matt jones
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Americans for Prosperity brings conservative roadshow to the Capitol
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The conservative policy-shaper Americans for Prosperity held its annual lobby day at the Capitol Thursday with a free box lunch for members and legislators who participated in their program. No Democrats showed up to speak in the West Foyer of the state Capitol, though some joked that they liked the annual handouts from the organization…
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Colorado legislative fight over oil and gas begins anew, with predictable end
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It’s a new year, but it’s the same legislative outcome for Democratic bills to regulate oil and gas or to promote renewable energy in Colorado. Republicans Thursday made short work of two Senate bills that would pledge the state to get all its energy from renewable sources by 2035, and another to hold oil and…
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Republicans’ Colorado Energy Office rescue clears committee on bipartisan vote
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A bill to restore the funding and redistribute the attention of the Colorado Energy Office cleared its first committee Thursday. That’s not surprising for a Republican bill in a Republican-led committee, but the bipartisan 9-2 vote on Senate Bill 3 means it might have a chance to rescue an imperiled agency. Last year a partisan…
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Sen. Matt Jones to sponsor bill for 100 percent renewable energy by 2035
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If you thought gubernatorial candidates Jared Polis and Michael Johnston are thinking big on renewable energy, then get a load of state Sen. Matt Jones. While Polis and Johnston are running on a proposals to get the state to 100 percent renewable energy by 2040, the state lawmaker from Louisville will run a bill next…
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Sen. Matt Jones planning bill to give more local control on oil and gas issues
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Sen. Matt Jones of Louisville said Wednesday he plans to introduce a bill in the next session to give local governments more authority to “plan, zone, and refuse to allow oil and gas operations as they see fit – just as they do with every other industry.” Though Jones is the Senate Democrats’ appointed leader…
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Northwest rail line should get RTD’s share of pot taxes, state Sen. Matt Jones says
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While a Democratic effort to restore marijuana tax money to special districts was underway, Colorado state Sen. Matt Jones was pitching a different idea to fund a commuter rail Tuesday. The Democrat from Louisville would like to see marijuana tax money directed to metro Denver’s Regional Transportation District to keep the special district’s promises to…
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State lawmakers take on Colorado water plan
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Sometime between now and November, a select committee of lawmakers will come up with their own ideas for the direction of Colorado’s 2-year-old water plan. It’s a bit of a change-up from the current role of the Colorado General Assembly, which for the past several years has done little more than write checks to implement…
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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.…
