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Rep. Lori Saine spends night in jail, could face more time over gun at the airport
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Colorado state Rep. Lori Saine’s passion for gun rights and how a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol in carry-on bag at Denver’s airport could land her behind bars – again. Denver police spokesman Gregory Zimmerman said Wednesday the Weld County Republican “knowingly brought the handgun to the checkpoint.” Knowingly? Police aren’t elaborating. Saine spent the night…
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State Rep. Lori Saine accused of taking a gun to Denver airport
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State Rep. Lori Saine, R-Dacono, was detained at Denver International Airport Tuesday. Denver police characterized it as an “investigation of introduction of a firearm into a transportation facility.” No other details have been released. “At the conclusion of this investigation, this case will be presented to the Denver District Attorney’s Office for consideration of charges,”…
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Colorado GOP lawmaker Cole Wist ‘thinking seriously’ about run for attorney general if Cynthia Coffman runs for governor
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Cole Wist, Colorado’s assistant House Republican leader, says he’s “thinking seriously” about running for state attorney general in next year’s election if GOP incumbent Cynthia Coffman decides to run for governor, and he expects to announce his plans within weeks, he told Colorado Politics. Coffman said months ago she was weighing a bid for governor…
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Ethics commission could hear free pass case against Rep. Kim Ransom in October
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A formal hearing into an ethics complaint filed against Rep. Kim Ransom of Lone Tree isn’t likely to take place before October, based on discussions of the complaint today with the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission. The complaint, filed last year by Lone Tree resident Charles Bucknam, alleges Ransom accepted a gift that exceeds the state’s…
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Principles of Liberty Colorado organization releases legislative scorecard, honors ‘rock stars’
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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…
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Getting to yes, just saying no: Lawmakers Everett, Hansen and Kennedy talk session votes
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By one measure, state Rep. Justin Everett, a House Republican serving his third term in the Colorado General Assembly, and state Reps. Chris Hansen and Chris Kennedy, a pair of Democrats in their first terms, stand as far apart as any lawmakers at the Capitol, based on the votes they cast in the just-completed 2017…
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Colorado House wrestles with an evangelical moment
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State House Minority Whip Lori Saine said she had been working on the memorial resolution offered for Bill Armstrong during a joint session of the Legislature on and off for a year. Same with the eulogy she delivered – and she was clearly charged with deep feeling as she read it out to a chamber…
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Firestone tragedy unlikely to shake up Capitol oil and gas politics
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A lot has changed in the wake of the oil and gas industry-linked explosion at the end of April in Firestone that killed two. Anadarko Petroleum shut down 3,000 wells. Matt Lepore, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission director, spoke about conducting “an ongoing conversation about new safety measures” of one kind or another. Gov.…
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Firestone Rep. Saine: A full-throated opponent of oil and gas flowline bill
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State Rep. Lori Saine, a Republican who represents constituents rocked by a recent fatal oil and gas industry-related home explosion in Firestone, strongly opposes a bill introduced Friday morning that would require the drilling industry to make available well flowline mapping data to regulators and the public. “This tragedy is very fresh in my mind.…
