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Senate President Leroy Garcia, Minority Leader Chris Holbert deliver final opening day speeches
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“The challenges have been unprecedented, but so have our victories.” That’s how Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, began his last opening day speech to lead off the Colorado state Senate for the 2022 session. He reflected on the efforts over the past two years, dealing with the pandemic, as well as other changes: cutting taxes…
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University of Northern Colorado seeks legislative approval for medical school
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The University of Northern Colorado will seek permission from state lawmakers to start up and operate an osteopathic medical school. It will be the second public medical school in the state, according to state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, who will sponsor the bill, along with Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo. In the House, the sponsors…
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Governor, Democrats roll out 2022 agenda, Republicans holler ‘copycat’
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The slogans tied to the agendas both parties plan to tackle in the 2022 General Assembly session that starts Wednesday sound similar: affordability, public safety and education. As Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic legislative leaders talked about their plans for 2022 during a noon press conference on the west steps of the state Capitol, Republicans,…
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COVER STORY | Hot Topics of the 2022 General Assembly
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With 2022 an election year, lawmakers traditionally back off a bit from introducing controversial bills. That’s why they have approved some of the biggest measures of the past six years – oil and gas reform, Colorado option, climate change and greenhouse gas – in odd-numbered years when they worry less about voter reactions at the ballot box. Will…
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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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Colorado congressman regrets vow to ‘stop redistricting’ in campaign pitch
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U.S. Rep. Ken Buck said a campaign solicitation sent to his political supporters earlier this week, which told them that he needs their money in order to stop the current redistricting cycle, sent the wrong message. “This is serious, and a lot is at stake. We still need $3,102 to have the resources to stop…
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Amid uncertainty over Garcia vote, Colorado Senate puts off final action on ‘red flag’ gun bill
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The Colorado Senate has put off what was expected to be Monday’s biggest vote of the day: Final action on the “red flag” gun bill. And that leaves unresolved — at least for one more day — how the Senate’s president, Democrat Leroy Garcia of Pueblo, will vote on the controversial measure. House Bill 1177…
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President Garcia calls for unity, collaboration as Colorado state Senate opens
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Opening day in the Colorado state Senate began with lots of families and friends and the usual pomp and circumstance. Still, there were a few departures from the norm in Friday’s first day of the 2019 legislation session. Incoming Senate President Leroy Garcia of Pueblo made it an unofficial “Pueblo Day,” with a color guard…
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2019 CAPITOL PREVIEW | Senate President Leroy Garcia: ‘We need to lead with honor’
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State Sen. Leroy Garcia addresses the crowd at the watch party for Colorado Democrats in downtown Denver on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2018.(Jerilee Bennett / The Gazette) Leroy Garcia, who has represented Pueblo in the Colorado state Senate since 2015, will lead the chamber as Senate president in 2019. Garcia could hold the post for…
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Colorado Senate Dems choose Garcia as president; House Dems tap Becker as speaker
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State legislators chose new leadership at the Capitol on Thursday, with the Colorado state Senate Democratic majority choosing Sen. Leroy Garcia of Pueblo as its next president, and the House Democratic caucus tapping Majority Leader KC Becker as the speaker-designee. In the Senate, it all came down to the votes of women. That Democratic caucus…
