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Colorado lawmakers defer new misconduct policy to 2019
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DENVER – Colorado lawmakers passed 432 bills during their just-concluded 2018 session. But despite the tumult over a spate of sexual misconduct cases, they decided to let next year’s leaders adopt updates to a harassment policy that could provide stricter ground rules for deterring bad behavior, punishing it and letting voters know about it. Leaders…
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Nominees selected for upcoming Colorado Supreme Court vacancy
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Three nominees have been selected for a Colorado Supreme Court vacancy that will occur when Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice retires July 1. The nominees, announced Wednesday by the Colorado Judicial Department, are Maria Berkenkotter of Boulder, Karen L. Brody of Denver and Carlos A. Samour Jr. of Lone Tree. The trio was selected during…
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Gardner introduces bill to get cops better body armor
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Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and Rep. Mike Coffman of Aurora introduced bills to save and honor law enforcement Tuesday during National Police Week. Gardner introduced legislation to equip every U.S. law enforcement officer with body armor that can withstand a shot from a rifle. The vests he’s talking about are called Type III. Gardner’s…
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State of Colo. boosts savings to $730M (but it may not be enough)
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Thanks to a boost from a recent tobacco industry settlement, the state of Colorado plans to sock away an extra $90 million next year in its reserves. But by one credit rating agency’s analysis, it’s still woefully unprepared for the next economic downturn. In the waning days of the 2018 legislative session, which ended May…
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Advocacy group blames Colo. for rise in worker marijuana use
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WASHINGTON – A national anti-marijuana group is blaming Colorado as one of the states propelling a rise in marijuana use among the U.S. workforce. That follows a new medical laboratory report showing that usage of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana is rising in the national workforce. States that legalized marijuana showed the biggest increases in pot…
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Colorado launches campaign to ‘Lift the Label’ on opioid addiction
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Corey DePooter and Austin Eubanks were nearly inseparable during high school, sharing a love of the same music and hobbies throughout the first two years of high school. At 16, they had their whole lives ahead of them. Then came April 20, 1999. Eubanks and DePooter were both students at Columbine High School and in…
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With wide-open presidential field, Hickenlooper and other Democrats are road-testing messages
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The future of the Democratic Party has been booking late-night TV gigs, waking up for morning drive-time radio and showing up at watering holes in rural counties to try out new material. Before the start of a 2020 Democratic presidential campaign, at least 25 potential candidates – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper among them, as well…
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NORAD at 60: Odd-couple countries built successful marriage
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On the international stage, America and its northern neighbor make for an odd couple. America is known for its military might. Canada sends small groups of polite peacekeepers. Our president is an aging, salty conservative. Canada has a youthful, svelte liberal. President Trump is a real estate tycoon. Prime Minister Trudeau is a former substitute…
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Hickenlooper signs bill in Colorado Springs that reauthorizes job program for veterans
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COLORADO SPRINGS – A pilot program launched by Colorado lawmakers two years ago to help veterans move into the civilian workforce is getting new life. Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday signed a bill that extends the Veterans’ Service-to-Career Program, whose goal is to provide job services to veterans and their families as they transition from…
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What you need to know about Colo.’s $32B pension overhaul
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Just before midnight Wednesday, Colorado lawmakers passed a rescue package for the state public pension program that will have major ramifications for public sector workers, retirees and taxpayers across the state for decades to come. The legislation aims to pay off the Public Employees’ Retirement Association’s $32 billion funding shortfall within 30 years, and calls…
