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Rep. Scott Tipton’s hydropower bill gains almost unanimous House support
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton’s hydropower bill got near unanimous support in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday. WASHINGTON — Rep. Scott Tipton’s twice-attempted bill to bring hydropower development...
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Former Rep. Sal Pace gets a warm reception when he returns to the House
Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, and Pueblo County Commissioner Sal Pace, a Democrat, goof around on the side of the House floor today. Former Minority Leader Sal...
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Colorado House waiting to debate measure limiting online training for gun...
A bill requiring in-person training for concealed carry permits passed through House Thursday. Lawmakers in the Colorado House on Thursday laid over a vote on a measure that limits online training for...
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Two more Colorado lawmakers face recalls over gun-control votes
CGA Sen. Evie Hudak CGA Sen. Angela Giron The Colorado Secretary of State today signed off on recall petitions for two more lawmakers over their gun votes, for Democratic Sens. Angela Giron of Pueblo...
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Rep. Doug Lamborn breaks news on North Korea’s nuclear capability
Bloomberg News Rep. Doug Lamborn gave previously undisclosed information on North Korea’s nucelar cabilities Thursday from an unclassified section of a classified report. WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Lamborn...
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Larry Pratt: Guest speaker at group trying to recall state lawmaker believes...
Lynn Bartels Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, in his Virginia office last month. He will be in Colorado next week to speak at a fundraising dinner for a group trying to recall...
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Push for Colorado to have its own aircraft fleet to fight wildfires lifts off...
The Waldo Canyon fire burns an entire neighborhood in near the foothills of Colorado Springs last June. Helen Richardson, The Denver Post The push for Colorado to have its own aircraft fleet to fight...
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Rep. Dan Pabon’s DNA bill undergoes surgery with amendments, future unknown
DNA being tested. The Denver Post It went into committee requiring that individuals convicted of Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 misdemeanors, offer a DNA sample to be entered into a database — a move...
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Rep. Beth McCann offers task force idea as way to address guns and mental health
To address the complex issue of how to keep guns out of the hands of individuals with mental health issues, a Democrat sponsored measure that creates a task force to study gun restrictions on the...
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Senate debate on renewable energy goes into the night
Lynn Bartels Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, tries to keep his 16-month-old daughter Avalon occupied during a marathon debate on an energy bill. Another wild day at the state Capitol, in part because...
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposal to ban pot clubs has attorney crying...
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock doesn’t want pot clubs in the city, saying the clubs would promote unsafe driving and would be unwelcome in any neighborhood. Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post Denver mayor...
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Effort to repurpose Colorado’s Fort Lyon prison moves forward in the House
Fort Lyons Correctional Facility. An effort to repurpose the vacant Fort Lyon Correctional Facility move forward Monday with the House passing a measure that would designate a portion of it as a...
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Sweeping Colorado elections bill clears first hurdle before House committee
Colorado could change the way America votes, but first the Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act has to make its way through the Colorado statehouse. And that’s going to be a tall order. The...
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Denver City Council sets pedestrian/bicycle safety as top priority for the...
Jeremy Meyer Members of Denver’s City Council, minus Charlie Brown, goof around after a morning retreat at the Boettcher Mansion in Golden to work out budget priorities for next year. (Jeremy P. Meyer)...
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock to honor 30 students who have overcome obstacles
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Wednesday will honor 30 Denver young people who have overcome adversity to achieve success in the annual Mayor’s Youth Awards ceremony. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, seen...
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House to debate on all-mail elections, as bipartisanship appears to have a no...
The legislation that could either modernize, economize and simplify the state’s election system — or open it up to voter fraud, depending on who you believe — is expected to go to the floor of the...
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House Speaker Mark Ferrandino: We’ll work weekends if we have to
CGA Speaker Mark Ferrandino House Speaker Mark Ferrandino said Wednesday there is a “90 percent chance” lawmakers will have to work over the weekend to clear a backlogged calendar — but Republicans and...
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Senate universal background checks bill goes down, both Bennet and Udall vote...
WASHINGTON — Despite heavy lobbying from the White House and painstaking negotiations between some Republicans and Democrats, a pivotal amendment to expand background checks for gun purchases failed in...
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Craig Hughes, Democratic political operative, headed to national firm
Craig Hughes/Photo from RBI Strategies Craig Hughes, a powerful Colorado Democratic operative, is leaving the Denver-based political firm RBI Strategies to spearhead a local branch of the national firm...
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock heads to Africa for airport conference, visit to...
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is heading to Africa next week to participate in the Airport Cities World Conference in South Africa and for a goodwill trip to Nairobi, Kenya, with Denver Councilman Albus...
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