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Williams touts anti-sanctuary bill on national TV, blasts Democrats
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State Rep. Dave Williams swung hard on national television Wednesday at opponents of legislation the Colorado Springs Republican introduced earlier in the week to subject politicians to lawsuits and criminal charges if they’ve helped establish “sanctuary” cities or other jurisdictions in Colorado. “This could be model legislation that could definitely hold these lawless politicians accountable…
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House GOP leadership chosen, Rankin nearly quits JBC
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Saying he wanted signs of support from his Republican colleagues before he agreed to continue serving on the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, that’s what state Rep. Bob Rankin of Carbondale received during a party leadership caucus at the state Capitol Thursday, Nov. 10. Rankin, who has been the House GOP member on the JBC for…
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Colorado GOP legislators get behind Trump
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With many Republican leaders – including some in Colorado – recently withdrawing their support or renouncing GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump after the release of a 2005 video recording of Trump bragging of what some consider sexual abuse of women, the Trump campaign in Colorado on Thursday, Oct. 13, touted newfound support of several Colorado…
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Nevilles, Everett, Marble take home top liberty lawmaker prize
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The big news this year from the “no enemies to the right” Principles of Liberty legislator awards ceremony at the Western Conservative Summit is that Rep. Justin Everett, Littleton Republican and Master of No under the Gold Dome, placed second on the bill-ratings scorecard, trailing his friend and chief righty-politics competitor Rep. Patrick Neville, boy…
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Noonan: Mulligan legislation has poor success record at Capitol
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Kelly Brough, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, chastised Gov. John Hickenlooper and Capitol leadership at a recent luncheon for a poor record of accomplishment in the 2016 General Assembly. She wants legislators to take another crack at reclassifying the hospital provider fee and reforming construction defects law, two issues that got…
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Salazar oil-and-gas liability bill makes bumpy way through House
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The legislative showdown over oil and gas drilling had been headed to the full Colorado House for months, rumbling along like a low-grade temblor. When it finally hit the floor Thursday morning, it sent lawmakers out of their seats to the front of the chamber, where they faced off for more than two hours of…
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Newbie Rep. Leonard holds floor show in opposition to Israel bill, draws spotlight, questions
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Rep. Tim Leonard, R-Evergreen, the newest member of the Colorado Legislature, made a grand statement Thursday, traveling down to the well of the House for his first time, initiating a dramatic legislative maneuver and holding forth at length, all in opposition to a bill popular with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle that seeks to prevent the…
