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Sen. Cory Gardner honors slain Deputy Heath Gumm in U.S. Senate speech
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner spoke in honor of Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm, who was killed in the line of duty on Jan. 24. Gumm, 31, will be laid to rest on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette. The funeral is open to the public. This is what the Republican…
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Coloradans weigh in on the future of self-driving vehicles at Senate hearing
WASHINGTON – A congressional hearing Wednesday implied broad changes are coming soon for Colorado’s highway transportation industry from self-driving truck technologies. Driverless trucks are part of the automated vehicle technology being developed by government agencies and private companies. They use computerized sensors to steer, throttle and brake vehicles, usually without human intervention. Senators at the…
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Hamner: 2017 legislative session was a productive one for Colorado
With the 2017 session of the Colorado General Assembly behind us, I am enjoying being back in my district and having some time to reflect back on the legislative session. From Jan. 11 to May 10, my colleagues and I worked very hard to find compromise on some very important issues, and as a result,…
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YESTERYEAR: Astronaut turned would-be Colorado congressman memorialized
Twenty Years Ago this Week in The Colorado Statesman … A statue of Jack Swigert, Apollo 13 astronaut, was unveiled in Washington D.C., memorializing the fallen Coloradan in Statuary Hall. Swigert died from cancer in 1982 just days before he was to be sworn in as Colorado’s first elected Congressman from the newly created 6th…
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Firestone tragedy unlikely to shake up Capitol oil and gas politics
A lot has changed in the wake of the oil and gas industry-linked explosion at the end of April in Firestone that killed two. Anadarko Petroleum shut down 3,000 wells. Matt Lepore, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission director, spoke about conducting “an ongoing conversation about new safety measures” of one kind or another. Gov.…
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Smith: Kogovsek’s death leaves a tremendous void
It is an enormous shock to read of the death of Ray Kogovsek, a superb public servant and a tireless supporter of his home town, Pueblo. I had the opportunity to serve in the Colorado House of Representatives for six of the years in which he served in the state Senate and it was always…
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Noonan: No shortage of 2017 General Assembly bill quantity, but what about quality?
The Colorado Senate crossed the 300 bill mark for the first time in quite a few years. The House, with more members than the Senate, will probably get to about 380 bills. Stick in the eye HB17-1328 requires certain federal candidates to disclose their income tax returns to get on the Colorado ballot. The bill…
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In home stretch, legislative session as bumpy as a Colorado roadway
Kevin Grantham sat deep in his chair, his left foot, shod in a large cowboy boot, resting on his right knee, the Capitol press corps arrayed in front of him brought by text messages sent out near 10:00 p.m. the night before. It was Thursday morning, just two-and-a-half weeks ahead of the end of the…