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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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Polis signs bill allowing marijuana for child autism treatment
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April 2 is National Autism Day. It’s also the day Gov. Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 1028, which would allow children on the autism spectrum to use medical marijuana to treat symptoms. The bill is the second-year effort of Reps. Edie Hooton, Democrat of Boulder, and Kim Ransom, Republican of Lone Tree, who…
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Colorado House unanimously passes bill allowing pot for autism
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The Colorado House Thursday gave unanimous consent to a bill that will add autism to the list of conditions for which medical marijuana can be prescribed. The 63-0 vote on House Bill 1038, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Edie Hooton of Boulder and Republican Rep. Kim Ransom of Lone Tree, followed two debates on the House…
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Colorado House panel OKs bill to treat autism with medical marijuana
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A bill that would allow autism to be treated with medical marijuana, similar to the one vetoed last year by then-Gov. John Hickenlooper, is one step closer to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis, who has promised to sign it. House Bill 19-1028, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Edie Hooton of Boulder and Republican Rep. Kim…
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Colorado could replace Columbus Day with Election Day as a holiday
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The Colorado General Assembly’s annual bill to cancel the state’s observance of Columbus Day took on a twist on the House floor Tuesday. House Bill 1231 was amended by its sponsor, Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, D-Commerce City, to replace it with Election Day as one of state government’s 10 official days off each year. Opponents contend…
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Bill aimed at drug abuse has tough time against Colorado doctors’ orders
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Legislators talk a lot about fighting the drug abuse epidemic, but the fate of a bill aimed at helping by connecting doctors writing prescriptions directly to pharmacies is going to down to the wire House Bill 1279 is supported by the Colorado Retail Council, which includes pharmacies who say it’s a common-sense measure to reduce the…
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Tancredo, Neville team up to fight sanctuary city policies
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DENVER – Republican state Sen. Tim Neville of Littleton has joined forces with former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo in an effort to combat what Neville calls a major public safety issue: “sanctuary city” policies that bar local law enforcement from enforcing federal immigration laws. A bill backed introduced in the state legislature by Neville would…
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Trooper Cody Donahue honored, ahead of bill to extend insurance to families of fallen officers
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The Colorado Senate honored the family of the late Trooper Cody Donahue Monday after passing the Move Over for Cody Law last session. This year, lawmakers will consider a bill to help sustain insurance for the families of fallen officers. While law enforcement officers are in mind, Senate Bill 148 also would extend insurance coverage for…
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Ethics complaint against Colorado state Rep. Ransom dismissed
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After a more than five-hour hearing, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission Wednesday unanimously dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Republican Rep. Kim Ransom of Lone Tree. The ethics complaint alleged Ransom accepted a “Gold Pass,” valued at $600, to attend the 2016 Western Conservative Summit. In their ruling, the commission said Ransom had met the…
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Ethics complaint against Colorado lawmaker may hinge on committee’s view of university’s funding
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An ethics complaint filed against Colorado state Rep. Kim Ransom, a Lone Tree Republican, may hinge on just how the Independent Ethics Commission views the funding for Colorado Christian University. On Monday the commission discussed several issues that could decide whether Ransom violated the state’s limits on gifts to lawmakers. Ransom was one of 10…
