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Senate Democratic leader Guzman stepping down from top post
DENVER – Colorado state Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman has stepped down from her post leading the Democrats in her caucus with less than six weeks to go in her final legislative session. Assistant Senate Minority Leader Leroy Garcia was elected in her place by the Democratic caucus Thursday morning shortly before the start of…
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Pueblo Democrat Leroy Garcia launches reelection bid in Senate District 3
Assistant Senate Minority Leader Leroy Garcia, the Pueblo Democrat who took back one of the Senate seats lost to Republicans in Colorado’s 2013 recall elections, formally launched his campaign this week for a second term representing Senate District 3. Garcia, a paramedic, community college instructor and Marine Corps veteran, said in a statement he wants…
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Colorado lawmakers want answers on prison system’s inmate math
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and a legislative working group that will convene for the first time Wednesday are scrutinizing how the Department of Corrections estimates how many beds – and ultimately how much money – the state needs for inmates. Lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats, are holding up a budget request from the prison system, questioning…
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Interoperable radio communications for school safety passes first test in Colorado legislature
It’s not just about preventing another Columbine-style school shooting. Handheld radios in schools help employees manage difficult parents or help students get to school when the bus breaks down. But it’s the cost of setting up radio communications to first responders that is stopping many school districts from making that happen, and this week, Republican…
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Rep. Daneya Esgar, Sen. Leroy Garcia want VA hospital in southern Colorado
Sen. Leroy Garcia and Rep. Daneya Esgar, along with Rep. Phil Covarrubias, plan to introduce a resolution for the General Assembly to ask Congress to locate a Veterans Affairs Hospital in Pueblo, but Colorado Springs is OK, too. Peter Roper of the Pueblo Chieftain was the first to report on the proposal over the weekend.…
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Lawmakers laud the Colorado State Fair on opening night in Pueblo, but tax support grows thin
State lawmakers were out in force at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo Friday night. The celebration of Colorado’s farming, ranching and funnel cakes started Friday and runs thorugh Sept. 4. After the rodeo Friday night, Joe Diffie sang, “If the Devil Danced in Empty Pants.” If the devil got tired of dancing, there was…
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Updated: Black Hills Energy responds to Sen. Leroy Garcia’s infuriation
Updated: Julie C. Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for Black Hills Energy, got back to us with a response to Sen. Leroy Garcia’s withering view of the company’s rate-hike request. Here it is (with the original story below). “In short, the Phase 2 filing is not a request for a rate increase, it is simply a plan…
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Principles of Liberty Colorado organization releases legislative scorecard, honors ‘rock stars’
State Rep. Justin Everett, a Littleton Republican, ranked highest among Colorado lawmakers in the annual Principles of Liberty scorecard, the conservative organization announced Saturday at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver. Known as “Justin Neverett” and “Dr. No” for his propensity for voting “no” on legislation, Everett was one of nine legislators, all Republicans, to…