Tag: alec garnett
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Q&A: Alec Garnett, Colorado Speaker of the House
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Colorado Speaker of the House Alec Garnett is interviewed by Colorado Politics’ Marianne Goodland in this Q&A.
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Stimulus, stimulus everywhere and just a drop for the Water Plan | Joey Bunch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you depend on water in this state — wait for it — then you should be a little disappointed in how economic relief was divvied up during the last legislative session. A lot of good causes got much-needed, long-awaited money, but not all Colorado’s…
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Stimulus, stimulus everywhere and just a drop for the Water Plan | Joey Bunch
If you depend on water in this state — wait for it — then you should be a little disappointed in how economic relief was divvied up during the last legislative session. A lot of good causes got much-needed, long-awaited money, but not all Colorado’s needs got equal or fair treatment. Exhibit A: the Colorado…
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Reactions on the guilty verdict of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
As the verdict came down in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, the news rippled in the Rockies on Tuesday afternoon. At the Colorado Capitol, state Rep. Tony Exum Sr., a Democrat from Colorado Springs, offered the first official post-conviction response: a prayer at a press conference. State Rep. Leslie Herod,…
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Colorado Politics, Denver Gazette, 9NEWS host legislative leaders in Zoom town hall
Colorado legislative leaders and Gov. Jared Polis will lay out the stakes, likelihoods and possibilities for another truncated legislative session online Friday, Feb. 12. The town hall, to be conducted on Zoom teleconferencing software, begins at 11:30 a.m. Registration information is available by clicking or tapping here. The event is sponsored by Colorado Politics, the Denver…
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One big lesson from the election? Americans need to learn civics | Lynn Bartels
Republican Don Coram estimated he got more than 100 phone calls leading up to the day Congress was scheduled to reaffirm Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. A few urged the Montrose lawmaker to ratify the results of the Electoral College, which in December affirmed Biden had defeated Republican Donald Trump. Most callers…
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Colorado Legislature 2021 preview | As lawmakers return to Denver, recovery is king
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett and state Senate President Leroy Garcia drop their gavels for the first time — on Jan. 13, as originally scheduled — the work to pick up the pieces will be much in mind, if delayed. The General Assembly will deal with…
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Colorado Legislature 2021 preview | As lawmakers return to Denver, recovery is king
When Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett and state Senate President Leroy Garcia drop their gavels for the first time — on Jan. 13, as originally scheduled — the work to pick up the pieces will be much in mind, if delayed. The General Assembly will deal with swearing in new members and other constitutional and statutory obligations,…