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Biden vetoes bill that would have given Colorado 2 more federal judges
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President Joe Biden vetoed legislation on Monday that would have added two seats to Colorado’s federal trial court and a total of 66 federal judgeships nationwide. The JUDGES Act would have increased the size of federal district courts in two-year increments over multiple presidential administrations. Colorado, which has had seven active district judges for 40 years, would…
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Polis vetoes ban on speculative ticketing, other ‘deceptive’ ticket sale practices
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An effort to update Colorado’s ticketing statues for the first time since 2008 was shut down in the 11th hour on Tuesday. Gov. Jared Polis vetoed Senate Bill 60, which would have prohibited many common practices in the event ticket industry, classifying them as “deceptive trade practices.” This included banning “speculative ticketing,” in which companies resell tickets they…
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Polis vetoes bill requiring driver’s education for Coloradans under 21 to get a license
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Gov. Jared Polis shot down a bill Tuesday that would have required Coloradans under the age of 21 to complete driver’s education and training to be eligible for a driver’s license. Under the bill, Coloradans younger than 18 would have had to finish a 30-hour driver’s education course and receive six hours of behind-the-wheel training…
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Mayor Hancock vetoes Denver’s flavored tobacco ban
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Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock Friday vetoed the controversial bill that would have outlawed the sale of flavored tobacco products in the city. Hancock’s office issued a release stating the bill was well intentioned, but not the right tool to address the problem of underage tobacco use. “I share with the sponsors of this ordinance…
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Sen. Bennet endorses Senate farm bill draft
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One day ahead of a hearing focused on the 2018 farm bill, Sen. Michael Bennet of Denver has endorsed the draft proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Bennet announced Tuesday he would support the version released last week by the committee, of which he is a member. The ag committee is…
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YESTERYEAR: GOP reviles Ritter signed construction defects legislation
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Thirty Years Ago this Week in The Colorado Statesman … Elie Wiesel and Emil Hecht received honorary degrees in Humane Letters from the University of Denver at “A Triumph of Conscience” dinner which was attended by 1,400 distinguished eventgoers. Dr. Dwight Smith, Chancellor of the University of Denver, said the honors were bestowed on “two whose contributions to the welfare…
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Hickenlooper vetoes tax credit extension for cigar retailers
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday vetoed legislation what would have addressed a tax credit on cigars shipped out of state. The bipartisan Senate Bill 139 would have allowed cigar retailers to claim a tax credit on the state’s 40 percent excise tax for out-of-state sales. The credit is set to expire in September 2018. The…
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Lockwood: Hickenlooper’s torrid red-light camera love affair continues
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Coloradans are still left wishing Gov. John Hickenlooper knew how to quit red-light cameras. His torrid love affair with the red-light camera industry continues to be exposed with his latest move to veto, for the second year in a row, a bipartisan bill to restrict red-light cameras in Colorado. We have said it before, and…
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Hickenlooper vetoes another red light camera ban bill
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Red light cameras will continue to snap shots at intersections across Colorado. Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have banned their use across the state by the end of the year. “The Legislature and the governor clearly disagree on this issue,” said Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, the sponsor of House Bill…
