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Appeals court allows DPS board member’s defamation claims to proceed over sex assault allegations
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed Denver Public Schools board member Auon’tai M. Anderson may pursue defamation claims against two women who posted unsubstantiated allegations online that he committed sexual assault. Anderson, who is vice president of DPS’ board of education, originally filed suit against Black Lives Matter 5280 and three individuals who played a role…
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Colorado Community College System honors sponsors of free college program
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The Colorado Community College System honored four state legislators as “legislators of the year” for sponsoring a bill to create a free college program for high-demand careers. House Speaker Julie McCluskie, Rep. Rose Pugliese, Sen. Janet Buckner and Sen. Perry Will were recognized during the CCCS’s state board meeting on Wednesday. The annual award celebrates legislators…
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Colorado counties awarded nearly $1M to boost election security
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Almost every county in Colorado received grants to upgrade the physical security at their election offices over the last year. In total, 56 counties were given more than $945,000 in grant awards, the Secretary of State’s Office announced on Tuesday. The grant program was created by Senate Bill 22-153, passed by state legislators in 2022 in response…
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Industry critics: Proposed legislation threatens to limit oil & gas industry in Colorado
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A new bill just introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives threatens to “functionally prohibit new permitting for most industrial processes in the state,” the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the American Petroleum Institute Colorado asserted on Friday. House Bill 23-1294, introduced by Rep. Jennifer Bacon and Jenny Wilford and co-sponsored by Sen. Faith…
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Committee kills bill to expand access to medical marijuana in Colorado
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An effort to expand access to medical marijuana in Colorado met a swift end on Thursday, when lawmakers shut it down in its first committee hearing. Senate Bill 81 sought to increase the amount of medical marijuana concentrate a patient can buy per day and allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana via virtual telehealth appointments…
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Chief justice tells legislature about accomplishments, planned reforms to judiciary
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Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright on Friday told the legislature the state’s judicial branch is making progress on diversity and workplace culture, while warning lawmakers about the need to address low compensation and problematic levels of turnover. Boatright also threw his endorsement behind two new proposals that would reform the process for disciplining judges, including an amendment…
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‘Our work begins now’ | CAPITOL QUOTES
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The first week of the 2023 legislative session saw big promises and elicited big emotions from members of the Colorado legislature. Newly-inducted state leaders attempted to set the tone for the year ahead with days of opening speeches, ranging from the dozens of incoming freshmen state lawmakers to the reelected governor. Here are some of…
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Colorado lawmakers introduce first bills of the 2023 session
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House Speaker Julie McCluskie and Senate President Steve Fenberg introduced the first 10 bills of the 2023 legislative session Monday afternoon, outlining the Democratic Party’s priorities for the year. The bills center on education investments, health care affordability, mental health programs, workforce development, affordable housing, language accessibility, and energy and water efficiency. “Colorado Democrats have…
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Oil, gas tax law under consideration by Colorado Supreme Court
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The Colorado Supreme Court stepped in this week to clarify whether the owners of a Montezuma County oil and gas formation have the opportunity to challenge a retroactive $2 million increase to their collective property tax bill. The underlying sequence of events already made its way to the justices once in 2017, when the court…
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The State of the Streets: A conversation with Police Chief Pazen
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We all know about the State of the Union address our president delivers to Congress every year. Our governor does multiple State of the State speeches around Colorado, and Denver hosts several State of the City events, including one just last Thursday sponsored by the Denver Chamber of Commerce. All fine and good, but who…
