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ICYMI: Hemp bill hot water, redistricting outcry in El Paso County, Aurora performing arts center in the works

May 30, 2017

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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…

ICYMI: Buy out your boss, Louisville looks at mayor & Council salary hike and more

May 23, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

? Sick and tired of your boss making bad decisions? Think you could do better? Here’s your chance, hot-shot. A bill, sponsored by Democratic state Rep. James Coleman and Republican state Sen. Jack Tate, was approved by the Legislature and sent to the governor to require the Colorado Office of Economic Development to establish a…

ICYMI: Forgery no-no, SAT test sure looks new, teen seeks DPS board seat and more

Apr 10, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

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…

ICYMI: Boulder tells county to butt out, homeless camping ordinance in court, pot stores steal workers

Apr 3, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

? 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…

ICYMI: Ezzard comes home, CO middle of the road on taxes, first end-of-life patient dies

Mar 21, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

? Here’s a whatever-happened-to update: If you remember Martha Ezzard from her time as a Colorado legislator, you should probably check out the story in the Denver Business Journal. A couple of decades ago, Ezzard and her husband, Dr. John Ezzard, moved to Georgia to run an Ezzard family farm. They turned it into a…

ICYMI: She’s back!, we have hate groups and daylight savings to stay?

Mar 13, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

? 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…

ICYMI: The week that was in politics

Feb 12, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

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…