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Republicans chastise leader Cole Wist for co-sponsoring gun bill
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Some House Republicans chastised Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist in a caucus meeting late Monday night over his sponsorship of bipartisan legislation to keep guns away from people considered an extreme risk, Colorado Politics has learned. House members debated bills until about 11:30 p.m., then Republicans huddled. Second Amendment advocates were unhappy with Wist. A…
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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 committee amends pension bill to address $32B shortfall
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Democrats made big changes to a bill to fill a $32 billion hole in the state’s pension plan for public employees Monday in a partisan fight that’s likely to play out more before the session adjourns in three weeks. Senate Bill 200 passed the House Finance Committee 10-3 Monday evening after more than four hours…
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Hickenlooper signs rural broadband bills into law
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With the stroke of a pen – or maybe 20 strokes from 20 pens – Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday signed into law three bills that could change rural broadband in Colorado as well as the economic future of rural communities that depend on it. In a series of bill signings, Hickenlooper, surrounded by lawmakers,…
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"Skinny" Winkler is now Rep. Winkler; Lebsock vacancy filled
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DENVER – Alexander “Skinny” Winkler was sworn in Thursday morning to fill the vacancy in Colorado’s House District 34 in Adams County. Winkler, a Northglenn Republican, was elected by a GOP House District 34 vacancy committee on March 23 in a narrow one-vote win over Casey Cole of Thornton. Winkler will serve for the remaining 41 days…
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Colorado public pension fix (finally) passes Senate
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DENVER – Easily the most heavily debated bill in the Colorado Senate this session is finally headed to the House, after the upper chamber passed the bill Tuesday morning. The measure passed 19-16, with Sen. Cheri Jahn, an independent from Wheat Ridge, joined Republicans for a 19-16 result. So far, Senate Bill 200 has not…
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Colorado House says ‘game over’ to arcades offering cash prizes
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DENVER – A bill that would effectively ban arcades that pay out cash prizes passed the Colorado House on a strong 47-14 vote Monday. House Bill 1234 would define simulated gambling devices to include the pay-for-play games. That puts in peril the small businesses that offer the games, but opponents say they’re skirting the laws…
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Rural broadband bill heads to governor
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DENVER – The Senate Tuesday morning agreed to House amendments on Senate Bill 2, the bill to finance the buildout of rural broadband. With that resolved, the bill now heads to Gov. John Hickenlooper and a hoped-for signing. House amendments last week resolved several lingering issues. That included a lawsuit from Viaero Wireless that the…
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Bill to outlaw arcades with cash prizes passes committee 12-0
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An intense discussion of legal interpretation, voter intent and the state constitution by high-priced, well-known lawyers boiled down to a simple question Thursday: Do lawmakers think arcades that offer cash prizes constitute gambling? The answer was yes. House Bill 1234 passed the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee 12-0. The legislation fills in legal gaps left…
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Major rural broadband bill nearing final vote from Colorado House
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The House Thursday gave preliminary approval to the major rural broadband bill, Senate Bill 2, and put it on the path to final approval for Friday. It wasn’t without a change or two, however. Senate Bill 2 would direct a surcharge on voice lines, included in consumer phone bills, into the state’s broadband deployment fund.…
