steve fenberg
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Governor, Democrats roll out 2022 agenda, Republicans holler ‘copycat’
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The slogans tied to the agendas both parties plan to tackle in the 2022 General Assembly session that starts Wednesday sound similar: affordability, public safety and education. As Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic legislative leaders talked about their plans for 2022 during a noon press conference on the west steps of the state Capitol, Republicans,…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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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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Polis signs bill allowing marijuana for child autism treatment
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April 2 is National Autism Day. It’s also the day Gov. Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 1028, which would allow children on the autism spectrum to use medical marijuana to treat symptoms. The bill is the second-year effort of Reps. Edie Hooton, Democrat of Boulder, and Kim Ransom, Republican of Lone Tree, who…
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Amid uncertainty over Garcia vote, Colorado Senate puts off final action on ‘red flag’ gun bill
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The Colorado Senate has put off what was expected to be Monday’s biggest vote of the day: Final action on the “red flag” gun bill. And that leaves unresolved — at least for one more day — how the Senate’s president, Democrat Leroy Garcia of Pueblo, will vote on the controversial measure. House Bill 1177…
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Colorado Senate Democrats block Republican as prime co-sponsor of full-day kindergarten bill
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A Republican Colorado state senator says Democrats won’t let him be a prime co-sponsor of a full-day kindergarten bill, the top legislative priority for Gov. Jared Polis. Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, told Colorado Politics Friday that despite a personal request from Polis that he be a prime co-sponsor of the legislation, that request has been…
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CAPITOL M | Feb. 3-9: Cute dogs edition (PHOTOS)
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Capitol M LOVES dogs. Cats are OK (I’ve had many), but dogs rule, especially rescue dogs. There’s a twitter feed called Cute Emergency (with nearly 10 million followers). Whenever you’re having a bad day, check into Cute Emergency as there is no better pick-me-up than PUPPIES. Unless, of course, you get to hang around the state…
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Phony endorsement of Republican gets Hickenlooper’s dander up
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A mailer that Democrats see as falsely implying that Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper supports the re-election bid of Republican state Sen. Tim Neville of Littleton has the administration seeing red. The mailer, which showed up in mailboxes in Senate District 16 this week, comes from the independent expenditure committee Business Opportunity Fund. It says in…
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Fundraising for Trump portrait at Colo. Capitol is finally underway
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After international news poked fun at a prankster’s placement of a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the state Capitol last week, Senate Republican President Kevin Grantham of Cañon City has initiated an effort to raise the $10,000 necessary to commission a portrait of President Donald Trump. Grantham is spearheading the fundraising through a GoFundMe.com account. It…
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No Trump portrait yet at Colorado Capitol? How about Putin?
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An unidentified prankster put up a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Colorado state Capitol Thursday, near the spot where a portrait of President Donald Trump would go – if anyone cared to donate the money to have the portrait made. The portrait gallery of the state Capitol on the building’s third floor…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Peg Perl unveils backers in Denver clerk race
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The municipal election isn’t for another 10 months, and she has yet to draw an opponent, but Denver clerk and recorder candidate Peg Perl is already racking up support for her bid, the attorney and former senior counsel for Colorado Ethics Watch announced this week. The current and former officials supporting Perl include House House Majority…
