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SLOAN | The redemption of the Colorado Energy Office
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There is something to be said for a legislative process which, even in what many have categorically proclaimed to be the most bitterly rancorous, partisan year in living memory, still manages now and then to churn out legislation which tackles major issues and does so in a bi-partisan manner. One such effort is Senate Bill…
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A year later, Colorado Energy Office one step closer to reauthorization
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What a difference a year makes: On Wednesday the House Transportation & Energy Committee gave near-unanimous support to reauthorizing the Colorado Energy Office (CEO). The CEO, which is housed in the governor’s office, was the subject of a heated debate last year. Ultimately the bill failed in a power struggle between Senate Republicans, who wanted to…
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Big game hunting the subject of Sen. Ray Scott’s Tuesday bill
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A bill setting up a raffle for hunting licenses for Colorado big game is scheduled for Tuesday in the state Senate, but it has conservation and animal rights groups lining up to oppose it. Senate Bill 137 would direct the state Parks and Wildlife department to set up a raffle for hunting licenses for 10…
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Ray Scott’s latest video sketch: as ready for prime time as he’ll ever be
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Grand Junction Republican state Sen. Ray Scott will never be mistaken for a slick, smooth, blowdried political glad-hander. The plain-spoken, bear-like, jock-next-door lawmaker comes across as the kind of guy who doesn’t know which is his best side for the camera and probably doesn’t care. All of which the Senate GOP press shop seems to…
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Grand Junction Sentinel vs. Sen. Ray Scott — Round 2
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Remember the face-off over “fake news,” pitting a Colorado state senator against the daily newspaper in Grand Junction? The grudge match between the two has resurfaced; only, this time, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel is quibbling with the way Republican state Sen. Ray Scott manages his Facebook account. Notably, he is accused of deleting some…
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A shortcut at the DMV? Now that’s what you call public service
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A couple of state lawmakers are touting a speedy end-run on renewing your vehicle registration under a pilot program they helped make possible in suburban Denver’s Arapahoe County. Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, and Sen. Kevin Priola, R-Brighton, will give the press a progress report at a briefing this week on the implementation of their Senate Bill 138, passed in the…
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A special session for wind power? So says Independence’s Amy Cooke
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Citing unnamed sources, the Independence Institute’s Amy Oliver Cooke asserts in a blog post that Gov. John Hickenlooper has an ulterior motive in talking up a possible special session: He wants to promote wind power on a massive scale. And he wants to throw the keys to behemoth public utility Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest power provider. According…
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One is the loneliest number, but three is a crowd in HOV lanes, lawmakers say
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Ever wonder if you could get away with counting your dog as another car passenger in an HOV lane? Or, maybe you’re hoping your tinted windows are dark enough to hide the fact you’re all alone? A couple of lawmakers feel your pain; they want Colorado to ease up on what one of them calls a “punitive” requirement…
