Tag: Jared Polis
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Polis, historians open 20th century time capsule discovered near Colorado’s Capitol steps
A box that had never borne witness to a car starter, a binder clip or a light switch until it was unearthed months ago was opened and its contents revealed on Tuesday. The tin box, which had previously been buried under the pedestal base of the bronze Union soldier statue near the state Capitol building’s…
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Democrat Michael Bennet turns in petitions for Colorado’s gubernatorial primary, plans to skip caucuses
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democratic candidate for governor, submitted nominating petitions for Colorado’s June primary ballot on Friday, his campaign and the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said. Bennet plans to rely on his petitions to get on the ballot, skipping the caucus and assembly process, his campaign said. The three-term senator is facing…
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Ousted film commissioner intends to sue state of Colorado
Donald Zuckerman is no longer a silent film commissioner. Zuckerman’s legal team has filed an intent to sue the state of Colorado, charging he was wrongfully terminated as the state’s film ambassador. Zuckerman, who was integral to Colorado’s winning bid to become the new home of the Sundance Film Festival, made it plain to The…
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Democrats Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser make their cases to be Colorado’s next governor ahead of primary
Nearly eight months before ballots will be counted in Colorado’s race for the its open gubernatorial seat, voters are lining up behind two of the state’s leading Democrats, who are facing off in a primary that will likely determine which of them will serve as the state’s top executive officer for the rest of the…
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Jared Polis one of 2 governors not invited to Trump meeting
WASHINGTON — The National Governors Association is pulling out of an annual meeting at the White House after President Donald Trump declined to invite two Democratic governors, undercutting one of Washington’s few remaining bipartisan gatherings. Trump is still expected to meet with governors at the White House on Friday but the event will not be facilitated by an organization…
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Susan Blanco new Colorado Supreme Court justice
Chief Judge Susan Blanco of Larimer and Jackson counties is the newest member of the Colorado Supreme Court, Gov. Jared Polis announced on Tuesday. “A few words come to mind: Innovation. Excellence. Creativity. Hard work. These are values we need across society,” said Polis during a news conference announcing Blanco’s appointment. Blanco, 48, became a…
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Who are the 3 finalists for the Colorado Supreme Court?
A citizen-led nominating commission has chosen the finalists for a vacancy on the Colorado Supreme Court, the first opening in five years on the seven-member court. The vacancy arose after the unexpected resignation of Justice Melissa Hart, who formally departed on Jan. 5 following an extended “leave of absence” since the fall. The three finalists…
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The governor and the inmate: Trying to make sense of Polis and Peters | Eric Sondermann
Amidst the excess of news and outrage competing for our attention, much time and oxygen have been expended in trying to make sense of Jared Polis’s angst-ridden consideration of a sentence reduction for Tina Peters, former county clerk and now an ungrateful guest of the Colorado prison system. For any just emerging from some deep…
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Colorado School of Mines wants to prove a masters isn’t needed to work in quantum
A new program at the Colorado School of Mines aims to fix a major misconception in the budding quantum industry: that a master’s or doctorate degree is required to secure a job in the field. It doesn’t help when nearly all quantum degrees and training programs in the U.S. are primarily for graduate students. So…
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Crisosto Apache named Colorado’s 11th Poet Laureate
Indigenous poet will succeed Andrea Gibson, who died of cancer last summer, and serve two-year term Gov. Jared Polis continued to make history Wednesday with the appointment of his third Colorado Poet Laureate: Crisosto Apache, an associate professor at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. Apache will serve an uncommonly short two-year term with…