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Colorado Senate committee advances scaled-back bill to add judgeships, with more cuts looming

Feb 18, 2025

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Michael Karlik

Colorado’s Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill to create roughly two dozen new judgeships by a vote of 5-2 on Friday, in a slightly scaled-back effort to address high judicial workloads in many areas of the state. However, with the legislation now heading to the full Senate, one of its sponsors intends to propose cutting…
Colorado Senate committee advances bill to create 29 judgeships, with lawmaker support delicate

Jan 30, 2025

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Michael Karlik

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to establish 29 new Colorado judgeships by a vote of 6-1 on Wednesday, with supporters and opponents both cautioning that their positions could change based on the availability of money. The committee heard testimony from numerous witnesses in support of the bill, including from sitting judges. Chief Justice…
Independent expenditure committee invests $1 million in Colorado primary races

Jun 24, 2024

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Marianne Goodland

An independent expenditure committee tied to former DaVita CEO Kent Thiry has invested $1.08 million in state House and Senate races in the past few days, backing more moderate Democrats and Republicans in a dozen races. The committee Let Colorado Vote Action was filed just one week ago, on June 17. On June 19, the…
Rookie legislator’s support for Palestine in wake of attacks draws Gold Dome criticism

Oct 9, 2023

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Carol McKinley

Hours after the terrorist organization Hamas launched a surprise holiday attack on Israel, Colorado Rep. Tim Hernández joined around three dozen participants at a rally at the state Capitol and waved a Palestinian flag. The Palestine Solidarity Rally was described in a flyer as “An Emergency protest for Palestinian Resistance.” It appeared to be organized…

lisa frizell

Colorado Senate committee advances scaled-back bill to add judgeships, with more cuts looming

Colorado Senate committee advances bill to create 29 judgeships, with lawmaker support delicate

Independent expenditure committee invests $1 million in Colorado primary races

Rookie legislator’s support for Palestine in wake of attacks draws Gold Dome criticism