Tag: gov-state
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Gov. Jared Polis says Trump supports Canadian drug program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER— Gov. Jared Polis says he has received support from President Donald Trump for a state plan to lower prescription costs by importing drugs from Canada. The Colorado Sun reports that Polis spoke with Trump by phone Wednesday and received the president’s backing for a…
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Gov. Jared Polis says Trump supports Canadian drug program
DENVER— Gov. Jared Polis says he has received support from President Donald Trump for a state plan to lower prescription costs by importing drugs from Canada. The Colorado Sun reports that Polis spoke with Trump by phone Wednesday and received the president’s backing for a drug importation bill. Trump’s support may remove uncertainty about a…
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The Latest: Colorado lawmakers OK sports betting on ballot
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The Latest on the final day of the 2019 Colorado Legislature: 11:45 a.m. Colorado’s Legislature has approved a ballot question asking voters if sports gambling should be legalized. The Senate voted 27-8 on Friday to send the bipartisan bill to Gov. Jared Polis.…
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The Latest: Colorado lawmakers OK sports betting on ballot
DENVER — The Latest on the final day of the 2019 Colorado Legislature: 11:45 a.m. Colorado’s Legislature has approved a ballot question asking voters if sports gambling should be legalized. The Senate voted 27-8 on Friday to send the bipartisan bill to Gov. Jared Polis. If voters approve, a constrained Colorado sports betting market could…
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Colorado Senate Democrats block Republican as co-sponsor of full-day kindergarten bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Republican Colorado state senator says Democrats won’t let him co-sponsor a full-day kindergarten bill, the top legislative priority for Gov. Jared Polis. Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, told Colorado Politics Friday that despite a personal request from Polis that he be a prime co-sponsor of…
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Colorado Senate Democrats block Republican as co-sponsor of full-day kindergarten bill
A Republican Colorado state senator says Democrats won’t let him co-sponsor a full-day kindergarten bill, the top legislative priority for Gov. Jared Polis. Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, told Colorado Politics Friday that despite a personal request from Polis that he be a prime co-sponsor of the legislation, that request has been denied by Senate Democrats.…
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Latest attempt to tame TABOR tries to steer a different route
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s latest “de-Brucing” proposal — a measure that would let the state spend excess tax revenue that otherwise would be refunded under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights — doesn’t go down the same road as its 2005 predecessor. The earlier measure was Referendum C, a…
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Latest attempt to tame TABOR tries to steer a different route
Colorado’s latest “de-Brucing” proposal — a measure that would let the state spend excess tax revenue that otherwise would be refunded under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights — doesn’t go down the same road as its 2005 predecessor. The earlier measure was Referendum C, a five-year reprieve from TABOR’s spending caps that Colorado voters approved…
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2020 WATCH: Hickenlooper to appear at CNN town hall Wednesday night
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper will appear at a televised CNN town hall Wednesday night in Atlanta. The hour-long question-and-answer session in front of a live audience will be the former Colorado governor’s biggest chance yet to make an extended impression on the national stage since…
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2020 WATCH: Hickenlooper to appear at CNN town hall Wednesday night
Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper will appear at a televised CNN town hall Wednesday night in Atlanta. The hour-long question-and-answer session in front of a live audience will be the former Colorado governor’s biggest chance yet to make an extended impression on the national stage since launching his 2020 run two weeks ago. Dana Bash, CNN’s chief…