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Capitol M: Week ending March 30
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A look at the lighter side, usually, of what goes on at the state Capitol. This week, however, Capitol M feels the need to call out some ill-thought-out behavior this week. If you aren’t reading…The Facebook page of Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, Capitol M says “do it!” Holbert has taken upon himself to…
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Bill to renew civil rights agency on its way but funding hurdles remain
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The House Judiciary Committee this week signed off on a bill to reauthorize the state’s civil rights agency for another nine years, but chances the bill gets through the General Assembly in its current form are slim. And chances that the agency’s funding will be included the annual state budget when it is introduced on…
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Colorado Senate President Kevin Grantham weighs in on civil rights controversy
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Colorado Senate President Kevin Grantham of Cañon City weighed in Monday morning on the controversy over the continued existence of the state Division of Civil Rights and Civil Rights Commission. Last week, the Joint Budget Committee deadlocked 3-3 on vote to fund the agency, which is part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies, for the 2018-19…
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Majority House Dems unleash their first five bills…
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Sure, there were all the opening-day rituals under the Dome on Wednesday – speeches, promises of bipartisanship and warm greetings among almost all of the 100 members, who insisted they were happy to see one another again. But then there’s the real business of the General Assembly: making laws (well, and killing legislation; plenty of…
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Transportation got everyone’s attention on the opening day of Colorado’s legislature
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The transportation issue squealed its tires out of the gate on the opening day of Colorado’s legislative session. Transportation funding dominated last year’s session, but a bipartisan bill to ask voters for a sales tax hike hit a roadblock among senators in the Senate, who preferred the money come from existing taxes in the state…
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Legislative session gets going under the Gold Dome with talk of compromise
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Republicans will introduce a bill to lock $300 million a year into the state budget, and then refer a ballot measure to Colorado voters in November to allow the state to borrow money against it for transportation, Senate President Kevin Grantham said on the opening day of the legislative session Wednesday. That would get the…
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The return of Dr. Chaps? Gordon Klingenschmitt weighs run against Tony Exum
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Former state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, the Colorado Springs Republican and former Navy chaplain known as “Dr. Chaps,” said Tuesday night he’s forming an exploratory committee to weigh a bid against state Rep. Tony Exum, the Colorado Springs Democrat who holds one of the state’s swingiest of swing seats. Klingenschmitt told a group of Republican activists…
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Marijuana tax spending spree to hit a bump in 2018-19, Colorado JBC warns
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The 2017-18 spending spree that Colorado lawmakers and the governor went on, courtesy of a $56.5 million boost in marijuana tax revenues, won’t be repeated in 2018-19, according to an analysis of those revenues presented this week to the Joint Budget Committee. That led some JBC members to warn fellow lawmakers and the governor that…
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Interim committee tasks Maryland company with Colorado school finance work
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A legislative committee looking at the school finance act Wednesday announced they’ve picked the company that will help take the deep dive into how the state pays for public schools. Cross and Joftus, based in Maryland, will take on the heavy lifting over the next year to figure out the solutions to Colorado’s strange mix…
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Retired school principal Terry Martinez running for the legislature
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The recently retired principal of Will Rogers Elementary School has a new assignment: running for the state legislature. Terry Martinez tells Colorado Politics is seeking the District 18 seat in Colorado Springs that will be vacated by Rep. Pete Lee, a Democrat who is term-limited. The District 18 race includes fellow Democrat Graham Anderson and…
