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Prosecutor plans to review Keyser petitions, circulator ‘passed background check’ for another candidate
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Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey’s office on Friday began a preliminary review into allegations nominating petitions that helped Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser make the June primary ballot contained forged signatures, according to the state’s top election official and the director of a liberal organization that had asked local prosecutors to look into the…
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Construction defect reform stalls amid affordable housing fixes (updated)
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After months of speculation about what the Legislature would do to address concerns about construction defects, the answer is in: nothing. The closest lawmakers could get to anything resembling a bipartisan bill dealing with the contentious issue was the creation of a study group. But even that proposal was killed in a House committee. House…
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Crowder wants to be really clear about how he sees the hospital provider fee, you follow?
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“The thing I’m trying to impress on people is we got to come out and have to have an adult conversation in this state about what direction we want to go,” said state Sen. Larry Crowder, standing on the steps of the Capitol last week. Crowder was talking about his support for House Bill 1420,…
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The Hot Sheet, February 29, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Monday, February 29, 2016 DENVER – Good morning and happy Leap Day to you on the eve of Super Tuesday. Here’s to a productive week wherever you might be as we enter this important phase of the election year. “I want to caucus in Iowa. I’ll caucus all over…
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VIDEO: Workforce development package gets bipartisan lift
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[vimeo 156622574 w=700 h=394]Colorado lawmakers rolled out a package of 10 bills focused on state workforce development Wednesday at the Capitol, touting cooperation among industry representatives, Republicans and Democrats to better prepare young Coloradans to thrive in what they called a changing economy that offers new kinds of careers. The bills extend a similar drive…
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The Hot Sheet, February 17, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Wednesday, February 17, 2016 DENVER – Happy Wednesday, and good luck to you for the rest of your week. We are a mere three days away from the Nevada Caucuses, when we will be given a taste of how these presidential candidates perform in a Western state. We…
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The Hot Sheet, February 10, 2016
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By TCS Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Jared Wright@_JaredWright_ Wednesday, February 10, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, happy Wednesday, and here’s to a good start to the rest of your week … Your post-N.H. presidential recap and analysis: As the polling from the last several days predicted, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders walked away from the Granite State last night with respective wins, Trump commanding 35.1%…
