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Battle lines drawn as Colorado considers decriminalizing prostitution
Battle lines have begun to form at the Colorado state Capitol, where legislators are preparing to tackle a proposal to decriminalize prostitution statewide. Proponents said the proposal — which would eliminate the offense of soliciting for prostitution and the prohibition against patronizing a prostitute, as well as preclude local ordinances from banning “commercial sexual activity”…
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GOP groups outspending Democratic allies in Colorado Senate races
The latest campaign finance reports show the “soft money” group dedicated to supporting Republicans running in Colorado Senate races is outspending its Democratic counterpart by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. The Senate Majority Fund’s independent expenditure committee, which backs Senate Republican candidates, and All Together Colorado, the Democrats’ soft side IEC, collectively spent about $6 million on…
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Bill addressing crime prevention through safer streets clears first committee
One of Democrats’ signature public safety bills for the 2022 session won a 3-2 party-line approval in committee Thursday, but only after a tough grilling from one of the panel’s Republican members. Dubbed “Crime Prevention Through Safer Streets,” Senate Bill 1, which is also a key part of Gov. Jared Polis’ public safety package, allocates $10.3…
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Colorado Senate swears in newest member
The state Senate on Monday officially welcomed its newest member, Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, who was elected by a vacancy committee on Feb. 19 to replace Sen. Leroy Garcia. Following a joke or two from Senate President Steve Fenberg, the Pueblo Democrat was sworn in by Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Boatright. Hinrichsen won a four-way…
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Former state Rep. Judy Reyher files for state Senate
Republican former state Rep. Judy Reyher wants to come back to the Colorado General Assembly, this time seeking the Senate seat currently held by term-limited Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo. Reyher, then a resident of Swink in Otero County, was appointed to replace Rep. Clarice Navarro-Ratzlaff in November 2017. Navarro-Ratzlaff was appointed to the Department…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…