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Hickenlooper talks about his green goal in online town hall
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper still has high hopes of putting a price on carbon and safeguarding public lands in Colorado. The Democratic Senate freshman from Denver had hoped to include a tax on carbon in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better stimulus package. He holds out that hope, Hickenlooper told constituents in a virtual town…
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House passes national defense bill without Lamborn provision to delay Space Command move out of Colorado
Congressional negotiators on Tuesday dropped a provision from the annual defense bill that would have postponed any work toward moving U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, pending completion of two investigations into the decision. Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees agreed on a final version of the $768 billion National…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…
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Colorado redistricting commissioners deliberated outside public view — after promise of transparency
Colorado’s new independent redistricting commission came with a promise of transparency and public inclusion, but in the days leading up to their adoption of a set of legislative maps, commissioners spent significant time working outside of public meetings, potentially violating the state’s transparency rules. In the final two weeks of the legislative redistricting commission’s work,…
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Colorado legislative redistricting commission adopts state House district plan
Colorado’s legislative redistricting commission adopted a final state House district map plan late Monday night, by an 11-1 vote. The commission will next send the adopted plan to the Colorado Supreme Court for review and approval. The commissioners haven’t yet adopted a final state Senate district map. They have until the end of the day…
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Final Colorado congressional redistricting plan to come Tuesday
Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commissioners will either vote to adopt a redrawn map of the state’s U.S. House districts Tuesday, or else the most recent map drawn by their staff and released last week will be adopted by default. The commission held a lengthy meeting Monday to continue discussing the maps they’ve considered in recent…
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Colorado congressman regrets vow to ‘stop redistricting’ in campaign pitch
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck said a campaign solicitation sent to his political supporters earlier this week, which told them that he needs their money in order to stop the current redistricting cycle, sent the wrong message. “This is serious, and a lot is at stake. We still need $3,102 to have the resources to stop…
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Redistricting lobbying laws violated, new complaint alleges
A complaint filed today with the Colorado Secretary of State accuses a group of secretly-funded political operatives of illegally lobbying the state’s redistricting commissioners. The complaint, filed by former Democratic state lawmaker Stanley Matsunaka, accuses former Colorado House Speaker Frank McNulty and former Colorado House and Senate member Greg Brophy, both Republicans, of lobbying the state’s…
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Census data reveals population adjustments needed in draft maps
Colorado’s redistricting commissioners decided earlier this year to use incomplete and out-of-date data to draw the preliminary draft maps that are being toured around the state for public input. The commissioners knew at the time that their maps would end up needing adjustments, because the official data was bound to be different in some parts…