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Toda puts a -30- on a career in journalism and politics
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It was fitting that the way most of the Capitol press corps learned of the departure of House Democratic spokesman Dean Toda was by press release – one he penned himself. “Dean Toda hangs up his spikes today,” he wrote. The sage of the statehouse is retiring after seven sessions. A former editor at the…
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Pueblo’s pot helps pave the path to higher education
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The nation’s first pot scholarship program is making college possible for even more students in Pueblo this year; 600, to be exact. Pueblo County commissioners announced Monday they would likely award more than 180 more awards to college-bound seniors in Pueblo than what was awarded last year. This year nearly $750,000 is available for scholarships.…
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Colorado-led coalition formed to push back at feds on pot
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If Attorney General Jeff Sessions opened up the Washington Times Wednesday he was bound to see a message from several Colorado leaders, and elected officials from across the country, on cannabis policy. A new coalition, headed by Pueblo County Commissioner and former state legislator Sal Pace, took out a full page ad in the Washington…
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Colorado’s Cory Gardner seeks some tax equity for pot purveyors
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A lot of the workaday tax credits and deductions that businesses routinely use to trim Uncle Sam’s take are still off-limits to Colorado’s legal marijuana enterprises. That would change under legislation Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner signed onto this week as a co-sponsor. As noted in a press release from Gardner’s office, the legislation,…
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A former fair chief turned hemp fan runs for commission in pot-friendly Pueblo County
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Former Colorado State Fair manager Chris Wiseman is jumping into Pueblo politics. The 12-year fair veteran isn’t new to the Colorado politics limelight. Being at the helm of the state fair has meant years of enduring pointed questions and political pandering over the event’s fate in calling Pueblo home. Before the fair, Wiseman, a Democrat,…
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Pueblo’s pot debate continues — in Vermont
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After a ballot question threatened to rid Pueblo County of its marijuana industry in November, the debate continues over whether pot has been good for the community. That debate isn’t confined to Pueblo, or even the state, but reaches as far as Vermont, where Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a bill earlier this year that would…
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Pueblo’s Pace to pot’s critics: Lay off — you lost, and it’s here to stay
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Marijuana has won its place at the table across much of Colorado since legalization by the state’s voters in 2012, but that’s nothing compared to the weed’s status in Pueblo. There, it has moved to the head of the table. We’ve noted before how cannabis production and sales in Colorado’s onetime “Steel City” has been embraced as in…
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The Hot Sheet, July 26, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 138 | JULY 26, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS CEO and Editor-In-Chief Jared Wright DENVER – Well, none of us can say we didn’t see the rough and tumble conventions for both parties coming from miles away right? Happy Day # 2 of the Democratic National Convention … and All or Nothing Day (more encouragement for…
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Schwartz outraises Tipton for 2nd quarter but lags his cash on hand
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Democrat Gail Schwartz raised $622,960 in her first fundraising quarter, outpacing her rival, U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, whose campaign raised more than $400,000. But the Cortez Republican has nearly twice as much money in the bank, according to preliminary figures. Schwartz had $549,421 on hand at the end of the second quarter, which ran from April…
