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Mayor Hancock appoints Rep. Kerry Tipper as Denver deputy city attorney
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State Rep. Kerry Tipper, D-Lakewood, will become Denver Deputy City Attorney effective May 31. Tipper has served two terms in the Colorado legislature, representing House District 28 in central Lakewood since 2019, but decided earlier this year not to run for re-election in November. Tipper will replace James Fisher, who stepped down in late February…
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House Democrats say nuance on simple possession of fentanyl is lost in deadly overdose rhetoric
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With a hearing on how to deal with the state’s fentanyl crisis just a few hours away, Democrats attempted Tuesday to counter some of the rhetoric around the issue of simple possession. Democrats also appear to be open to the discussion of lowering the fentanyl felony from 4 grams to 1 gram, but that comes…
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Colorado could become first legislature in the nation to pass law on parental leave for lawmakers
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Colorado could become the first legislature in the country to have a formal law in place that grants paid family leave to legislators. A month ago, Senate President Steve Fenberg of Boulder toyed with the idea of paid leave for lawmakers, but wondered whether it would be constitutional, given that lawmakers cannot obligate future legislatures…
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Capitol M: New senator and alter ego edition | Week of March 5, 2022
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The lighter side of the Capitol, usually. Meet Joaquin. Joaquin is the alter-ego of Rep. Alex Valdez of Denver, who points out he’s a Gemini, so it works. Joaquin occasionally shows up in the House chambers; he’s a part of the back two rows of the Dems’ side of the House, traditionally a place where…
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Colorado lawmakers spar over voting rights resolution
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Evoking apartheid-era voting restrictions and warning of a dire end for America’s democracy, Senate Democrats on Tuesday passed a resolution urging Congress to pass comprehensive voting rights legislation to counteract actions by several states they believe have made it more difficult for voters to cast a ballot. House Democrats replicated the Senate’s action soon after. …
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Dominoes: State Rep. Lisa Cutter declares she’s in for Senate District 20
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The announcement Monday by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Arvada, that he won’t run for a ninth term in Congress has started a round of dominoes in Jefferson County. The latest, less than 24 hours later, is state Rep. Lisa Cutter, D-Littleton, who told Colorado Politics she’s running for Senate District 20. Cutter made the move…
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Imagination Library of Colorado launches statewide expansion
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When last we saw Republican former state Sen. Jack Tate, he was headed off to his hometown of Nashville, Tenn., to help manage a nonprofit called Project Return and take care of his mother. But longing to come home to his Colorado family, he’s now managing another nonprofit that he had a hand in setting…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…
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Census outreach bill clears the Colorado House
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Next year’s federal census may need more help from states than in previous years, according to the sponsors of a bill that has cleared the Colorado House. House Bill 1239 sets aside $12 million for community outreach for the 2020 census, which will be done in a way never attempted before. That’s got pluses and…
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Lawmakers kill proposal to protect Colorado patients from medical debt collection (VIDEO)
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The Colorado House Finance Committee hears testimony on a bill concerning medical debt on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.KUSA-9News, Denver A bill designed to prohibit creditors from going after the wages of Coloradans with medical debt failed Monday in a state legislature committee despite pleas from the bill’s sponsor that such a measure was sorely needed.…
