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House says he won’t seek another term as GOP chair
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Colorado Republican Party Chairman Steve House isn’t seeking a second term heading the state GOP, and he isn’t going to run for governor, either, he said Monday. Instead, House said in a statement he plans to focus on improving the health care system and raise money to support next year’s Republican nominee for governor. House…
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Transportation funding transfers tricky
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“A lot of moving parts” and a “very, very difficult budget to set” were among the descriptions given to the House Transportation & Energy and Senate Transportation committees regarding funding one of the key areas before the Colorado General Assembly. At the Wednesday, Jan. 19, joint committee meeting, Joint Budget Committee members explained recent changes…
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Inmate Hepatitis C treatment costs questioned
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It costs the Colorado Department of Corrections $57,000 to treat each of 32 inmates infected with Hepatitis C with expensive new drugs that have had a 100 percent success rate. That cost did not sit well with members of the Colorado House and Senate Judiciary committees when the Joint Budget Committee presented the figures during…
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Colorado GOP legislators get behind Trump
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With many Republican leaders – including some in Colorado – recently withdrawing their support or renouncing GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump after the release of a 2005 video recording of Trump bragging of what some consider sexual abuse of women, the Trump campaign in Colorado on Thursday, Oct. 13, touted newfound support of several Colorado…
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Talking GOP politics in a smoke-filled bar: Inside the 4th Annual Senate Majority Fund Reception
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A smoky haze filled the air inside Churchill’s Restaurant & Bar in downtown Denver’s Brown Palace Hotel, which may have signified the outlook by Republicans gathered about a month before the general election. This certainly was not the first time Colorado politicos have converged on Churchill’s to fundraise, strategize or otherwise just chat – nor…
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Hickenlooper signs bill creating national cybersecurity center in Colorado Springs
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Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation on the steps of the El Pomar Center Friday at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. At a bill signing ceremony crowded with state legislators and other high-ranking officials, he jotted his signature to an act establishing Colorado’s formal push to become a national leader in cybersecurity. House Bill 16-1453…
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With much grumbling, Senate votes overwhelmingly for state budget
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Democrats and Republicans in the Senate want you to know they don’t love this year’s $27 billion budget, but they voted for it in a landslide. “The bottom line is, I’m going to vote yes on this budget because of the great work of the Joint Budget Committee members (who drafted it). I’m proud of…
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Fields: End the ‘Fatal Attraction’ to Hollywood handouts
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Films are fun and a great part of American pop culture. Creative talent expressed through film is one of America’s gifts to the world. And movies are even better with a stunning Colorado backdrop. Why wouldn’t they be? We live in a beautiful state that looks great on the big screen. Under pressure from powerful…
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The Hot Sheet, March 25, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 51 | MARCH 25, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Happy Good Friday, and a very Happy Birthday to my wife, who puts up with the early morning or late night writing of The Hot Sheet on a daily basis. “I have…
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The Hot Sheet, March 22, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 48 | MARCH 22, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Not a good Tuesday morning in the world with yet another terrorist attack striking the heart of Brussels, Belgium, 2 explosions at Brussels Airport and one at a subway station with at least…