Author: PAT POBLETE [email protected]
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Polis, Garnett take steps toward memorializing ‘Colorado’s proudest war hero’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis and House Speaker Alec Garnett on Tuesday launched the state’s effort to memorialize “Colorado’s proudest war hero” with a statue across the street from the state Capitol. The statue from Loveland-based sculptor…
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Dylan Roberts unveils campaign to succeed term-limited Kerry Donovan in state Senate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When preliminary district maps were presented to the Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission three weeks ago, it appeared likely Dylan Roberts wouldn’t be running to represent House District 26 for a fourth consecutive term. The initial draft of the maps showed the Avon Democrat had…
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Broadband report calls for ‘clarity’ on how state agencies work together to utilize funding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When it comes to utilizing state funds for broadband deployment, the roughly half-dozen state agencies that have a finger in the pie need clarity on how to work together. That’s among the areas of focus…
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Gold Dome leaders unveil task forces on housing, behavioral health
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Legislative leaders on Friday unveiled their appointments to task forces that will make recommendations on a portion of the funds allocated to Colorado by the federal American Rescue Plan Act. The state is set to receive $3.8 billion in recovery funds overall, with $850 million…
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Weiser, bipartisan coalition of AGs call on Senate to confirm Salazar
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser is urging federal lawmakers to sign off on the nomination of Ken Salazar, a former interior secretary and U.S. senator from Colorado, to serve as President Joe Biden’s ambassador…
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Grand Junction home builder sues to stop paid leave program approved by Colorado voters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Grand Junction home building company is taking a pair of state agencies to court, alleging in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that a ballot measure approved by voters in November that establishes paid family and…
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HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge tours new public housing complex in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge during a Tuesday stop in Denver warned the affordable housing crisis is “bigger than people want to admit” but praised efforts to revamp public housing in Colorado. After touring…
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Bipartisan ethics panel unanimously dismisses complaint against Sen. Bob Gardner
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bipartisan ethics panel made up of Senate lawmakers on Monday unanimously dismissed a complaint against Sen. Bob Gardner alleging the Colorado Springs Republican improperly used his office to influence the state court administrator. The…
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Final $1 million Colorado Comeback Cash lottery winner praised ‘miracle’ vaccine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A stay-at-home mom of four is the fifth and final winner of the $1 million Colorado Comeback Cash drawing that sought to lure residents of the state to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Jared Polis announced Wednesday. The final prize went to Heidi Russell of…
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Polis signs bill limiting the use of ketamine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday continued his run of bill signing by enshrining into state law an additional 13 measures approved by lawmakers during the legislative session, ranging from a crackdown on the use of ketamine to an effort to create a more user-friendly search…