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Gold Star father Khizr Khan to headline rally for Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who came under attack from Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign after offering to lend the Republican a copy of the Constitution, will appear at a rally on Tuesday for Jason Crow, a Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, Crow’s campaign said Friday.…
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House gives initial OK to money held up over Colorado prison counts
A working group of legislators met with prison officials about suspicious budget estimates Wednesday, and it was deemed adequate “good faith” in the Colorado House Thursday. A few weeks ago Republican and Democratic legislators hoed up a $1.4 million request for private prison beds in the current year’s budget. As a result, Gov. John Hickenlooper…
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In the shadow of another school shooting, ‘teachers with guns’ bill fails in Colorado
In the wake of a Columbine-style school shooting in Florida last week, Colorado lawmakers again weighed a trio of bills aimed at loosening up the state’s gun laws. All three failed on a partisan vote, as they do each year, including one that would have allowed school staff to carry firearms with an existing concealed…
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Guaranteed time off to vote gets initial OK thanks to liberal listening
Who knew this was a law already? Coloradans are guaranteed by law two hours on Election Day to vote, almost enough time for a round of golf if you don’t have any friends. But that doesn’t really make sense anymore, since the legislature switched Colorado to mail-ballot elections in 2013; you stand in line only…
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PHOTOS: Colorado Politics hosts party to celebrate launch of legislative session
More than 150 politicos of all stripes packed the historic Carriage House at the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion in Denver Wednesday night for a session-opening shindig thrown by Colorado Politics. Republicans rubbed shoulders with Democrats, toasting the young political news website and the nearly 120-year-old publication it incorporated last year. Vince Bzdek, editor of…
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Black Democratic Caucus convenes in the ‘Harlem of the West’
The Black Democratic Legislative Caucus of Colorado held its annual opening reception this week. Also celebrated as the Historic Eight, this delegation is made up of six House and two Senate members working collectively to create and track legislation focused on Coloradans of color. The intimate event took place at the Blair Caldwell African American…
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From Under Colorado’s Gold Dome: General Assembly, week one
Here’s some of the notables and quotables from the first week of the 2018 Colorado General Assembly. ICYMI: Last October, Gov. John Hickenlooper called lawmakers back to the state Capitol for what was eventually a two-day session intended to fix a drafting error in Senate Bill 17-267. You do remember that, right? Apparently, memories are…
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Reactions to Hickenlooper’s State of the State fall along party lines
Reactions to Gov. John Hickenlooper’s final State of the State speech Wednesday fell predictably along party-lines, with rah-rahs from Democrats and less enthusiasm from Republicans. The governor took 49 minutes to talk about his agenda for the 2018 legislative session and his final year in office. “We have a lot to accomplish in the next 119 days”…
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‘Historic Eight’ black legislators are working on issues affecting Coloradans of color
As the legislative session started Wednesday you could feel the excitement and anxiety in both chambers. Priorities were laid out for the next 119 days, including working to improve Colorado’s roads, addressing a projected shortfall in state employees’ pension system, expanding rural broadband accessibility, tackling energy, solving the state’s opioid crisis and ensuring men and…