jovan melton
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Snark! Curses! House tensions bubble up as sine die approaches
It was Friday morning, the sun well on its way to midday, three weeks left to go in the legislative session, lots of bills left to debate on the morning schedule and likely well more than 70 smart phones in the chamber. So it is little surprise that, when debate grew hot, a rough epithet…
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At mid-session, freshman Buckner wiser, more determined than ever
State Rep. Janet Buckner is going all in. During her first regular session filling the House seat vacated by her late husband, Rep. John Buckner, Janet spent nearly two months fighting for the parental involvement bill he championed last year only to see it die in the Senate State Affairs Committee. At midsession, her optimism…
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First draft: House debate on state budget ‘long bill’
House Dems with Republican support pass state budget The House passed the state budget Friday morning. The $27 billion spending bill written over the course of months by the bipartisan Joint Budget Committee survived House debate mostly intact. House Bill 1405 passed on a 39-26 vote. Five Republicans — Reps. J. Paul Brown, R-Ignacio, Don…
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Arapahoe County Democrats came out in force on caucus night
Democratic caucusgoers in House District 41 packed Overland High School in Aurora Tuesday night to stand for their candidate. And to stand in line. Organizers estimated before the caucus started that about 1,300 people would show up from the 40 precincts in House District 41. But Jeff Moser, the site manager at Overland, said the…