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Colorado Concern’s Richardson: State’s economy ‘very good and getting better’
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There’s not much about Colorado’s economy that Blair Richardson isn’t able to discuss. As chairman of the board at Colorado Concern, Richardson leads the alliance of more than 100 of the state’s top executives, who work to advance the interests of the business community. And he is excited about the state of Colorado’s economy. The…
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Chamber kicks off campaign to boost healthy communities
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation kicked off a two-year national campaign to encourage businesses to help make communities healthier with a recent forum in Denver. “We wanted to go where there’s best practices. Denver is it,” said Marc DeCourcey, vice president of the foundation and head of its Corporate Citizenship Center. A healthy population…
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Supreme Court rules Douglas County voucher program unconstitutional
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Douglas Public School voucher program violates the Colorado Constitution. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the program, the Choice Scholarship Program, violates Article IX Section 7 of the state Constitution, which prohibits the use of taxpayer funds to support any “sectarian” or religious school.…
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Supreme Court sends TABOR challenge back to appeals court
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sent a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights back to an appeals court for review. The high court first granted a petition to hear the lawsuit, then vacated an earlier judgment handed down by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and then remanded the case…
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Fields, Ryden running in primary for SD 29 seat
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With Senate Minority Leader Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, leaving the chamber in 2016 due to term limits, two state representatives are set to square off for the Democratic nomination to take her place representing Senate District 29. State Reps. Su Ryden and Rhonda Fields, both Aurora Democrats, have announced their candidacies for the seat. Fields held…
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U.S. Supreme Court set to report whether it will hear TABOR case
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Colorado court watchers are waiting with bated breath for the nation’s highest court to say whether it will consider a case challenging the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The U.S. Supreme Court isn’t considering the merits of a 2011 lawsuit, brought by a group of current and former elected officials, including state Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood,…
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Bentley encouraging more women to consider oil and gas industry
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The oil and gas industry isn’t exactly known as a bastion of equality between the sexes. According to an industry study the workforce in 2010 was 81 percent male nationwide. Tracee Bentley, the new executive director of the Colorado Petroleum Council, is leading the group’s effort to bring more women into the industry with the…
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Appeals judge Gabriel named to state Supreme Court
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The newest justice of the Colorado Supreme Court will be Judge Richard Gabriel, Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Tuesday at the Capitol. “He has a reputation for hard work and determination, but also for integrity and generosity,” Hickenlooper said. “We’ll take a bright star on our Court of Appeals and allow it to shine even more…
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Chief Justice Nancy Rice discusses life path with young women
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Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy Rice spoke to a group of high school and college-aged girls Thursday at the first Women Rocking the Rockies conference. “I am trying to figure out who you are, because I am used to giving speeches to groups of lawyers, and I don’t think that’s you,” she said. “Is…
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Rug merchants fight Glendale over eminent domain
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A family-owned rug shop is squaring off against Glendale officials in a long-simmering controversy over development in the tiny city. The owners of Authentic Persian & Oriental Rugs on South Colorado Boulevard are protesting what they call a brewing land grab by the city, which covers just over a half square mile in the middle…
