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Crowder, Thurlow team up to fix TABOR ‘constraint on overdrive’
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Two Colorado Republican lawmakers are delivering on their promise from earlier this year to fine-tune TABOR, a 25-year-old constitutional restriction on how much the state can receive – and spend – without triggering tax refunds. Rep. Dan Thurlow and Sen. Larry Crowder have introduced House Bill 17-1187 that seeks to change the way annual revenue…
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ICYMI: Teachers and guns, Denver Water investigated, TABOR changes? and more …
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You know all about the big political news of the past week: Hickenlooper says (projecting about two years out) he has no plans to run for president in 2020 (haven’t we heard that somewhere before?); support seems to be growing for the confirmation of Colorado Judge Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court and the…
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Crowder: Colorado’s rural hospitals facing plight
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The future of health care has been in the news a lot recently. The intended repeal of the Affordable Care Act, commonly called “Obamacare” has generated more questions than answers. However, one thing is for certain. The upcoming plight of Colorado’s rural hospitals is not in question. Last year, the state Legislature voted not to…
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#Coleg Week 7: Concerning weed clubs, PERA, ballot selfies and more
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Happy post-Presidents Day. Lawmakers today embark on their seventh week of the session. Ten weeks to go. Tuesday SB 63, the bipartisan marijuana club license bill, sponsored by Sen. Vicki Marble, R-Fort Collins, and Rep. Jovan Melton, D-Aurora, is back. Sponsors say they’ve been working to address opponent concerns. The basic question: What kind of…
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#Coleg Week 6: Concerning would-be fracktavist vandals, the death penalty, civil forfeiture, the tampon tax, PERA, broadband
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Lawmakers today embark on their sixth week of the session. Eleven weeks to go. What’s on the schedule at the gold dome this week? The “Most Accessed Bills” box on the General Assembly website offers a snapshot. It includes Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg’s SB 35, a “fracktavist beware” bill that would hike penalties for tampering with…
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Williams touts anti-sanctuary bill on national TV, blasts Democrats
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State Rep. Dave Williams swung hard on national television Wednesday at opponents of legislation the Colorado Springs Republican introduced earlier in the week to subject politicians to lawsuits and criminal charges if they’ve helped establish “sanctuary” cities or other jurisdictions in Colorado. “This could be model legislation that could definitely hold these lawless politicians accountable…
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Through tears of pride and sorrow, Legislature hosts annual Military Appreciation Day
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Friday the 100 members of the Colorado Legislature are recognizing Military, Veterans, and MIA/POW Appreciation Day. There are tears of sorrow and pride, stories of heroism in combat overseas and in quietly readjusting to everyday life at home. There are puffed up chests and tear-stained cheeks. It will last hours. Men and women in uniform…
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PHOTOS: Hickenlooper, Edwards lead celebration of Colorado National Guard’s 157th birthday
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Gov. John Hickenlooper had a simple message to convey before he pulled a saber from its scabbard and sliced into an enormous birthday cake. Noting that the Colorado National Guard is an institution older than the state – it counts territorial militias, including the Colorado Volunteer Militia, the Denver Guard and the Jefferson Rangers, in…