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Colorado lawmakers sharply divided over drug abuse bills, bail for first-degree murder defendants; meet Heather Graham, Pueblo’s new mayor | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 23, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado lawmakers on Tuesday tackled two proposals that offer convergent – and divergent – approaches to combatting drug abuse during a discussion that starkly illuminated on ideological disagreements at the state Capitol. Both bills emerged out of ad hoc panel, which met over…
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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack primary to replace Colorado’s Ken Buck | COVER STORY
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With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace Republican Ken Buck, the former state GOP chairman who said in early…
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Lauren Boebert finishes in middle of the pack in straw poll at inaugural GOP primary debate
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The headline-grabbing incumbent’s performance in the decidedly non-scientific survey – Boebert landed in…
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Colorado leader survives ‘no confidence’ vote, 5 federal judges stand out with delays in deciding motions, Army veteran joins 5th CD race | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 23, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado Republican Leader Mike Lynch of Wellington survived a vote of “no confidence” on Monday, but the drama that unfolded in the state House might not be over yet. The House GOP caucus held a special meeting to vote on a resolution of…
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Denver’s presiding juvenile court judge suspended, Julia Marvin replaces Said Sharbini, Johnson pleads for immigration action in DC | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 19, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A Democratic House District 31 vacancy committee on Thursday selected Julia Marvin of Thornton to replace former Democratic Rep. Said Sharbini. Two candidates competed for the HD31 seat: Julia Marvin and Jacqueline Phillips. Both have filed to run for the seat for the…
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Mike Lynch arrested in 2022 on DUI suspicion, experts examine Israel-Hamas war, student enrollment is down statewide | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 18, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: State House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, a Republican candidate in Colorado’s open 4th Congressional District, was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of drunken driving and being in possession of a gun while intoxicated, law enforcement records show. The Wellington lawmaker is one of…
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Consider pets in evacuation plans, animal rights group urges lawmakers
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A fire evacuation plan should include pets. That’s the message policymakers reviewing potential wildfire legislation heard on Wednesday from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Saving pets became a major issue during the Marshall fire, which struck on New Year’s Eve last year and tore through more than 1,000 homes and businesses.…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…
