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Gov. Jared Polis names a new chief of staff
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Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday that David Oppenheim, a long-time staffer in the governor’s policy office, will become his new chief of staff, effective Sept. 13. He will replace Alec Garnett, who has been in that role since Jan. 1, 2023. Garnett is headed to UC Health to become vice president for government and regulatory…
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Colorado’s Ken Buck invokes 25th Amendment over concerns about Biden’s mental acuity; is Colorado’s car theft law working? Polis unveils 49 ‘actions’ toward ‘net zero’ | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 27, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado found itself atop most lists of states with the highest car thefts and associated crimes in the last several years – record-breaking numbers that had been accumulating since 2020 and which put pressure on the governor and legislators to respond. Notably, lawmakers,…
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Colorado lawmakers begin to tackle major housing bills, including occupancy limitations
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Major measures on housing are starting to move at the state Capitol this week, which saw the first hearings on some of the roughly 260 bills introduced in this session so far. Colorado faces an acute housing shortage. One study puts the deficit in metro Denver region alone at 45,025 to 115,012 housing units. As…
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Heidi Humphreys tapped to lead Colorado Department of Revenue
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Long-time state employee Heidi Humphreys was appointed executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue on Thursday. Humphreys replaces Mark Ferrandino as leader of the agency, which oversees the state divisions of motor vehicles, marijuana, taxation, natural medicine, liquor enforcement, gaming and lottery. Ferrandino, who held the role since November 2020, was made director of the Office of State…
