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COMMENTARY | Reporter tells story of drug addiction, recovery — his own
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Believe it or not, reporters are human, too. And on Thursday, Colorado Public Radio anchor Vic Vela shared a story that shined a spotlight on a very human problem — one that he kept under wraps for the better part of 15 years. He told his remarkable story of addiction and recovery Thursday as the…
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Hickenlooper has options for Garcia replacement
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With Joe Garcia’s announcement this week that he will soon be stepping down as lieutenant governor, speculation has quickly turned to who Gov. John Hickenlooper will tap to fill the post. Will the new No. 2 simply be a placeholder to serve out the term-limited administration’s final three years in office? Or will the Democrat…
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Supporters, opponents line up as universal health care proposal qualifies for state ballot
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Like many progressives, Irene Aguilar once felt disheartened that President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, didn’t do more to reform the nation’s broken health care system. That was before she became a member of the Colorado Legislature. “I was really disappointed in him until I spent one session in the General Assembly,…
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Hickenlooper rips Republicans for voting against Ex-Im Bank
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office this week blasted the state’s congressional Republicans for their “embarrassing” votes against reauthorizing an agency that helps U.S. exports. A measure to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States received broad bipartisan support in the House Oct. 27. The bill passed 313-118, but Colorado’s four GOP House members voted…
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Mr. Frog: A slowly boiling candidate leaps into the U.S. Senate race
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Not even a children’s book author can include more animals in a sentence than U.S. Senate candidate Gary Swing. “I’ve always said this is a nation of sheep ruled by wolves for the benefit of pigs, and I would like to be a voice to represent the interests of frogs and other endangered species,” Swing…
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Republican Balmer planning to step down from Senate seat
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Republican state Sen. David Balmer will soon resign from office to spend more time with ailing family members and to start a new career opportunity, the Centennial lawmaker told The Colorado Statesman on Friday. Balmer, who is well regarded for his animal welfare legislation at the Capitol, will work as the political director of state…
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‘Clean Slate’ Jeffco school board candidates outpace recall targets in fundraising
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The “Clean Slate” candidates in the Jefferson County school board recall campaign might be more aptly named the “Green Slate.” That’s the color of money – and the candidates who are seeking to oust the conservative school board majority from power have a lot of it, according to campaign finance reports filed this week with…
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Denver drops surety bond requirement for pot shops
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Denver marijuana businesses will no longer be required to obtain surety bonds in order to operate, under an ordinance passed by the city council Monday. The city had required retail and medical marijuana businesses to obtain these bonds as an insurance policy that pot sales taxes would be paid. But recent federal lawsuits filed by…
