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The Hot Sheet, April 1, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 56 | APRIL 1, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 SAVE THE DATE: The Colorado Statesman cordially invites you to an “End-of-Session Bash,” Thursday, May 12, 4:30 – 6:30 pm at The University Club, 1673 Sherman St., Denver. More information coming soon. By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright @_JaredWright_ “April 1. This is the day upon which we are…
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Denver voters OK National Western, DIA ballot measures
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Denver voters on Tuesday approved ballot measures to open Denver International Airport up for commercial development and make improvements to the National Western Center and surrounding neighborhoods but shot down a proposal to increase the city’s sales tax to help residents pay for college. It was a big night for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, who…
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Tymkovich elevated to chief judge of 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
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As the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals begins its new schedule of cases this week Judge Timothy Tymkovich has heard a couple of child porn cases, a campaign finance case, even a case involving a $7 million bicycle accident at the Air Force Academy. Last Wednesday, in a ceremony at the federal courthouse in…
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Pikes Peak Posse saddles up
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With the goal of supporting agriculture and Colorado’s 4-H kids, political, civic and business leaders from Colorado Springs joined the Pike Peak Posse last month to travel south to the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. Organizer Steve Schuck credits the influence of Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers for the turnout. Larry Bagley and Colorado Springs…
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Douglas County appeals voucher program to U.S. Supreme Court, cites religious discrimination
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Students in the Douglas County School District who want to take advantage of the district’s controversial voucher program will have to wait to hear if the U.S. Supreme Court will consider reversing the Colorado Supreme Court decision that struck it down. Backers of the district’s Choice Scholarship Pilot Program want the nation’s highest court to…
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Denver moves to speed up contract approval process
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The city of Denver has trimmed 18 days off the time it takes for major contracts to be approved by city council by shifting to an approval process that involves resolutions rather than ordinances. As of Aug. 15, contracts requiring city council review – those over $500,000 – are being considered as resolutions, not ordinances.…
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Duran celebrates birthday at crowded fundraiser
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The sounds of jazz and flamenco music fought to be heard over the sound of well-wishers’ conversations at El Chingon restaurant in Denver Thursday evening as hundreds gathered to celebrate state Rep. Crisanta Duran’s, D-Denver, birthday. Several members of the state House including Reps. Alex Garnett, D-Denver, Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton and Angela Williams, D-Denver attended…
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Ranchers differ widely on antibiotics use in livestock
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It’s a question with no clear answers and a controversy that brings out passions on both sides. The extent to which the use of antimicrobial agents in livestock production affects antibiotic resistance in the human population is one that has plagued researchers and the agriculture community for years. There are those who argue using antibiotics…
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Biennial panel discusses how to help women thrive in business
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Thrive was the word of the day at the Women’s Leadership Luncheon at the Biennial of the Americas Festival last Wednesday. The luncheon featured a panel moderated by Alicia Menendez, anchor of FUSION’s “Come Here and Say That,” and included Patricia Milligan, senior partner and global leader for Mercer, and Danielle Saint-Lot, ambassador-at-large for the…
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Biennial panel says millennial generation changing way world operates, sees itself
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As the number of millennials in the work force continues to increase and technology becomes more universal, the world is shifting. That’s according to participants at a Biennial of the Americas symposium about the generation on Tuesday night in Denver. “This generation and the next generation expects and aspires to great things, but also demands…
