michael johnston
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Noonan: Legislature’s last days’ late nights leave citizens in the lurch
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Colorado may have some big problems, but it’s impossible to tell from bills signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper as of the last three days of the General Assembly. The governor signed 179 of 686 bills by end of day Monday. The slow pace of bills pushed 193 bills into unfinished status on the 119th…
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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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Offbeat bills 2016: Prairie dogs, dead bodies, hunter pink, Ms. Attorney General
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Colorado lawmakers have submitted more than 305 bills so far in the legislative session. A few of them are sure to receive attention, not for being controversial or partisan or headline grabbing, but for seeming so… odd. Here’s a short list of some of those unusual bills: Pets and pests, cadaver tamperers, madams attorney general and dead-shot pink: HB-10:…
