glance, hearing that Colorado’s Democratic Party State Executive and Central Committee recently voted in resounding favor to support the oil-and-gas-killing Initiative 97 was not surprising. But as I thought more about the message this endorsement sends to all of Colorado I became increasingly frustrated by the news. I understand that there is an…
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Citizen legislature vs. child support? Lawmaker’s court hearing points to problems
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Lawmakers elected to the Colorado General Assembly are expected to be part-time. It’s why they’re paid so little ($30,000 a year, currently), and the session only lasts for 120 days per year. The rest of the year, they’re expected to handle legislative business on a part-time basis. Few lawmakers, if any, claim they can live…
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With big changes in Colo. beer sales ahead, lawmakers scramble on rules
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Come Jan. 1, you should be able to walk into most Colorado grocery and convenience stores to buy full-strength beer, the result of a measure adopted by the General Assembly in 2016. But that measure failed to include rules for implementation. A bill currently working its way through the legislature in this session’s final days…
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The Great and Honorable Chili Commission holds first chili cook-off
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Sixteen steaming chili crock pots. Twelve judges. And the winners are …. On Wednesday night the Great and Honorable Chili Commission of the Colorado House held its first (and hopefully not last) chili cook-off – an opportunity to blow off steam and clear sinuses. The cook-off was a chance for lawmakers on both sides of…
