lucia guzman
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Colorado completes final sale of certificates of participation from 2017 transportation bill
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Colorado Treasurer Dave Young announced Wednesday the state has wrapped up the final of four $500 million sales of certificates of participation intended to help finance transportation projects across the state. Certificates of participation are akin to bonds, but under Senate Bill 17-267, the state is putting up as collateral state buildings, under lease-purchase agreements.…
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Denver’s underprivileged see the light in Solar Training Academy
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As former Senate minority leader of the Colorado General Assembly, I’ve seen firsthand that when businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government come together, we can solve problems. That spirit of cooperation was on display at a recent event I attended at Denver-based Namaste Solar. GRID Alternatives and the Denver Housing Authority, along with local energy businesses…
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Lawmakers back Denver Planned Parenthood workers’ union cause
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Legislators who defend reproductive rights on Tuesday urged Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains to support another Democratic value, the right to unionize. The question for workers at metro Denver clinics is pending before the National Labor Relations Board. Denver-area clinic workers voted in December to form a union. Management appealed to the NLRB, contending workers…
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PRIMARY PREVIEW: 5 Democratic races to watch for the Colo. legislature
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There are 18 contested races for state legislative seats heading into the June 26 primary. These are CoPo’s picks for the top five Democratic races to watch. > RELATED: PRIMARY PREVIEW: 5 Republican races to watch for the Colo. legislature The biggest turnover at the Capitol this year is in the number of termed-limited Democratic…
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Gavel falls on Colo. legislature’s brawls and breakthroughs
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Denver Zoo brought birds and reptiles to show off at the Colorado Capitol Wednesday – fitting for the last day of a four-month legislative session that was at times a wild kingdom of laws, policies and politics, and at others a close encounter with the #MeToo era. Lawmakers finally wrapped up their work in the…
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Grantham: Latest harassment report on Baumgardner ‘much more professional’
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Colorado state Senate President Kevin Grantham of Cañon City told reporters this morning he believes the latest investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Sen. Randy Baumgardner “was done in a much more professional manner.” That statement is in marked contrast to his views of an earlier investigation into a separate allegation against the Hot Sulphur…
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Alan Kennedy-Shaffer makes the ballot in the race to succeed Lucia Guzman
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Alan Kennedy-Shaffer made it onto a crowded Democratic primary ballot in Denver’s Senate District 34 Friday with just three valid petition signatures to spare, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said Friday. Milo Schwab cleared the required 1,000 signatures on April 10 and Julie Gonzales made it onto the Democratic ballot on March 23. Jonah…
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Milo Schwab makes the ballot in Denver race to succeed Guzman in state Senate
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The race to replace Lucia Guzman of Denver in the state Senate is getting mighty competitive, as Milo Schwab made the Democratic primary ballot in the District 34 race Tuesday, the Secretary of State’s Office said. Schwab covered the threshold of 1,000 valid petition signatures of registered voters in the district. He is one of…
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Sexual harassment cases taking a toll on lawmakers, not just the accused
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DENVER – As the Colorado Senate debated the fate of Sen. Randy Baumgardner over sexual harassment charges in a rare evening session, Sen. Lucia Guzman was thinking of sunrise on Good Friday, a time of atonement and healing. The resolution to expel Baumgardner failed in a 17-17 tie after a four-hour hearing. In speech after speech,…
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Is there a deal in place for Baumgardner to resign? Depends on whom you ask.
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DENVER – Friday, March 30 could be a big day in the state Senate. Or not. It’s not because of what might happen in the building. Both the House and Senate are closed Friday in observance of Good Friday. It’s because a sitting state senator may resign his seat. Or not. 5280 magazine reported Tuesday night…
