sen. john cooke
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Q&A with Sen. John Cooke | Minority leader on getting things done and forging friendships
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After nearly eight years as a Colorado state senator, John Cooke is leaving elected office with no plans of returning. Cooke concluded his last legislative session in May, facing an impending term limit this January. Since entering the Senate in 2015, the Greeley Republican served as majority whip, assistant minority leader and was promoted to…
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THE PODIUM: It’s time to make transportation a priority for our tax dollars
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In the 20-year period since 1997 spanning three governorships – those of Bill Owens, Bill Ritter and John Hickenlooper – one governor stands out as proposing starvation budgets for Colorado’s state highways and roadways. That governor is John Hickenlooper. We are talking about each governor’s priorities for spending taxpayer dollars through the General Fund budget,…
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A crackdown on DUIs: Still the #1 traffic woe even in the era of legal pot
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Just as the state Senate had agreed to tighten the screws on driving drunk in Colorado, the national Mothers Against Drunk Driving issued a public statement Monday afternoon reminding everyone that alcohol is “still the biggest cause of traffic deaths and injuries in the nation.” Even in the era of legalized pot. http://coloradopolitics.com/colorado-bill-allowing-bars-stay-open-later-dies-legislature/ The advocacy group says it…
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Colorado Senate OKs legislation expanding workers comp to cover PTSD
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Democrats cheered the Senate’s passage Tuesday of a bipartisan plan to extend workers-compensation coverage to on-the-job victims of post-traumatic stress disorder. House Bill 1229 theoretically could apply to any line of work but is especially aimed at cops, firefighters, paramedics and other first-responders whose duties routinely expose them to high levels of stress, danger, violence, and even…
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Bipartisan bill to stop pilfering paychecks advances in Senate
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A decent wage is hard enough to come by in some lines of work, so state lawmakers are cracking down on employers who cross the line by shortchanging their workers on overtime or forcing them to work on their own time. The “Wage Theft Transparency Act,” sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Jessie Danielson of Wheat…
