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Reps. from Colo. regions burned by wildfires net $2M for preparedness
DENVER – Two state representatives from regions of Colorado where wildfires have taken a heavy toll secured an amendment in the state budget approved by the House this week to help communities better prepare for the next conflagration. Republican Reps. Terri Carver of Colorado Springs and Tim Leonard of Evergreen made a case for $2…
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Debate on budget bill starts with call to change the way the budget is done
DENVER – The annual race to approve Colorado’s budget has drawn concern about just how short a time lawmakers have to delve into the 595-page document and the 17 bills that go with it. This prompted a half-hour delay on the start of the budget bill debate Wednesday while House Minority Leader Patrick Neville of…
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Judge blocks part of ‘Raise the Bar’ measure on Colorado constitutional changes
DENVER – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked part of a 2016 voter-approved measure that makes it more difficult to amend the Colorado Constitution. The ruling could have a big impact on various measures proposed or under discussion for the state’s November ballot. U.S. District Judge William Martinez declared unconstitutional a part of Amendment 71, dubbed…
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State’s $28.9 billion budget for 2018-19 unveiled
DENVER – The Colorado House of Representatives on Monday rolled out House Bill 1322, the Long Appropriations Bill, which details a budget for the Colorado state government of $28.9 billion in 2018-19. The 595-page budget bill reflects $8.6 billion in the general fund from sales and income tax; another $2.3 billion in general funds exempt from…
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Denver’s March for Our Lives: ‘No more silence, end gun violence’
DENVER – Luna Rosenzweig was fed up. She was in an ocean of teenagers in Denver’s Civic Center Park Saturday afternoon, demanding an end to a sea of bloodshed on school campuses across the country. “We deserve not to die in our schools,” the sign-toting sophomore from Denver’s East High School said near the stage at…
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Hickenlooper lets nursing-degree bill become law without his signature
DENVER – A measure allowing Colorado’s community colleges to offer a bachelor of science degree in nursing (BSN) is becoming law – but not because Colorado’s governor signed it. House Bill 1086 is aimed at helping to alleviate the state’s acute shortage of nurses at a time when the population is growing, as are demands on Colorado’s medical…
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House committee kills latest gun rights bill — with a twist
DENVER – On Wednesday the Colorado House’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee put an end to a bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit. But the vote – a party-line 6-3 vote – came after one member of the public opposed to the bill offered an “unorthodox” proposal to let the…
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House Republicans vote against bill continuing Civil Rights Division and Commission
DENVER – All but two members of the Colorado House Republican caucus Wednesday voted against a bill to continue the Colorado Division of Civil Rights and Colorado Commission on Civil Rights. The 36-26 vote, which drew only two Republican votes in favor, signals the real fight: when House Bill 1256 reaches the Republican-majority Senate, and all-but-assured Republican changes…
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Gabby Giffords backs Democratic congressional candidate Joe Neguse
DENVER – Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was wounded in a shooting in Arizona seven years ago, on Wednesday endorsed Democrat Joe Neguse, a candidate in the 2nd Congressional District. “Colorado needs bold new leaders like Joe Neguse who are committed to acting in the face of…
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Senate Republicans sink bump stocks ban, advance magazine limit repeal
DENVER – In the same committee hearing Monday afternoon, Senate Republicans rejected a ban on bump stocks – devices that give legal rifles the ability to fire more bullets like an illegal one – and advanced a bill to repeal the 15-round limit on ammunition magazines passed by Democrats in 2013. “We can’t afford to wait…