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ICYMI: Hemp bill hot water, redistricting outcry in El Paso County, Aurora performing arts center in the works
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? A bill designed to help an Arkansas Valley hemp farmer in a water dispute with the federal government landed state Sen. Don Coram, R-Montrose, in some hot water with at least one constituent. Coram sponsored Senate Bill 117, which recognizes industrial hemp as an approved agricultural product so it can use federal water. It…
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ICYMI: More on the ‘Hamilton Electors,’ Mines to expand, ‘right to disagree’ bill dies and more
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• Remember those so-called “Hamilton Electors?” Of course you do. They were four of the nine Colorado Democratic electors who joined a national movement to try to thwart Donald Trump’s election through the Electoral College process. The plan was to get enough electors nationwide to band together and vote for an alternate candidate, keeping Trump…
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ICYMI: Hemp definition murky, Bennet visits DPS school, Bundy photos unlocked and more
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● While the state and federal governments have different definitions regarding the legality of marijuana, it’s an even murkier picture when it come to marijuana’s far less potent cousin, industrial hemp. And, as the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported, the differences surfaced over a water issue in southeastern Colorado. The Bureau of Reclamation denied a…
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ICYMI: Forgery no-no, SAT test sure looks new, teen seeks DPS board seat and more
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Here’s a look at the Colorado political news that might have breezed by right under your nose over the last week. ? A couple of Mesa County women didn’t fool anyone – at least not the people they needed to fool – when they allegedly tried to cast second ballots in last fall’s general election…
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ICYMI: Boulder tells county to butt out, homeless camping ordinance in court, pot stores steal workers
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? The City of Boulder is many things to many people, sometimes largely depending on your personal, political views. Some view them as one of the more forward-thinking local governments, others call them the “People’s Republic of Boulder.” Well, a story in the Boulder Camera reported that since the city is running out of space to…
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ICYMI: She’s back!, we have hate groups and daylight savings to stay?
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? It’s always interesting – sometimes pretty fun, too – when someone takes is upon themselves to act as a citizen watchdog. One of the more well-known such people in Colorado politics is back in news, as ColoradoPolitics.com tells us about Marilyn Marks and her latest pet issue – of course, related to election integrity. It’s…
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ICYMI: Teachers and guns, Denver Water investigated, TABOR changes? and more …
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You know all about the big political news of the past week: Hickenlooper says (projecting about two years out) he has no plans to run for president in 2020 (haven’t we heard that somewhere before?); support seems to be growing for the confirmation of Colorado Judge Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court and the…
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ICYMI: The week that was in politics
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While the headlines were again dominated by the goings on, confirmation votes and legal rulings in Washington this past week, politics happens everywhere, so if you missed it, here’s a summary of some of the bigger happenings outside the Beltway in our own little slice of Centennial State heaven: Colorado lawmakers hope they can finally…