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Bill to allow remote-notary services gets final OK in Colorado House, heads to Senate
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UPDATE: House Bill 1167 passed the House on Wednesday on a 49-14 vote and now heads to the Senate. Colorado notaries are one step closer to being able to offer remote notary services to rural Coloradans and others who can’t get to a notary in person, such as disabled individuals. The issue of how to…
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CAPITOL M | Feb. 24-March 2: Halfway to Sine Die edition
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Yes, we’re at the halfway mark. Officially, day 60 of the 120-day session is Monday, March 4. Wasn’t that quick? Or, THAT WAS TOO QUICK! Under “things you did not know”… Rep. Matt Soper of Delta has in his family history a lunch, hosted by his ancestors in the early 20th century, with the guest…
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Rep. Jovan Melton on arrest controversy: ‘I’ve never tried to hide it’
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State Rep. Jovan Melton was just re-elected to the House of Representatives for the fourth time, despite reports that surfaced a month ago that he had been arrested twice on suspicion of domestic violence 19 and 10 years ago. In the earlier case, the Aurora Democrat was convicted of harassment, placed under a permanent restraining…
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Amid report of domestic-violence arrests, Colo. lawmaker apologizes, but denies violence
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A Democratic leader in the Colorado House of Representatives apologized Tuesday to two women with whom he was involved years ago after a report surfaced that he had been arrested twice on suspicion of domestic violence, but he also denied he had committed “any violence against the women.” State Rep. Jovan Melton of Aurora, the…
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Should bitcoin be allowed for Colo. campaign contributions? New rules proposed
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Could Colorado be ready to accept bitcoin as a way of making donations to candidates? Secretary of State Wayne Williams is proposing rules that could start that process. But the better question, according to one lawmaker, is whether candidates should accept bitcoin, or other forms of cryptocurrency, as campaign contributions. Williams’ proposed rules, issued this…
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2018 Colo. legislature: Winners and losers from the session
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Winners House Assistant Majority Leader Alec Garnett of Denver and Assistant Minority Leader Cole Wist of Centennial: For the second year in a row, these two lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle took on some of the toughest issues in the session. This year, that included the year’s most controversial bill – the “red flag”…
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‘Barack Obama Highway’ proposal sparks anger at the state Capitol
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Debate over a resolution offered in the Colorado legislature by House Democrats to rename a portion of Interstate 25 through Denver after President Barack Obama turned ugly late Tuesday. It was another nasty episode in a legislative session marked by increased polarization over issues such as guns and race – tied to immigration, civil rights, sanctuary cities…
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Church and state divide GOP, Democratic Colorado lawmakers
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Democrats and Republicans argued over two bills that mixed church and state last week at the Colorado Capitol. Senate Bill 201 would extend an three-hour exemption from childcare licensing requirement for churches to six hours during church activities. The bill is set for another recorded vote on the Senate floor next Thursday. The legislation is…
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