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Trump delivers a shout-out to Gardner’s pot bill
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Talking to reporters Friday, President Donald Trump said he “probably” will back legislation on states’ rights and marijuana introduced by Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner on Thursday. Inaudibly in a Fox News clip, a reporter calls out to Trump, evidently asking a question about the measure. He responded, “I really do, I support Sen. Gardner.…
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Dan Baer named to head Colorado Department of Higher Education
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Dan Baer, a former ambassador and Democrat who ran for Congress last year, was appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper Tuesday to be the next executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education. Baer will take over on June 8 from Kim Hunter Reed, who is departing after 16 months on the job to take the same…
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How EPA’s rollback of auto mileage rule would impact Colorado
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The rollback of federal auto-mileage standards – expected by the Trump administration in the coming days – could erase some of the progress being made in Colorado on cutting air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, according to analyses by environmental groups. “Having this rule yanked out from under us will send Colorado backward,” said Will…
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Lamborn challenger Owen Hill blasts GOP incumbent’s position on pot enforcement
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State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a primary, on Monday called on the federal government to keep its hands off Colorado’s legalized marijuana industry and tore into Lamborn for welcoming a recent shift in policy that could lead to a federal crackdown. “Doug Lamborn is coming out in…
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Local officials throw support behind Democrat Phil Weiser’s attorney general bid
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Touting his commitment to issues important to rural Colorado, five current and former county commissioners and the mayor of Telluride on Wednesday endorsed Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser, his campaign said. “Phil Weiser is a nationwide leader on broadband and worked under President Obama on a successful bipartisan initiative to encourage wireless broadband and…
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Obama appointee Bob Troyer named permanent U.S. attorney for Colorado by Trump administration
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions has appointed Bob Troyer to be U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, the Justice Department announced Friday. Troyer had been serving as acting U.S. attorney since he was named to that position in August 2016 by the Obama administration after the previous U.S. attorney, John Walsh, stepped down. The permanent…
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Former Colorado Attorney General J.D. MacFarlane backs Democratic AG candidate Phil Weiser
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J.D. MacFarlane, one of only two Democrats elected attorney general in Colorado in nearly 70 years, endorsed Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser this week, saying the former University of Colorado Law School dean will bring “energy, innovation, and vision” to the office during a time he termed “challenging.” “I know from personal experience that…
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Let Obama’s ‘Clean Power Plan’ rest in peace
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The Environmental Protection Agency has published official notice of plans to withdraw the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). States will no longer be required to meet the specific carbon emission goals mandated by the CPP and will be free to develop their own goals and emission standards for power plants. That’s the good news:…
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Democrat Levi Tillemann plans to report raising $166,800 in 6th Congressional District primary
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Levi Tillemann, one of three Democrats trying to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, will report raising $166,800 in the most recent fundraising period, he told Colorado Politics. Tillemann received contributions from 615 individual donors and didn’t accept money from political action committees, he said. His campaign plans to report…
