rep. jonathan singer
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What if 16-year-olds could vote for school board? A state rep hopes to give them a chance
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A lot of politicians talk about getting more people to vote, but Jonathan Singer wants them to be younger, too. Like, 16. The Democratic state representative from Longmont tells Chalkbeat Colorado he’ll introduce legislation in January to let Colorado’s 178 school boards drop the voting age to as low as 16 from the current 18.…
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VIDEO: Dems reignite battle over immigrant drivers licenses
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Launching what is sure to be a heated round of election-year debate, Democratic lawmakers announced Wednesday that they would be introducing two new bills in the coming weeks to rescue a 2-year-old program that provides driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants in the state. The program was hobbled by Republicans who opposed the plan when it…
