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Colorado House speaker turns away Israeli families, proposal requiring pet registration is likely dead | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 6, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A delegation of Israeli officials and representatives of six families of hostages and victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack was turned away Monday by House Speaker Julie McCluskie. That wasn’t how it was supposed to happen, according to Rep. Ron Weinberg, R-Loveland,…
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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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House Speaker Julie McCluskie reprimands Rep. Elisabeth Epps for behavior during November session
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House Speaker Julie McCluskie reprimanded Rep. Elisabeth Epps, the Denver Democrat who joined pro-Palestinian protesters in the gallery and at one point called fellow lawmakers “fascist,” issuing a a sternly-worded warning that such actions in the future could lead to more serious consequences. Epps won’t face a censure. In her letter, McCluskie identified six violations…
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Q&A with Rep. Ron Weinberg | First-year lawmaker on building bridges
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The 2023 legislative session was one of the most contentious the state has seen. But you wouldn’t know that from watching Rep. Ron Weinberg. In a year defined by dissension, the first-year Republican lawmaker from Loveland stood out as a beacon of camaraderie and bipartisanship. From grilling dinner for the lawmakers during late-night debates to being…
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Parks sworn in to represent House District 51
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State Rep. Amy Parks, R-Loveland, was sworn in Monday to represent the House seat left vacant by the late Rep. Hugh McKean. Parks, who was sworn in by House Speaker Alec Garnett, will serve the last 43 days of McKean’s term. McKean had died suddenly on Oct. 30. A Larimer County HD51 vacancy committee picked…
