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Colo. partnership to work for ‘restorative justice’
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Prosecutors, public defenders and state administrators say they’ll work toward a system of justice that instills responsibility and remorse from offenders instead of longer jail sentences. State Rep. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, has been beating the drum for the practice called restorative justice for years. Tuesday, the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender, the…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | EMILY’s List picks candidates in Democratic primaries
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EMILY’s List, a national group that backs pro-choice Democratic women candidates, on Wednesday endorsed five legislative candidates running for open seats in Colorado’s June 26 primary election. The group’s president, Stephanie Schriock, called the group’s picks “at the forefront of advocacy for Colorado’s working families and their children.” “These women have used their personal experiences…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Lundberg backs Watson in GOP treasurer’s race
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The recent slew of endorsements has slowed a bit recently, perhaps because the Legislature’s waning days have drawn the focus of Colorado’s political world, perhaps because few bigwigs remain who have not bestowed their blessings during this long political season. Still, some candidates learned in the last week that they won the support of notables,…
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Debate on red flag bill heats up late night in Colorado House
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Colorado’s House gave preliminary approval Wednesday night to the most controversial gun legislation of the 2018 session: the so-called “red flag” bill, House Bill 1436. The bill would allow law enforcement and/or family members of an at-risk person to obtain a temporary “extreme risk protective order” that would then allow a law enforcement officer to…
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Colorado House talks about what makes Springs the ‘best’
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Colorado Springs’ lawmakers seized their bragging rights on the House floor Tuesday morning. Republican Rep. Larry Liston held up The Colorado Springs Gazette when he talked about the news that the city is the second-best place in America to live in a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Austin, Texas, took first…
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State’s $28.9 billion budget for 2018-19 unveiled
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DENVER – The Colorado House of Representatives on Monday rolled out House Bill 1322, the Long Appropriations Bill, which details a budget for the Colorado state government of $28.9 billion in 2018-19. The 595-page budget bill reflects $8.6 billion in the general fund from sales and income tax; another $2.3 billion in general funds exempt from…
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House passes Rep. Pete Lee’s bill to help, but not jail, truants
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DENVER – The Colorado House passed a bill this week to ease up on kids who skip schools, mainly by keeping truants out of incarceration, if at all possible. House Bill 1156 would allow detention in only in “very, very limited circumstances,” said Rep. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, a juvenile justice advocate who sponsored the…
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Dignitaries unveil plaque depicting crest of USS Colorado nuclear attack submarine at state Capitol
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Gov. John Hickenlooper unveiled a bronze rendition of the crest of the USS Colorado in a ceremony Friday afternoon at the state Capitol, where the plaque will hang permanently as a reminder that the advanced nuclear attack submarine bears the state’s name. “We have every expectation that the new USS Colorado will faithfully continue representing this…
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El Paso County delegation almost unanimous in vote to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock
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The eight members of the Colorado House from El Paso County were nearly unanimous on whether or not to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock. Seven of the eight voted in favor of the resolution to expel the Thornton Democrat. The lone “no” vote came from the El Paso delegation’s newest member, Republican Rep. Shane Sandridge, who…
