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Foote, Ginal chosen to replace Colorado state Sens. Jones, Kefalas
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Colorado state Rep. Mike Foote of Lafayette was chosen Saturday to replace state Sen. Matt Jones of Louisville by a Democratic Senate District 17 vacancy committee. On Sunday, state Rep. Joann Ginal of Fort Collins was chosen by a Democratic Senate District 14 vacancy committee to fill out the last two years of the term…
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Activist message to Oil and Gas commission: Stop the Martinez appeal
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Stop the Martinez appeal. That was the message from more than 60 people who crowded the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission meeting. It was standing room only at the Chancery Building in Denver Monday with several spilling out into the hallway as they waited to voice health and safety concerns. One protester even gave…
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Louisville senator wants local control over gas, oil, fracking
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“It’s just the right thing to do,” said Sen. Matt Jones, D-Louisville, who’s drafting a bill to give local government control over oil and gas exploration and production. “Local governments plan, zone and deny requests all the time,” Jones said. “It should be the same for oil and gas and fracking, especially following the tragic explosion…
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AG Coffman makes good on threat to Boulder over its oil & gas moratorium
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Colorado’s attorney general filed suit today against independent-minded Boulder County over its refusal to end its moratorium on new oil and gas development. Of course, it’s not like we didn’t see this coming. A brouhaha has been brewing for quite some time. Just a few days ago, it took the form of a case of arguable tit-for-tat…
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Senate green-lights Neville concealed-carry bill, extending 2016 gun debate
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Monday was another gun-policy day at the Colorado Capitol. At the center of a second-reading back-and-forth in the state Senate, U.S. Senate candidate Tim Neville, R-Littleton, defended his proposal to lift the requirement that Coloradans who wish to carry concealed firearms apply for a permit and take training classes. “Coloradans shouldn’t have to go begging…
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Neville concealed carry bill advances, launches annual Capitol gun politics debates
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A bill that would allow Colorado residents to carry a concealed handgun without a permit took its first step Wednesday through the Republican-controlled Senate Finance committee on its way toward the Democratic-controlled House, where it will face stiff opposition. The “constitutional carry” bill, as Senate Bill 17 is referred to, sponsored by father and son…
