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Capitol M: Won’t someone think of the potatoes edition? | Week of Jan. 29, 2022
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The lighter side of the Capitol, usually. First, apologies for skipping last week. After the voting rights debate in the House, there was little joy or humor to be had for the rest of the week. Note to new Rep. Mandy Lindsay of Aurora, don’t believe everything you hear. A scattered assortment of scalawags tried…
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Q&A with Rep. Alec Garnett | Speaker of the House reflects on his time in the legislature
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At 38, Speaker of the House Alec Garnett, D-Denver, is in his last of eight years in the Colorado House and among the youngest to serve in that position. Garnett is the third Democrat from the Capitol Hill House District to wield the speaker’s gavel. He follows former speakers Mark Ferrandino, the youngest to ever…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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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,…
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Colorado congressman regrets vow to ‘stop redistricting’ in campaign pitch
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U.S. Rep. Ken Buck said a campaign solicitation sent to his political supporters earlier this week, which told them that he needs their money in order to stop the current redistricting cycle, sent the wrong message. “This is serious, and a lot is at stake. We still need $3,102 to have the resources to stop…
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Colorado House passes ‘red flag’ gun bill, moving it to Senate
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Colorado’s so-called “red flag” bill will proceed to the Senate after the state House voted Monday to approve it, largely along party lines. The vote on House Bill 1177, which would allow a judge to order the removal of firearms from those deemed a risk to themselves or to others, was 38-25, with two Democrats – Reps.…
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Colorado House clears sex-education bill; on to Senate
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The Colorado House on Tuesday voted mostly along party lines to approve changes to the state’s comprehensive sex education curriculum for public schools. The measure — House Bill 1032 — withstood six hours of opposition from legislative Republicans before it gained preliminary approval on Friday. The bill passed on a 39-23 vote, with one Democrat,…
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Colorado lawmakers put off bill on safe drug injection sites
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A Colorado bill to allow safe injection sites for drug users isn’t likely in the 2019 session, House and Senate Democrats said on Tuesday. The proposal has been floating around the state Capitol since 2017, when an interim committee approved a measure for a pilot program that would set up a supervised injection site in…
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COVER STORY | A whodunit at the Capitol as Republicans ponder their rocky election
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It was a rare thing: a close vote that should have been unanimous. On Jan. 14, Colorado state Rep. Kim Ransom of Lone Tree was elected to represent Republicans in the House of Representatives on the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee. The vote by Ransom’s fellow Republicans was 12-10, with one member absent and one ballot…
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INSIGHTS | A GOP family feud over a red-flag bill
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Editor’s note: Joey Bunch is away, so this week we revisit his Insights column of May 11, 2018. Close to midnight on one of the final days of the 2018 legislative session last May, Colorado House of Representatives Republicans met in a caucus to discuss removing one of their rising stars, Cole Wist, from his…
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WATCH: GOP House leader Neville calls drug injection sites ‘a horrendous idea,’ threatens recalls
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The Republican minority leader of the Colorado House likened supervised drug injection sites to a separate lane for drunk drivers in an interview and threatened recalls against Democratic supporters, but not the Republican co-sponsor. House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, R-Castle Rock, appeared on the Friday edition of Next with Kyle Clark to discuss expected legislation…
