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Front lines of Colorado refugee resettlement uncertain, but optimistic over Trump travel ban

May 31, 2017

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

Zainab Nader left Iraq for Denver as a refugee just four months ago. She smiles big, ear-to-ear, with an infectious laugh when she talks about her short time in Colorado and reuniting with her brothers who left Iraq for Denver eight years before her. “I’m happy when I see my brothers,” she said, pushing out…
WOTUS rewrite to align with Scalia opinion, seek feedback from Colorado

May 31, 2017

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

Federal environmental regulators are seeking “input and wisdom” from Colorado as they begin the process of rewriting a Barack Obama-era water protection rule known as WOTUS, which the White House says it now wants aligned with a Supreme Court opinion on water rights from the late Justice Antonin Scalia. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Scott…
Gorsuch may be decisive vote in divisive Supreme Court cases

Apr 7, 2017

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MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press

With Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation as the 113th Supreme Court justice expected on Friday, it won’t be long before he starts revealing what he really thinks about a range of hot topics he repeatedly sidestepped during his confirmation hearing. In less than two weeks, the justices will take up a Missouri church’s claim that the state…
Bennet between proverbial rock and hard place

Mar 7, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

While his vote may be in the minority regarding Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s position and intent toward the process and Gorsuch himself have fueled political speculation and concerns over consequences. Gorsuch, a Colorado native and Denver-based federal appeals court judge, was nominated by President Donald Trump…
Bachar: Executive power needs reined in

Mar 1, 2017

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Steve Bachar

The new president declares his inauguration day a special, self-aggrandizing day and goes on to sign an unprecedented number of executive orders in his first two weeks in office … Yes, former President Barack Obama has much to answer for. Whether we are focused on President Obama’s “National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation” and his…
Autistic boy’s plea for better special education asks Supreme Court for national standard

Jan 4, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

The case of an autistic Colorado boy whose parents seek better special education for him could result in a national standard for educating disabled children when his lawsuit goes before the U.S. Supreme Court, according to educators and their attorneys. Some school districts complain the case could force them to shift more of their scarce…
Colorado colleges, universities rally behind undocumented students

Dec 22, 2016

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David O. Williams Special to Colorado Politics

Colleges and universities across Colorado are grappling with whether the incoming Trump administration will strip away federal deportation protections for undocumented students, most of whom came to the state at a very young age and pay in-state tuition under Colorado law. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was signed as an executive action by…
The Hot Sheet — Some highly-speculative, presidential changing of the guard reporting for ya, Leonard goes to jail, Buck still hates D.C., crybaby electors head to court and … MORE!

Dec 12, 2016

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Colorado Politics

VOL. 01 NO. 203 | DECEMBER 12, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – A state representative going to jail during the holidays? For the first time in decades … Oh my! Wasn’t there something about this in the Book of Revelations? Goodness. Good morning, and happy Monday. We guess it’s happy. But it’s…
Lundberg: Hot Sheet missed the point on civil unions bill

Jul 6, 2016

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Kevin Lundberg

The Statesman’s June 9th “Hot Sheet” completely missed the point of Senate Bill 150. The article leads one to think the bill automatically turned all civil unions in Colorado into marriages. It also makes it sound like the Legislature has accepted the Supreme Court’s ruling that completely redefined the meaning of marriage. Nothing could be…
Nicolais: Garland nixed before ever nominated

Mar 17, 2016

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Mario Nicolais

Harvard valedictorian. Brilliant. Chief Judge of the D.C Circuit Court of Appeals. Prosecutor in charge after the Oklahoma City bombing. A “judge’s judge.” All things that describe President Obama’s pick to fill the vacant seat on the United States Supreme Court, Merrick Garland. And then there are a couple of things that describe what he…