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HUDSON | Dem ploy to trip up Stapleton was an embarrassing misfire
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In the unlikely event you were hoping for a respectful, policy-dominated political debate in Colorado this year, House Democrats serving on the Legislature’s Capital Development Committee dashed those expectations Monday morning. In the spirit of the World Cup’s quadrennial coincidence with our state elections, a yellow card for partisan tripping appears in order. House Democrats…
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Fix to marijuana taxes for special districts headed to Colorado governor
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Special districts like the eight-county metro Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) and a hospital district on the Western Slope can breathe easier this week after the Colorado state Senate wrapped up the last details on a bill that will allow them to once again collect retail marijuana taxes. The bill survived a last-minute challenge in the…
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SB 267 for rural Colorado again causing conflict between governor and Republicans
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UPDATED: 1/5/18 1:24 p.m.: Colorado Politics has learned that the House Republicans today filed an open records request to obtain those budget documents. ___ Last year’s omnibus bill, intended to help rural hospitals and schools, is once again causing trouble at the state Capitol that could set up a showdown between House Republicans and the…
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Sonnenberg wins dubious "Californian of the Year" award from Independence Institute
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The Independence Institute has named Colorado Senate President Pro tem Jerry Sonnenberg, a Sterling Republican, as its inaugural winner of “Californian of the Year.” The somewhat tongue-in-cheek award was given to Sonnenberg in recognition of his efforts “to turn Colorado into East California,” according to an Institute announcement Wednesday. Coloradans are characterized by their ability…
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Hickenlooper addresses rhetoric over special session, says it should be simple, not partisan
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Gov. John Hickenlooper Monday responded to criticism from Republican lawmakers and others about the special session he called last week to address a mistake made in the hospital provider fee law. The measure, signed into law on May 30, is intended to spare hospitals from a greater than half-billion budget cut in 2017-18. The law…
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Hickenlooper’s special session could get messy, lawmakers warn
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A simple fix may turn out to be pretty complicated. Gov. John Hickenlooper’s plan to fix a problem with the landmark legislation that reclassified the state’s hospital provider fee program may have hit a snag: the two Republican lawmakers who helped marshal the bill through the General Assembly have no intention of helping with the…
