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Colorado House gives preliminary OK to a pension fix
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On the night of the 111th day of the 120-day legislative session, the Colorado House finally voted on what was hailed as one of the most important bills before the General Assembly this year, a fix to the underfunded state pension plan that has the potential to collapse the state’s credit rating. Senate Bill 200 was…
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House to take up bill to extend insurance for families of fallen police, firefighters
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With eight working days left in the General Assembly, the Colorado House will have to move fast to give families of fallen local officers and firefighters the same security of insurance extended to state troopers this session. Senate Bill 247 passed the upper chamber 35-0 last Thursday and awaits a yet-unscheduled committee hearing in the…
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Candidates for legislature, state board of education qualify for ballot by petition
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Three legislative candidates and one candidate for the State Board of Education have successfully petitioned onto the June primary ballot, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday – although one of them just made it, with only a dozen signatures to spare. To get on the ballot for those offices by petition, candidates must…
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Stapleton, Lopez win spots in GOP gov primary
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BOULDER – State Treasurer Walker Stapleton and businessman Greg Lopez, a former mayor of Parker, won spots in Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary Saturday at the GOP’s state assembly. Stapleton took top line on the June primary ballot, with 44 percent of the delegate vote – just four days after asking state officials to reject petitions…
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Democrat Dave Young pulls in CEA endorsement in state treasurer’s race
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Dave Young, a state representative from Greeley and one of three Democrats running for state treasurer, notched an endorsement from Colorado’s largest teachers union Thursday. Colorado Education Association President Kerrie Dallman said the union, which counts 35,000 members, voted unanimously to throw its support behind Young in the three-way primary because of the former teacher’s…
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Aaron Harber rolls out TV talk with Colorado candidates
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DENVER – If they can’t make to a rally, Coloradans can see and hear candidates for statewide office as veteran public affairs host Aaron Harber sits down for an hour to question them on the issues. “The Aaron Harber Show” airs across the state over the airwaves, on cable and online, with a new episode each Sunday.…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, March 18 edition
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TREASURER HUNT … There are six Republicans running for state treasurer, and if current trends continue, primary voters could have nearly that many to choose from in June. Two of the candidates – Denver businessman Brian Watson and state Rep. Polly Lawrence of Roxborough Park – have turned in petitions, which are awaiting verification but…
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State Rep. Polly Lawrence, a Republican candidate for state treasurer, submits nominating petitions
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State Rep. Polly Lawrence, a Douglas County Republican running for Colorado state treasurer, turned in nearly 20,000 petition signatures Monday to secure a spot on the June primary ballot, her campaign said. “Each of the signatures and the people behind them, willing to put their name literally on the line, means so much to me,”…
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Republican Brian Watson first to turn in nominating petitions for state treasurer’s race
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Republican Brian Watson, a candidate for Colorado state treasurer, on Monday turned in petition signatures to the secretary of state’s office in hopes of securing a spot on the June primary ballot. The real estate CEO is one of six Republicans running for the office held by term-limited Walker Stapleton, a GOP candidate for governor.…
