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Letter: Put the brakes on problem-riddled primary bill
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Editor: The Colorado Senate should admit the obvious and acknowledge that they cannot responsibly pass the Primary Participation Bill this session. Fortunately, the Primary Participation Bill, HB1454, has hit a snag in the House, where it is stalled awaiting more amendments and a final vote before being sent to the Senate. Senate observers report growing…
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Hospital fee debate moves on to second act in Senate
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The curtain officially rose Thursday in the House on the long drama centered around the Democratic-led effort to reclassify the state’s $700 million hospital provider fee as an enterprise fund. By Friday at roughly 11:00 a.m., the first act had concluded. Two bills concerning the reclassification passed with Republican support and headed to the Senate,…
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Zarlengo: Politicians strike while crisis is hot with presidential primary bill
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“Never let a serious crisis go to waste,” as former Barack Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once quipped. This is especially true when no crisis actually exists and entrenched politicians see the opportunity to solidify a permanent political and consultant class, while masquerading as a pro-democracy populist movement. So is the case with the…
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Primary elections bill weathers first test in the House
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Democrats on the House State Affairs committee voted Monday to advance a bill that would bring presidential primary voting back to Colorado in the wake of wide frustrations with the caucus system voiced by voters this spring. The hearing was a first hurdle cleared on a long track with time ticking down fast to the…
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The Hot Sheet, March 4, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Friday, March 4, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, and happy Friday. Did you watch the debate last night? Allow me to put it in a nutshell for you: Cruz: “Donald, please, I know it’s hard not to interrupt. Breathe, breathe, breathe. You can do it, breathe, I know…
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The Hot Sheet, February 23, 2016
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By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Tuesday, February 23, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, and welcome to The Hot Sheet, Colorado’s premier daily political newsletter. We are now exactly one week away from Super Tuesday (what?! you say … yep, February – the short-straw month, remember?), and today the Republican presidential candidates will square off in…
