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Condos bill gets OK from Colorado panel; business advocates worry about $300 million cost of recycling program; Denver to spend more for immigrants’ meals | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 22, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The bill, whose sponsors hope to spur more construction of affordable condos by reducing insurance costs, cleared its first hurdle Thursday. (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”); Senate Bill 106 won a 4-3 vote from the Senate Local Government and Housing Committee. Testimony on the bill…
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Colorado eyes reintroduction of wolverines; school meals program face $50 million shortfall; judges ponder over AI influence on judiciary | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 21, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The North American wolverine – the animal, not the X-Men character – could return to Colorado. Lawmakers are pushing a proposal to authorize the reintroduction of the animal, maintaining it is a completely different set of circumstances than program that brought back wolves…
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Colorado eyes reintroduction of wolverines; school meals program face $50 million shortfall; judges ponder over AI influence on judiciary | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 21, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The North American wolverine — the animal, not the X-Men character — could return to Colorado. (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”); Lawmakers are pushing a proposal to authorize the reintroduction of the animal, maintaining it is a completely different set of circumstances than program that…
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Federal judge to Centura: Stop withholding raises from union nurses in Longmont
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A federal judge earlier this month ordered Centura Health to stop its pattern of withholding increases in pay and benefits for the group of nurses who formed a labor union at its hospital in Longmont. The National Labor Relations Board accused Centura, now known as CommonSpirit, of violating federal law and interfering with workers’ right…
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Senators, Neguse again introduce bill to give Colorado 3 more federal judges
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Three Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation have once again introduced a bill to establish three new judgeships on the state’s federal trial court, which would expand the size of the bench for the first time in four decades. U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse have re-filed the Colorado…
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Joe Neguse, Michael Bennet introduce bill to boost pay, benefits for wildland firefighters
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse thinks it’s past time federal wildland firefighters get the pay and benefits they deserve. That’s why the Lafayette Democrat reintroduced legislation Tuesday to boost wages, secure access to health care and mental health support, and provide housing stipends for firefighters deployed more than 50 miles from their homes, among other measures.…
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Federal judiciary again recommends 2 new judge seats for Colorado
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The federal judiciary’s policymaking body has once again recommended that Congress create two new seats on Colorado’s seven-member trial court. On Tuesday, the Judicial Conference of the United States released its list of districts in which the workload merits additional judges, with the largest increases requested in the federal trial courts for California, Texas and Florida.…
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Colorado to distribute $6 million to Marshall Fire victims rebuilding homes
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Colorado can directly distribute $6 million to victims of the Marshall Fire to help with rebuilding efforts, thanks to newly granted permission from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to a news release. HUD officials are allowing Colorado to directly administer the $6 million in Community Development Block Grant funds, waiving…
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Colorado’s Joe Neguse leads policy package to address wildfires, droughts nationwide
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Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse is leading a package of 49 bills designed to help address wildfires and droughts throughout the country. Neguse, D-Lafayette, on Thursday unveiled the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, which combines dozens of previously introduced legislation, including bills to increase firefighter pay to at least $20 per hour, fund $500 million…
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Jason Crow ranked 11th-most bipartisan House member by Lugar Center, Lauren Boebert lands near bottom
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Colorado was home last year to one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and one of the least bipartisan lawmakers, according to an index released last week by the nonpartisan Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. Finishing in 11th place out of 435 House members, U.S. Rep. Jason…
