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COVER STORY | POLITICS IN HIS BLOOD: Senate President Stephen Fenberg’s rise to power
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Stephen Fenberg’s foray into political advocacy began when he was just 7 years old. As a child in Ohio, Fenberg door knocked for his first political campaign when his friend’s father was running to be a judge. He said the experience of advocating for change and talking to strangers about his passions led to his…
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Q&A with Sen. Stephen Fenberg | Senate majority leader looks forward to year ahead
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Sen. Stephen Fenberg, a Democrat who has represented a Boulder-area district in Colorado’s state Senate since 2017, is considered the hands-down favorite to become Senate president next year if Democrats maintain majority control. He has served as the Senate majority leader since 2019, being chosen for the prestigious position less than two years into his term.…
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Colorado lawmakers discuss economic recovery during legislative preview event
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Colorado legislators on Monday spoke about improving the availability of affordable housing, bolstering the state’s education levels and helping businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during the ninth annual Business Legislative Preview by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Senate Majority Leader Stephen Fenberg and Speaker of the House Alec Garnett represented Democrats, while Senate Minority…
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Lawmakers kick off Colo. anti-gerrymandering campaign, with gov. on board
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Senate President Kevin Grantham, a Republican, and House Speaker Crisanta Duran, a Democrat, signed resolutions Wednesday to ask voters to put more balance in how legislative and congressional districts are drawn. In November Coloradans will decide if independent commissions should do that job or leave the task to politicians and judges after the census every…
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Colorado redistricting resolutions head to the ballot
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Two resolutions that could help create commissions to draw political boundaries for the Colorado legislature and the state’s members of Congress are headed to the ballot. Monday morning the state House of Representatives passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, which refer respective ballot questions on legislative and congressional redistricting to the November…
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Colorado Senate committee OKs religious adoption rules, nixes conversion therapy ban
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A Republican majority on a Colorado Senate committee took two opposite actions that riled up gay rights advocates Monday night. The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee passed a rule on adoptions that the gay rights organization says is designed to allow discrimination against same-sex couple. It also voted down a bill that would…
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INSIGHTS: CU’s investment strategy could cost political capital
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Chancellor Phil DiStefano thinks he knows what’s best for the University of Colorado Boulder, and that it’s best if he oversees a purse worth about $21 million each year instead of CU Boulder’s student government leaders. “I want to inform you of a financial oversight decision I have made that is in the best long-term…
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Legislature could help Colorado redistricting overhaul get on the ballot
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After opposing groups made peace on changing how Colorado draws political boundaries, lawmakers will now have a say in the matter. Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, and Sen. Stephen Fenberg, D-Boulder, are sponsoring legislation that would put the question on the ballot in November. Colorado voters, then, would decide if the General Assembly should…
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Conversion therapy ban for LGBTQ minors passes Colorado House committee
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DENVER – A Colorado ban on gay conversion therapy for minors is a long way from the legislative finish line, but it cleared its ceremonial first hurdle Tuesday when the Democratic majority voted it out of its first committee. House Bill 1245 passed the House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee on a party-line vote,…
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Boulder Chamber gives cannabis company its innovative business award
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Last week the Boulder Chamber made history, probably, when it presented a major award to locally based Terrapin Care Station. The chamber gave Terrapin Care Station, its Innovative Business of the Year Award, the first recognition of that significance from a non-marijuana industry business organization in Colorado and perhaps in the country, the company said.…
