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Two special awards highlight 2024 Women of Distinction event | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO Denver News: Over the past 20 years, Girl Scouts of Colorado has honored over 500 Women of Distinction. A new category was added this year, and the recipient was a man. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Joe Bronesky, general counsel at the Sherman & Howard law firm, is the first to be named…
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State Sen. Janet Buckner touts Colorado preschool program at White House panel
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Colorado’s own state Sen. Janet Buckner traveled to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to promote state policies on preschool. Buckner joined more than 90 legislators from 41 states at the White House to discuss how politicians are working to improve the supply and accessibility of child care throughout the country, and improve job quality for child…
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Q&A with Sen. Janet Buckner | Senator on her past and future in the Capitol
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Sen. Janet Buckner never thought she’d be in politics, but she’s about to celebrate her seventh year serving in the Colorado legislature. After a long career as a speech and language therapist and a medical salesperson, Buckner retired in 2007 but was thrust into action when her husband, former Rep. John Buckner, died in office.…
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Bipartisan proposal would provide $30.5 million in grants for law enforcement
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A bipartisan pair of lawmakers in the state Senate are seeking to provide $30.5 million to Colorado law enforcement over the next two years through new grant programs. The grant programs – which would fund law enforcement training, staffing and resources – intend to increase community safety and public trust in law enforcement, said bill…
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Bill addressing crime prevention through safer streets clears first committee
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One of Democrats’ signature public safety bills for the 2022 session won a 3-2 party-line approval in committee Thursday, but only after a tough grilling from one of the panel’s Republican members. Dubbed “Crime Prevention Through Safer Streets,” Senate Bill 1, which is also a key part of Gov. Jared Polis’ public safety package, allocates $10.3…
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Gov. Jared Polis, lawmakers, law enforcement officials announce public safety bill package
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Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday unveiled a $113 million public safety package designed to take Colorado from the middle of the pack to one of the top states in the nation for public safety. Ahead of the package’s rollout at a Thursday state Capitol news conference, Polis in a Wednesday interview told Colorado Politics his…
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Community colleges seek to expand nursing degree opportunities
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Three years after gaining authority from the state to offer a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, the community college system is seeking to expand that program. Lawmakers will next week tackle a bill that would permit community colleges to offer a BSN to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) who have qualified for their licenses…
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Democratic Colo. state Rep. Janet Buckner named speaker pro tempore
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Speaker Pro Tempore Janet Buckner, D-Aurora.(Courtesy photo) Democratic Colorado state Rep. Janet Buckner of Aurora has been named speaker pro tempore for the next legislative session, which begins Jan. 4. Speaker of the House-designee Rep. KC Becker of Boulder made the announcement Sunday in a press release. Buckner is heading into her second full term…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | EMILY’s List gets behind Democratic legislative candidates
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EMILY’s List, a national group that backs pro-abortion-rights Democratic women candidates, has endorsed 14 Colorado legislative candidates, including a half dozen running for seats that could determine which party has the majority in the state Senate. The group’s president, Stephanie Schriock, said the group’s picks “have the backbones and experience to fight for Colorado’s women…
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INSIGHTS | Pot foe says kids provided a reason to pass CBD bill
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To say Colorado state Rep. Lois Landgraf loves pot is like setting up a punch line. The Republican from Fountain, however, thinks sick kids are no laughing matter. “I’ve always been against marijuana, but this isn’t that,” she said over the phone one evening about a pot-related bill she fought for last legislative session. She…
