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Americans for Prosperity Action gets behind Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer in 8th CD
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National conservative group Americans for Prosperity Action is endorsing Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer in the crowded race to represent Colorado’s new congressional district. The group said in a release that Kirkmeyer, a state senator and former Weld County commissioner, will “put people over politics” to help everyone achieve their version of the American Dream. The group also…
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8th CD candidate Chaz Tedesco wins endorsements from Andrew Romanoff, Joe Salazar
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Former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, former state Rep. Joe Salazar and community leader Nita Gonzales are among a group of endorsers announced Monday by Democratic congressional candidate Charles “Chaz” Tedesco, an Adams County commissioner and former union president. Tedesco is one of three Democrats seeking the nomination in Colorado’s new battleground 8th Congressional District,…
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Census outreach bill clears the Colorado House
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Next year’s federal census may need more help from states than in previous years, according to the sponsors of a bill that has cleared the Colorado House. House Bill 1239 sets aside $12 million for community outreach for the 2020 census, which will be done in a way never attempted before. That’s got pluses and…
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Audit: Millions in Medicaid benefits paid for potentially ineligible Colorado patients
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The Colorado Department of Heath Care Policy and Financing may have paid millions of dollars in claims for ineligible Medicaid patients last year due to staff errors, state Auditor Dianne Ray told the Legislative Audit Committee on Feb. 26. A recent state audit of accounting practices of state agencies uncovered a half-dozen “material weaknesses,” the…
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Bill to ease foster kids’ access to driver’s licenses passes Colorado House committee
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It’s one of the most treasured rites of passage in a teenager’s life, the day he or she gets that most coveted of adult documents: the driver’s license. But for children in Colorado’s foster care system, that rite of passage is more often than not denied. State House Bill 1023, which won unanimous approval from…
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Colorado House clears sex-education bill; on to Senate
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The Colorado House on Tuesday voted mostly along party lines to approve changes to the state’s comprehensive sex education curriculum for public schools. The measure — House Bill 1032 — withstood six hours of opposition from legislative Republicans before it gained preliminary approval on Friday. The bill passed on a 39-23 vote, with one Democrat,…
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Duran, other members picked for Legislature’s workplace harassment panel
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All six members of a summer committee that will review the Colorado General Assembly’s workplace harassment policies have been chosen, with Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran among its members, Colorado Politics has learned. Sens. Bob Gardner of Colorado Springs and Beth Martinez Humenik of Thornton will represent Senate Republicans on the panel, known as…
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Colo. lawmakers find common ground on filling state pension’s $32 billion hole
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Colorado lawmakers cured – they hope – the state employees’ ailing pension plan in the waning minutes of the 120-day Colorado legislative session Wednesday night, a remedy that could help keep Colorado’s credit rating from taking a hit. House and Senate negotiators reached a deal that was approved by both chambers. That should be a relief…
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Colo. House advances transportation bill
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The Colorado House of Representatives passed one of the most important bills of the session – to pump billions of dollars into transportation – Tuesday morning with 36 hours left in the four-month General Assembly. Senate Bill 1 was the first piece of legislation to be introduced this session. It passed the House on a…
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Colo. House Democrats finally pass pension bill; now they negotiate
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The Colorado House passed a solution to the $32 billion hole in the state public employees’ pension Tuesday morning, sending one of the session’s biggest bills to negotiators with a little more than a week left in the session. The bill passed on a party-line vote. Senate Bill 200 was amended by Democrats in the…
