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How Colorado became the focal point of 14th Amendment efforts to disqualify Trump from the ballot
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The extraordinary Colorado election case now headed for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if former President Donald Trump is disqualified from the ballot had its humble beginnings three years ago in the Maryland basement office of a self-proclaimed legal nerd. It was around New Year’s Day 2021. Constitutional scholar and University of Maryland law school…
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FEEDBACK | A week worth celebrating; a tax hike worth torpedoing
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Amendment 73: Massive tax increase is missing accountability As the former chair of the House Education Committee, I was always a champion for teachers and students. As co-chair of a Legislative Study Committee which included outside research for financing our schools, I fought to be sure our schools received adequate resources. Also as a private…
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‘Strong Sisters’ documentary producers set discussion about women in Colorado politics
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The producers of “Strong Sisters,” a documentary that tells the story of elected women in Colorado, are sponsoring a panel discussion about the same topic at History Colorado. Written and produced by Laura Hoeppner and Meg Froelich, “Strong Sisters” is built around interviews with 76 current and former female elected officials, historians, journalists and campaign strategists.…
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Q&A w/Dan Grossman: He stepped away from a promising political career — but keeps the door open
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If you’re among the many Coloradans glad to no longer be enveloped by a cloud of cigarette smoke when entering a restaurant or bar, you can thank Dan Grossman. And if you are among the minority of Coloradans who still smoke and now feel left out in the cold – literally, when it’s winter –…
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Two years after the recalls wars, replacement JeffCo school board members await opposition
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Part campaign rally, part family reunion, a kickoff for the re-election of three Jefferson County school board members this week brought together many who had fought the recall wars in 2015 as well as set the path for the upcoming November election. The three board members – Susan Harmon, Ron Mitchell and Brad Rupert –…
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YESTERYEAR: Colorado GOP performs autopsy on self, Legislature talks regulatory reform
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Twenty Years Ago this week in the Colorado Statesman … Too much sun in the Legislature? “Five hits and you’re out,” was the name of the game sponsored by Rep. Vickie Angler (R-Littleton) and Sen. Bill Schroeder (R-Morrison), which also went by its other more legislative moniker – HB 1159. The new law outlined in Colorado…
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BARTELS: Honoring “The Lady of the House”
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Lawmakers past and present showed up Tuesday to pay tribute to Lee Bahrych, the former chief clerk of the state House who loved the Capitol as much as she despised the pranks rowdy lawmakers were prone to pull. Former staffer Donna Acierno recalled how Bahrych once got so annoyed with Rep. Scott McInnis she…
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BARTELS: In memory of Lee Bahrych, former chief clerk of the state House
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Lee Bahrych, who served as chief clerk of the Colorado House of Representatives, retired from the state more than two decades ago but her legacy lives on today. It was her idea that when a former representative passed away, their families be invited into the House chamber when the memorial was read and adopted. When…
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BARTELS: “Strong Sisters” documents the role of women in Colorado politics
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A who’s who of female politicians — including former House majority leaders Norma Anderson to Amy Stephens — showed up Sunday for the premiere of the documentary they starred in, “Strong Sisters,” which examines women and Colorado politics. The bipartisan film, produced by Meg Kruizenga Froelich and Laura Hoeppner, looks at the many firsts…
