state rep. joe salazar
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Boulder’s DA Stan Garnett may mount a bid for state attorney general
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We no sooner reported state Democratic Rep. Joe Salazar’s announcement he will run for Colorado attorney general the other day than the Boulder Daily Camera followed with news that longtime Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett had filed paperwork for a second attempt at the AG’s post. The veteran Democratic prosecutor previously had unsuccessfully challenged then-incumbent Republican…
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Democrats take aim at stubborn state pay inequity with raft of new bills
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Democratic lawmakers and supporters Thursday unveiled a suite of legislation aimed at closing the gender gap in salaries in Colorado on the seventh anniversary of the federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Speakers pitched the bills as long overdue, saying the state had been trapped in a discriminatory past that was hobbling the economy and…
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Salazar: Fighting wildfires protects Colorado’s water supplies
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Long-term drought has dramatically affected Western states across the Colorado River basin, and exacerbated the risk of wildfire in those areas. In addition to the tragic loss of human life, wildfires also threaten our homes, wildlife habitat, the places we hunt, fish and hike, as well as our drinking water. As the U.S. Congress considers…
