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Colorado lawmakers want answers on prison system’s inmate math
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and a legislative working group that will convene for the first time Wednesday are scrutinizing how the Department of Corrections estimates how many beds – and ultimately how much money – the state needs for inmates. Lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats, are holding up a budget request from the prison system, questioning…
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Willett won’t run again; Soper to seek Grand Junction seat
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Colorado State Rep. Yeulin Willett of Grand Junction became the first Republican member of the General Assembly to announce he won’t seek another term. According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Willett said he’s stepping down to spend more time with his family. Matt Soper of Delta has announced he plans to run for the…
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New Colorado law automatically suspends a driver’s license for fleeing a scene with injuries
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If you leave the scene of an accident involving injury or death when the new year rings in, you just suspended your own driver’s license, the Colorado State Patrol is reminding motorists. Last session lawmakers passed House Bill 1277 to automatically suspend licenses, allowing those suspected to make a case for a temporary license while…
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House Republicans issue new call for Democrats to fund transportation, Duran answers
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With six weeks to go before next legislative session, seven House Republicans are calling out their chamber’s Democratic majority and Gov. John Hickenlooper to spend existing money on transportation in next year’s budget instead of waiting on voters to decide. The group is releasing the statement Thursday morning but it was obtained early by Colorado…
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Advocate for small businesses gives Colorado General Assembly a grade of B- for session
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Colorado’s largest association of small businesses gave the General Assembly’s just-completed session a grade of B- in a legislative report card issued this week. Split control of the House and Senate led to missed opportunities, said Tony Gagliardi, Colorado director for the National Federation of Independent Business, which counts 7,000 members in the state. He…
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Attorney General Coffman applauds governor signing criminal justice legislation into law
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Attorney General Cynthia Coffman celebrated the signing by Gov. John Hickenlooper Thursday of three bills that are part of her legislative agenda this year. “During the interim, our team sat down with citizens and stakeholders to establish our legislative priorities for the year, and identify how our statutes can be improved to protect Coloradans,” Coffman…
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Salazar to pull Ralph Carr name off hot-button states’ rights bill
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Relatives of 1940s Republican Colorado Governor Ralph Carr have asked that his name be removed from a legislative proposal that has generated political heat at the Capitol from even before it was introduced. State Rep. Joe Salazar, a Democrat from Thornton and the sponsor of the “Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act,” said he was happy…
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Linda Newell’s ‘Last Bill’ documentary depicts what government looks like from the inside
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There were lights, more than a few cameras and plenty of action at the premiere of former state Sen. Linda Newell’s documentary film Saturday afternoon at a Littleton theater located in the heart of her old Senate district. There was also a massive, forbidding doorway to Skull Island lit by flickering tiki lights, and lots…
