Tag: Kerry Donovan
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Q&A with Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg | At the end of 16 years of public service
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save State Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, is the only one of 100 lawmakers in the 2022 session who has served for a full 16 years: four consecutive two-year terms in the House followed by two consecutive four-year terms in the Senate. First elected in 2006 to…
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Senate Democrats to pick next leader tomorrow
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Senate Democrats are poised to settle the Capitol intrigue over who will succeed Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, and potentially fill other leadership positions when they meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Garcia triggered the leadership upheaval last week when he announced he would step down…
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Bill to ban sport hunting of wildcats fails after a three-hour hearing state Senate committee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bill to eliminate recreational trapping and hunting of mountain lions, bobcats and lynx in Colorado went down to defeat Thursday after encountering plenty of opposition from a coalition of 20 hunting, angling and wildlife conservation groups and their members. The bill would ban hunting…
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Lauren Boebert tops year-end fundraising among Colorado congressional candidates
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the fourth consecutive quarter, Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert raised more in campaign contributions than any other U.S. House candidate in Colorado, and it wasn’t even close. The freshman lawmaker from Silt reported raising just over $800,000 for the three-month period that ended Dec.…
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Community colleges seek to expand nursing degree opportunities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three years after gaining authority from the state to offer a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, the community college system is seeking to expand that program. Lawmakers will next week tackle a bill…
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Veterans getting attention they deserve at the Colorado Capitol | INSIGHTS
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Americans owe a large debt we can never repay, besides the national debt. At the Colorado Capitol, at least a few are trying to cover some of the costs of service. My friend Leroy Garcia…
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EDITORIAL: Maybe it takes a ‘nut-job’ like Lauren Boebert to defend common sense
Democratic State Sen. Kerry Donovan is right. Things aren’t looking good for Colorado. The last thing we need is a nut-job in Congress. “Our part of Colorado has big problems we need to solve,” Donovan said a day before filing paperwork this month to run for Colorado’s Congressional District 3. “We need to have a…