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Colorado lawmakers clash over how to protect wetlands; House OKs ‘assault weapons’ ban; lawmakers advance ‘density’ mandates for municipalities | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is April 15, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: How Colorado protects wetlands depends on two perspectives: Is it a water quality issue or a land management issue? (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Even assuming it’s a little of both, either answer leads to different approaches, each to be overseen by a different agency.…
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GOP’s Richard Holtorf, Mike Lynch, plus Democrats Trisha Calvarese, John Padora qualify for 4th CD ballot; Don Wilson leaves gun at Capitol | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is April 12, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Republican state Reps. Richard Holtorf and Mike Lynch have qualified for the primary ballot in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District by submitting a sufficient number of petition signatures, state election officials said. Holtorf and Lynch join U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and former U.S. Senate…
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GOP’s Richard Holtorf, Mike Lynch, plus Democrats Trisha Calvarese, John Padora qualify for 4th CD ballot; Don Wilson leaves gun at Capitol | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is April 12, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Republican state Reps. Richard Holtorf and Mike Lynch have qualified for the primary ballot in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District by submitting a sufficient number of petition signatures, state election officials said. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Holtorf and Lynch join U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and…
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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack primary to replace Colorado’s Ken Buck | COVER STORY
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With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace Republican Ken Buck, the former state GOP chairman who said in early…
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Lauren Boebert finishes in middle of the pack in straw poll at inaugural GOP primary debate
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The headline-grabbing incumbent’s performance in the decidedly non-scientific survey – Boebert landed in…
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Colorado House OKs increasing minimum age to criminally charge kids after heated debate
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The Colorado House approved a bill on Monday to stop charging children under 13 with most crimes, advancing it to the Senate for consideration. Currently, the minimum age for criminal prosecution in Colorado is 10. House Bill 1249 would raise the age to 13, except when a child is suspected of committing homicide. This would remove children aged…
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Challenger files campaign finance complaint against Richard Holtorf in northeastern Colorado GOP primary
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The contest between two northeastern Colorado Republicans for House District 63 ratcheted up Monday, when one accused the other of writing checks to himself without explaining their purpose and improperly filing contributions. Primary challenger Jessie Vance, a resident of Eckley, filed a campaign finance complaint on June 10 against Rep. Richard Holtorf of Akron, alleging…
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2022 SESSION: Quirkiest Moments
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The 2022 session did not lack for bizarre moments – thanks to quirky behavior by lawmakers and others. The most delicious – or stomach-turning – moment, depending on your taste: The Rocky Mountain oyster-eating contest, part of the Colorado Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Day, occurred on April 21. For Easterners or other Colorado newbies, Rocky Mountain oyster is what…
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Q&A with Rep. Richard Holtorf | As long as they aren’t shooting at him, he’s fine
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Richard Alonso Holtorf never sought political office. It sought him. The Akron-based representative for House District 64 was content to work on his Buffalo Springs ranch, until Rep. Kimmi Lewis, R-Kim, passed away in December 2019 from breast cancer. Even though he had no elected experience and wasn’t particularly active in the Republican Party, several people…
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Lawmaker drops gun while rushing to vote, speaker says that created ‘dangerous situation’ at Colorado Capitol
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Rep. Richard Holtorf, R-Akron, on Monday dropped a gun in the lobby outside the House chambers as he was rushing in to cast a vote on an amendment to a state House bill that would affirm the right to abortion in state law. The gun did not go off and no one was injured, according…
