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Supporters ready to campaign for measure to lower minimum age for Colorado lawmakers to 21
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Supporters are lining up to get behind a referendum approved by lawmakers to ask voters next year whether to lower the minimum age to serve in the General Assembly from 25 to 21. “We’re grateful to our legislators for putting this question to the voters,” said Lizzy Stephan, executive director of New Era Colorado, an…
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New Era Colorado backs proposal to lower minimum age for state lawmakers from 25 to 21
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New Era Colorado, an organization devoted to boosting political participation by young people, is endorsing a proposal to lower the minimum age requirement to serve in the General Assembly from 25 to 21, its executive director told The Colorado Statesman. “New Era believes that young people deserve a seat at the table — and that…
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Noonan: Bipartisanship may set a new high bar with rural sustainability bill
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Gov. John Hickenlooper takes first place, with his signature, as currently the most bipartisan politician in Colorado. He has signed 137 bills in the 2017 General Assembly. Of those, 111 are bipartisan, 15 are Dem-only sponsored and 11 are GOP-only sponsored. He has clearly set a basis that he prefers both chambers to work collaboratively.…
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Lawmakers propose asking voters to lower minimum age for Colorado legislators from 25 to 21
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A bipartisan group of legislators wants to ask voters whether to lower the minimum age to serve in Colorado’s General Assembly from 25 to 21. A decade after voters shot down an identical proposal at the polls, lawmakers are back with legislation to refer a constitutional amendment to the 2018 ballot, and they say the arguments…
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Colorado anti-abortion ‘ultrasound’ bill defeated in bipartisan Senate vote
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All of the Colorado Senate Democrats and two Republicans joined forces to defeat a closely watched anti-abortion bill in the Republican-controlled chamber on Thursday. Senate Bill 284 might have passed had Democrats not forced the one-seat majority caucus members to go on record for or against the bill. Swing-seat Republican Sens. Don Coram from Durango…
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Flawed ‘anti-sharia bill’ fails to win over Colorado lawmakers
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A Republican-controlled committee voted down a bill meant to protect Coloradans from foreign laws that might infringe on the “fundamental liberties” guaranteed by U.S. federal and state constitutions. Sponsored by Fort Collins Senate Republican Vicki Marble, Senate Bill 277 was introduced quietly on Friday, March 31. It never mentions the word “sharia,” but it soon…
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In surprise turn, Senate ‘kill committee’ green lights gay-rights harassment bill
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A state Senate committee packed with a conservative Republican-majority voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance a bill that would stiffen penalties for those who harass Coloradans for being gay or disabled. Gay rights supporters reacted with a jolt after the vote. They had braced for yet another defeat in the infamously hardline State Affairs “kill”…
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Senate anti-abortion ‘ultrasound bill’ generates heat in committee, advances for now
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State Senate Republicans introduced a sweeping bill on Monday adapted from similar efforts across the country that would establish new rules around abortion services in Colorado with an eye to lowering the number of abortions performed in the state. The bill sped into committee Wednesday, leaving opponents playing catch up. NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado called a…
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Dave Williams, colleagues return with Senate bill to battle sanctuary politicians, policies
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Republican lawmakers have revived and revamped controversial legislation targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions and the politicians who support the policies behind them, although the new bill would only subject elected officials to lawsuits, not criminal prosecution. State Rep. Dave Williams, R-Colorado Springs, vowed in February that he would return with a measure in the GOP-controlled Senate…