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Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Robinson releases legislative priorities as session starts
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Republican Doug Robinson, one of nine candidates in a primary for governor, on Tuesday released his legislative priorities as Colorado lawmakers were set to kick off the General Assembly’s 2018 regular session. On the retired investment advisor’s list: long-term funding for roads, adequate career training for students, solutions to the opioid epidemic and long-term stability…
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Marijuana tax spending spree to hit a bump in 2018-19, Colorado JBC warns
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The 2017-18 spending spree that Colorado lawmakers and the governor went on, courtesy of a $56.5 million boost in marijuana tax revenues, won’t be repeated in 2018-19, according to an analysis of those revenues presented this week to the Joint Budget Committee. That led some JBC members to warn fellow lawmakers and the governor that…
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Rep. Paul Lundeen calls CU regent candidate ‘a true believer’
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State Rep. Paul Lundeen, a candidate for state Senate, is backing political newcomer Chance Hill in the University of Colorado regent’s seat in El Paso County. They’re both Republicans. Hill does not yet have opposition in the race to succeed Kyle Hybl on on the board that oversees the CU System, including the University of…
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Rep. Paul Lundeen endorses Tim Geitner for House District 19
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The man representing House District 19 in the legislature is vouching for the man he hopes will represent it in 2019. Republican Rep. Paul Lundeen of Monument endorsed Tim Geitner of Falcon at an event in Monument last week. Lundeen was elected to the House seat in 2014 after four years on the state Board…
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Far more lawmakers get F’s than A’s on AFP-Colorado’s right-leaning report card
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Remember that high school teacher or college prof who was known as “an easy A”? The one you didn’t have to worry about too much around finals? No such luck for the 100 members of Colorado’s General Assembly – at least, not when it comes to the report card just issued on the lawmakers…
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Colorado mental hospital can’t keep up with court-ordered evaluations; lawmakers concerned
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The state mental hospital can’t keep up with judges increasingly assigning people there for mental competency evaluations, the Colorado Department of Human Services said Thursday. That means some people might spend more time than necessary locked up. Under a 2012 court settlement with the advocacy organization Disability Law Colorado, those sent to the Colorado Mental…
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Gov. Hickenlooper seeks to save Colorado Energy Office after legislature hit impasse
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Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office is expected to request on Tuesday that state budget writers approve supplemental funding for the Colorado Energy Office after the legislature hit an impasse at the end of the legislative session. The governor’s office is asking for $3.1 million to preserve the office, which, in addition to promoting renewable energy, also…
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Senate Republicans to lead Colorado Springs rally for charter schools Thursday
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Republicans in the Colorado legislature are expected to turn out strong Thursday for a lunchtime rally for charter schools in Colorado Springs. A Celebration of Charter School Families begins at 12:30 p.m. at Colorado Springs Early Colleges at 4405 N. Chestnut St. The rally is sponsored by the conservative school choice organization Ready CO and the…
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Monument Republican Paul Lundeen announces run for term-limited Kent Lambert’s Senate District 9 seat
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State Rep. Paul Lundeen, a Monument Republican and former chairman of the State Board of Education, declared Wednesday he’s running for the Senate District 9 seat held by state Sen. Kent Lambert with the term-limited GOP incumbent’s endorsement. “We have achieved success in the House rolling back federal intrusion into our local public schools,” Lundeen…
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Hickenlooper signs ‘Long Bill,’ applauds bipartisan collaboration on state budget
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday signed the upcoming year’s budget, known as the Long Appropriations Bill, praising legislators on both sides of the aisle for coming together to avert “draconian” cuts while safeguarding spending on health care and schools. Senate Bill 254 sets a $28.7 billion budget for the state for the 2017-18 fiscal year,…
