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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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Bill to expand driver’s license program for undocumented immigrants clears 1st Colorado House panel
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Colorado’s House Transportation and Local Government Committee gave the next green light on Wednesday to a bill that would expand the state’s driver’s license program for undocumented immigrants. Senate Bill 139 would add six additional offices that can accept appointments for those licenses, as well as state identification cards, to the four already in place: three…
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Amid uncertainty over Garcia vote, Colorado Senate puts off final action on ‘red flag’ gun bill
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The Colorado Senate has put off what was expected to be Monday’s biggest vote of the day: Final action on the “red flag” gun bill. And that leaves unresolved — at least for one more day — how the Senate’s president, Democrat Leroy Garcia of Pueblo, will vote on the controversial measure. House Bill 1177…
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Colorado Senate Democrats block Republican as prime co-sponsor of full-day kindergarten bill
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A Republican Colorado state senator says Democrats won’t let him be a prime co-sponsor of a full-day kindergarten bill, the top legislative priority for Gov. Jared Polis. Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, told Colorado Politics Friday that despite a personal request from Polis that he be a prime co-sponsor of the legislation, that request has been…
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Sen. Sonnenberg’s plans to tap lottery funds for Colorado schools fails in Senate committee
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While Democrats on the Colorado Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee want to find solutions for funding the state’s schools, they aren’t willing to touch lottery funds to do it. The Senate committee voted along party lines Monday to reject Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, offered by Republican Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg of Sterling. Currently, under…
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Bipartisan bill would expand access to ID cards for undocumented immigrants
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A bipartisan bill introduced this week in the Colorado legislature would expand the state’s program for granting undocumented immigrants driver’s licenses and state identification cards from its current four offices to at least 10. Senate Bill 139 is sponsored by Republican Sens. Don Coram of Montrose and Kevin Priola of Henderson and Democratic Sen. Dominick…
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Could Uber, Lyft play a part in Colorado’s transportation funding saga?
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A state Senate Democrat is looking at how ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft could play a small part in solving Colorado’s transportation funding woes. Democratic Sen. Faith Winter of Westminster, who chairs the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee, said there are 30,000 people driving for transit network companies in Colorado, but those services don’t collect…
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COVER STORY | Does Colorado need a new way to pick presidents?
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Future American presidents should earn their seats through a national popular vote, Colorado Democrats say. And the state’s Republican lawmakers can delay, but not prevent the movement, it seems. The state legislature is on track to join 11 other states and the District of Columbia with the expected passage of Senate Bill 42, proposed by…
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State Senate Democrats shoot down income tax rate cut applauded by Polis
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While Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says he favors reducing Colorado’s income tax rate, Democrats in the state legislature, especially those on the Senate Finance Committee, don’t appear to be singing the same song. In his State of the State address to lawmakers Jan. 10, Polis spoke of “working with you to make our tax code…
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BEST OF COPO 2018 | John Hickenlooper’s legacy of water
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Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published June 19. Gov. John Hickenlooper leaves office on Jan. 8, 2019, after eight years of service as governor. He may be best remembered for guiding the state through its growing pains over…
