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Gubernatorial hopefuls castigate, laud Hickenlooper for granting pardon to Lima-Marin

May 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado’s leading gubernatorial candidates mostly reacted along party lines Friday to word that Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, had pardoned Rene Lima-Marin in hopes of heading off plans by immigration officials to deport the Aurora man to Cuba. Democrats Mike Johnston and Cary Kennedy cheered the move, both citing what they termed the governor’s “humanity,”…
Hickenlooper pardons Rene Lima-Marin in effort to head off deportation to Cuba

May 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Calling it a “question of justice,” Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday granted a full and unconditional pardon to Rene Lima-Marin, the Aurora man who has faced deportation to Cuba since being freed from prison earlier this week in a spectacular case that caught the attention of the nation. “We were convinced this was the right…
Lawmakers ask Hickenlooper to grant pardon to freed convict facing deportation to Cuba

May 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is asking Gov. John Hickenlooper to issue a pardon to clear the record of an Aurora man who was released from prison this week only to face deportation to Cuba, a country he hasn’t seen since he was an infant. If Hickenlooper grants the request, it would be the first…
YESTERYEAR: Ritter, Caldara face off over School Finance Act

May 11, 2017

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Rachael Wright

Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … A new welfare law was finally agreed upon and the Legislature narrowly averted a special session. “That’s the art of compromise,” Gov. Roy Romer said. He added that he would sign the latest version of the state’s welfare reform law that had successfully met the…
YESTERYEAR: Legislature hits low with frivolous lobbyist ethics complaints

Apr 27, 2017

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Rachael Wright

Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … In a continuation of the battle for welfare reform, Gov. Roy Romer outlined his reason for vetoing House Bill 97-1166. “I am vetoing this bill because of one provision. That provision creates an irrational two-tiered system of welfare cash assistance benefits for our fellow citizens…
YESTERYEAR: Romer squares off with Legislature over welfare reform

Apr 20, 2017

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Rachael Wright

Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … The possibility of a special session loomed large as Gov. Roy Romer said he would veto a welfare reform bill that let some counties opt out of statewide benefit standards. “If we have to have repeated special sessions to get the job done, so be it,”…
YESTERYEAR: Political espionage, international terror network conspiracies make top headlines

Mar 30, 2017

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Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics

… Thirty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … Daniel Schorr, a nationally known CBS and cable newsman, spoke to several hundred attendees on March 27 at the B.H.M. Synagogue in Denver during a speech entitled “A Jew In Journalism.” During the talk, Schorr honed in on the timely news of Jonathan Pollard and the surrounding controversy regarding his…
Ken Salazar announces he isn’t running for governor of Colorado in 2018

Mar 23, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Ken Salazar brought months of speculation to an end late Wednesday night when he announced in the opinion pages of The Denver Post that he won’t be running for governor next year. “The 2018 election for governor of Colorado is a keystone to the future greatness of Colorado. Several individuals, both Democratic and Republican, have…
YESTERYEAR: Colorado looks to solve the ‘brown cloud’ and prison reform problems

Mar 9, 2017

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Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics

Thirty Years Ago This Week in the Colorado Statesman … According to Don Barbarick, state meteorologist with the Colorado Department of Health’s air pollution division, the Town of Parker was a relative “fail-safe area” for Denver’s “brown cloud,” the notorious billow of smog that settled across Denver’s skyline. Parker was deemed safe because of its elevation,…
Coffman moves to clarify stance on ACA repeal

Mar 6, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Repealing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has stirred up a hornet’s nest among American citizens. With Republicans in charge of both the U.S. House and Senate and President Donald Trump solidly behind the goal, Democrats and health care advocates have energized to let their voices be heard. Recently, Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike…