ruben valdez
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Legendary Colorado lawmaker Roger Cisneros, wife found dead in Denver home
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Tributes are pouring in from Denver and statewide as officials mark the passing of legendary Hispanic leader Roger Cisneros, a former judge and state senator. Cisneros, 93 and his wife, Adelia, 89, were found dead in their southwest Denver home in the Harvey Park neighborhood on Monday. An official cause of death has not been…
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Smith: May The Colorado Statesman’s legacy of humanizing politics live on
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Congratulations and best wishes to Clarity Media, the new owner of The Colorado Statesman. I’ve been writing for The Statesman since at least the early 1980s when I was commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture and have always seen the newspaper as a vital player in Colorado’s political life. I see its value even…
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Duran hits ground running as House speaker
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Even before she took the oath of office, state Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, readily answered to the title of Speaker of the House. As roll call was taken Wednesday, Jan. 11, the first day of the 71st General Assembly, the clerk asked if the speaker was present and both state Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, D-Gunbarrel –…
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Valdez: What problem are they trying to solve with 107?
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The proposed Amendment 55 has been rewritten and is now Proposed Amendment 107. Proponents of the amendment are saying they want to prohibit gerrymandering in Colorado. What gerrymandering? Let’s examine the record for our great state since the citizens changed the constitution in the 1970s to take away the responsibility of reapportioning legislative seats from…
