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Insights: Tax reform loot comes in a mixed bag for Colorado
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There’s no denying that the tax overhaul delivered by the Republicans and President Trump put money in Colorado’s pocket, albeit wealthy people and corporations did better than most of us. In the wake of the new law, minimum-wage workers at Walmart are getting a pay raise to $11 an hour, even as thousands of their…
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Kickballing Colorado legislators raise $15k for hurricane victims
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Don’t say Colorado legislators didn’t do anything good during their two-day special session this month, though two attempts to fix a costly mistake in a new law went nowhere. Some of them raised almost $15,000 for hurricane victims dueling on the kickball field on a cold, rainy Monday night in the first Bipartisan Charity…
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Hickenlooper, Singleton announce route for this summer’s Pedal the Plains bicycle tour
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Kersey and Keenesburg and Brush, oh my! The sixth annual Pedal the Plains bicycle tour will give riders a chance to get close to lions, tigers and bears — along with other wild animals — housed at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, one of several features along the 177-mile route, Gov. John Hickenlooper and…
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Did a misinformation campaign kill this year’s liquor licensing cleanup compromise?
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A legislative effort to clean up last year’s hard-fought and widely bipartisan liquor licensing reform compromise died a surprise and dramatic death in the state Senate Monday. According to proponents, Senate Bill 143‘s demise by a narrow 18-17 vote was almost entirely due to misleading information, flat-out lies and a convolution of the process by a…
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BARTELS: Elbert County: shopping while voting
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Twin airbed mattresses are on sale for $7.97 at the Wal-Mart in Elizabeth and as an added bonus, Elbert County shoppers can drop off their ballots for Tuesday’s primary election. The local Wal-Mart and the Elbert County clerk have teamed up to make it easier for citizens to vote. So far, no one’s voted…
