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Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold lands backing from unions, elected officials
Jena Griswold, a Democratic candidate for Colorado secretary of state, announced Monday she’s won the endorsements of two local unions and more than a dozen current and former elected Democrats, including state lawmakers, city council members and county officials. “Colorado needs a secretary of state who will protect all eligible voters’ right to vote and…
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Jessie Danielson named top legislator for defending developmentally disabled
This week Rep. Jessie Danielson, D-Wheat Ridge, was named the legislator of the year by the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center at an event in Lakewood, the House Democratic Press Office said. The center advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. “I’m grateful for the recognition but even more grateful for the…
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House Speaker Duran sets Tuesday town hall on Colorado’s growth
Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran is putting on a town hall Tuesday night to chat with the experts and community members about the challenges of the state’s population growth. The state Demographer’s Office said Colorado’s population was about 5 million in 2010 and could reach 8 million by 2040. The town hall is from 7…
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State Rep. Jessie Danielson, Andy Kabza announce arrival of daughter Isabelle Beth Kabza
House Speaker Pro Tem Jessie Danielson, D-Wheat Ridge, and her husband, political consultant Andy Kabza, welcomed their daughter Isabelle Beth Kabza into the world on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, the parents announced. She was born at 10:57 a.m. at Rose Medical Center in Denver and weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Isabelle is their first child.…
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Democrats Jessie Danielson, Monica Duran set sights on Jeffco statehouse seats
House Speaker Pro Tem Jessie Danielson announced on Wednesday she’s running in next year’s election for the Senate District 20 seat held by term-limited state Sen. Cheri Jahn, a fellow Wheat Ridge Democrat, and Wheat Ridge City Councilwoman Monica Duran, also a Democrat, said on Friday she’s launching a bid for Danielson’s House District 24…
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#Coleg Week 16: Transportation-hospital fee moments of truth, fueling stations by Xcel, repealing Columbus Day, rolling coal…
Two-and-a-half weeks till closing time, and there’s plenty of business left to conduct in this building. All eyes will be watching transportation-funding House Bill 1242. It’s being heard Tuesday in the Senate Finance committee. It’s one of the big-deal top-priority bills of the session, and it seems doomed. Will there be amendments? Will someone have…