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Colorado voters to decide fate of additional funding for school meals program, SNAP
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Two statewide ballot measures are up for voter approval early next month, the aim of which is to raise additional funds for free school meals program and help pay for the federal food stamp program. Both Propositions LL and MM are tied to the Healthy School Meals for All program, which voters approved in 2022.…
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Map of wolves in Colorado released, as lawmakers grilled wildlife officials; Mike Lynch steps down as Republican leader | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 25, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, a Republican from Wellington, announced this morning he will resign his leadership post effective at the end of the day, the culmination of attempts by colleagues to oust him after his drunk-driving arrest became public. A caucus election…
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Colorado issue committees raise nearly $30 million to influence vote on ballot measures
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The handful of groups seeking your vote on statewide ballot measures in November are expected to raise more than $30 million by mid-October. As of Sept. 30, ten issue committees have raised a total of $29.3 million, with a decidedly-lopsided advantage for those who back three liquor-related ballot measures and another supporting the measure to…
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Measure to slash Colorado’s income tax rate raises least amount but faces no formal opposition
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With only two months until the November election, the race to raise money for campaigns is heating up, but a ballot measure seeking to lower the state’s income tax rate appears to have cooled off. Colorado Character, the campaign behind Initiative 31 asking voters to reduce the state’s income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.40%, has raised…
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Denver conservative think tanks weigh in on Mass. assault rifle ban
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The Denver-based Millennial Policy Center and Independence Institute, two conservative think tanks, have something to say about a court fight over gun laws in Massachusetts. The case is before the First Circuit Court of Appeals after a federal judge ruled in April that the weapons, including the AR-15, and high-capacity magazines are not protected by…
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Transportation measures’ backers park petitions at secretary of state’s office
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Supporters of two transportation measures proposed for Colorado’s November ballot jockeyed for first position at the Secretary of State’s Office when it opened at 7 a.m. Monday to turn in petitions. One measure, Initiative 153, would raise the state sales tax by about 6 cents on a $10 purchase, effective Jan. 1, to finance bonds for…
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Xcel ratepayers would get a bum deal under Colorado Energy Plan
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Late last summer, and with great fanfare, Xcel Energy announced its proposal to close the Comanche I & II power units in Pueblo a decade ahead of schedule. They offered as replacement the euphemistically titled “Colorado Energy Plan” (CEP), a massive $2.5 billion fuel-switching scheme to move its Colorado customers away from baseload, reliable hydrocarbons…
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Conservative attack dog growls at Polis for mingling with single-payer advocates
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A prominent Colorado conservative stepped up the attack Wednesday on Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis over the five-term congressman’s support for universal health care, saying his appearance at a recent conference demonstrates “how radical he is.” Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado, beat a familiar drumbeat in a press release, attempting to tie Polis…
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HUDSON | Is the California boogeyman really so scary for Colorado?
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“All the leaves are brown and the sky is grayI’ve been for a walk on a winter’s dayI’d be safe and warm if I was in L.A.California Dreamin’ on such a winter’s day” It’s been more than half a century since the Mamas and Papas vaulted to the top of the music charts with their…
