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2019 CAPITOL PREVIEW | Legislative leaders talk new session at Denver chamber event
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Kelly Brough, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, might have said it best: “We don’t know yet.” That’s what to expect from the 2019 Colorado legislative session, particularly when it comes to what Gov.-elect Jared Polis will do about many issues facing Coloradans that didn’t emerge on the campaign trail. But…
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NOONAN | Unaffiliated voters are on a roll in Colorado
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Between 2008 when Barack Obama was elected president and 2010, during the Great Recession and the Tea Party Revolution, the Democratic Party lost 219,111 active voter registrations in Colorado and active voters declined from 76 percent in 2008 to 56 percent in 2010. In 2010, Republicans were at a peak, with 39 percent of active…
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Stalemate over transportation solution continues at Colorado Capitol
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Just how much Colorado’s General Assembly should put toward funding the $9 billion wish-list for transportation projects across the state is still unresolved between the House and Senate. A series of ballot proposals, unveiled last week by a coalition – Move Colorado, led by the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce – would ask voters to increase the…
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Insights: Where does Colorado go next on transportation? The ballot or to gridlock
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It’s a long road from November to April, and the journey of a thousand political statements began on the first day of this month when Gov. John Hickenlooper rolled out his annual budget request. He sent a message, now I’m sending one, too. We’re headed for gridlock in every meaning of the word. The governor’s…
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Outdated transportation system could stall Colorado growth
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Colorado has the team in place to make big-ticket transportation projects come to life, according to state officials. What the state doesn’t have is the money. Monday, Gov. John Hickenlooper, along with transportation officials and business leaders, talked about the problems of trying to keep the state’s economy moving when its transportation system isn’t keeping…
