Author: Ivan Moreno
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Hickenlooper sworn in to second term as Colorado governor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — John Hickenlooper took the oath of office for a second term as Colorado governor on a chilly afternoon outside the state Capitol Tuesday, providing a glimpse into his plans while recalling the previous…
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Hickenlooper seeks help for Colorado’s long-term unemployed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Gov. John Hickenlooper’s administration wants to help people who have been unemployed at least 26 weeks find jobs with a $3 million initiative aimed at connecting them with interested employers. Hickenlooper on Thursday…
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3 things to know as divided Colorado Legislature gets to work
DENVER — The speeches are over. The ceremonies have finished. And it’s time for Colorado lawmakers to get down to business. Legislative leaders opened the 2015 session with calls for bipartisanship — a refrain that’s repeated every year — but with Democrats controlling the House and Republicans holding the Senate, they’ll face a difficult time…
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Proposal seeks gun permits for Colorado marijuana users
DENVER — Colorado was the first state to flout federal drug law with recreational marijuana sales. Now the state’s voters may consider a ballot measure to allow pot smokers to carry a concealed firearm. The “Colorado Campaign for Equal Gun Rights” is working to put a question on the November 2016 ballot to have Colorado…
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Colorado tax refunds could come a year early
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers may have to refund money to taxpayers sooner than they initially expected. Refunds are a sign of Colorado’s booming economy. But it also means lawmakers will be restricted in how much money they’ll be able to keep and spend under Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, also known as TABOR. State economists…
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Powdered alcohol? Not so fast, Colorado lawmakers say
DENVER — Powdered alcohol hasn’t even arrived in stores yet, but states already are moving to ban the product touted by its inventor as an easy way to mix a drink on the go. Colorado is the latest state considering prohibiting “Palcohol” amid concern it will increase underage drinking. The product is marketed as an…
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Hickenlooper plans to address long-term unemployed
Colorado’s unemployment rate is below the national average, but tens of thousands of residents have been unable to find a job for more than six months — an issue Gov. John Hickenlooper plans to address in the coming months. While details are being finalized, Hickenlooper gave local government officials a glimpse this week of what…
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More Denver students protest police actions
DENVER — Students from at least four Denver high schools joined in protests against police actions in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City on Thursday. They included students from Abraham Lincoln High School, who left class and walked about 6 miles to the state Capitol, snarling traffic along the way. Buses were sent to pick…
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Proposal would keep Colorado on daylight savings
DENVER — Tired of the twice-a-year clock change, a Lakewood couple is making a jump into politics with a ballot question asking voters to permanently put Colorado on Mountain Daylight Time. While some ballot initiatives are big operations with paid signature gatherers, this one so far includes only 35-year-old Sean Johnson and his wife, Teri.…
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Colorado Democrats pick new House speaker
DENVER — Colorado Democrats chose Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst to be the next House speaker Friday, making her only the second woman in state history to hold that position. The Boulder County representative was the second-ranked Democrat the previous two legislative sessions, serving as the chamber’s party leader. “I am so deeply honored and humbled…