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Colorado Republicans call for special session, Polis says it’s the voters’ turn to weigh in
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Republicans in the Colorado Senate asked to go back to work at the Capitol on Thursday, calling on Gov. Jared Polis to convene a special legislative session. The Colorado legislature meets to pass laws for 120 days each year from January through May. But the governor can summon lawmakers in the offseason to work on…
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Senate GOP sounds out the citizenry
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Colorado’s vaunted “citizen legislature” – 100 part-time lawmakers who are supposed to return to real jobs and lives in the off-season – arguably ensures its members keep in touch with the people who elected them. Ruling Senate Republicans now want to take the relationship a step further. The Senate GOP press shop announced an initiative…
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"Make Your Voice Heard" returns to Senate for second year
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Borrowing on the success of a similar effort last year, Senate Republicans Wednesday announced another round of “Make Your Voice Heard.” Under the effort, citizens can submit suggestions for legislation they’d like to see changed or repealed. The inaugural “Make Your Voice Heard” in 2017 drew around 1,000 responses, according to spokesman Sage Naumann. “Part…
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Gridlock isn’t an option for Colorado’s General Assembly
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Aside from the fact that we all have the privilege of conducting our legislative affairs under stunningly beautiful Capitol domes – one in D.C. and the other in Denver – there’s actually a world of difference between the “Colorado way” of doing things and the “Washington way.” We hope to prove that anew when the…
