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Q&A with Sandra Hagen Solin | A Capitol insider talks transportation, #MeToo
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Sandra Hagen Solin is among those lobbyists who are pretty much at the top of their game at the Capitol and beyond – having recently brought the 25-year-old firm she founded and owns, Capitol Solutions, under the umbrella of the national law firm Kutak Rock to head up and build its government-relations practice. “I have the…
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A fix for transportation built on strong leadership — and bonding
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At the beginning of this legislative session, an urgent plea for action was delivered by business leaders throughout the state to legislative leaders and the governor to address the growing crisis in our state’s transportation system. With just over a week remaining in the 2018 session, we are increasingly concerned that transportation could once again…
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Colorado Republican Doug Robinson looks ahead in gubernatorial run: ‘We’re not going to drift to a better place’
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Doug Robinson compares winning the Republican nomination for governor of Colorado to getting hired after a really long job interview, and he believes his background and experience will give him the edge. One of seven declared GOP candidates for next year’s election – with at least three heavyweights waiting in the wings – Robinson speaks…
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Hickenlooper delays decision on special session for transportation funding, other topics
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Gov. John Hickenlooper hadn’t yet decided on Monday whether to call a special session to come up with more funding for the state’s transportation needs, among other topics he said were left unfinished in the General Assembly’s 120-day regular session. While Hickenlooper called it “the most productive legislative session” since he took office in 2011,…
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State transportation event delivers no news, except that leaders optimistic, dedicated, talking
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The bad news is that Colorado Democratic Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran and Republican Senate President Kevin Grantham shared no new information Tuesday night at the north Denver ICOSA Event Center about the progress of high-stakes negotiations at the Capitol over state transportation funding. The good news is that the vision of the two…
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Q&A: AFP’s Michael Fields on funding transportation and enraging Capitol dealmakers
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State lawmakers have made boosting transportation funding a top priority this year. Negotiations have been underway for months and they are ongoing. Democrats and Republicans involved in the talks seem as committed to making a deal happen as they are anxious about keeping all the moving parts turning in the right direction. Major roadways need…
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? Transportation funding plan dies on unusual partisan vote
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On a strictly party line vote, the Colorado Legislative Council Committee killed a proposed bill that called for voter approval of $3.5 billion in bonds and the transfer of state sales tax revenue to help fund transportation projects across the state. But to the layperson, the opposite of what would be expected to traditionally occur…
