Tag: gov-state
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Colorado to get $22.8M from feds for disaster recovery
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Colorado $22.79 million for disaster recovery related to 2013 flooding and a rockfall in the San Juan Mountains last summer, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner announced. The events “caused significant damage to our infrastructure that we are still dealing with today,” Gardner said. “I’m pleased this much-needed funding has…
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State of the Union: Which Coloradans will be there?
When it comes to guests of Colorado’s Congress members at tonight’s State of the Union address, the spread is wide, ranging from anti-gun violence activists and immigrants to family and friends. Freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat, plans to bring a Colorado State University student and DACA recipient named Elias, the congressman’s office said.…
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Bills advance on drug imports, state-run health option
The first two bills tied to the health care agenda of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis are already moving through the state legislative process — although, if passed, it will likely be at least a couple of years before Coloradans see results. House Bill 1004, which would set up a study on a “public option” for health…
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Colorado Supreme Court won’t reconsider oil and gas decision
DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling that oil and gas regulators don’t have to make health and environmental protection their top priority. The rejection was dated Monday and offered no explanation. The plaintiffs in the oil and gas lawsuit, who include Hispanics and Native Americans, hoped for…
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Vince Bzdek: This is a moment to celebrate Western orneriness
On Thursday, the New York Times ran a headline that said, “Colorado’s got a gay governor. Who cares?” The writer’s point was that Jared Polis’ sexual orientation was a nonfactor in the governor’s campaign and election, accepted in our state as a matter of unremarkable course. That Polis is gay was “interestingly uninteresting to voters,”…
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Governors just wanna have fun: Cyndi Lauper set for Polis’ Blue Sneaker Ball
Now that Gov. Jared Polis has been sworn in, his supporters are set to celebrate tonight at the sold-out Blue Sneaker Ball, a nod to the footwear Polis sported on the campaign trail. Headlining the event: Pop singer and LGBTQ activist Cyndi Lauper, perhaps best known for her 1983 hits “Girls Just Want to Have…
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Jared Polis to be sworn in today as Colorado governor, succeeding John Hickenlooper
DENVER — Colorado politics take a formal shift to the left with Tuesday’s gubernatorial inauguration of Jared Polis. The Democrat’s overwhelming election victory and his party’s consolidation of legislative control promise ambitious changes to energy regulation, health care and state-funded early childhood education. Follow gazettedev.gazette.com and ColoradoPolitics.com for live updates Tuesday starting at about 10…
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Signatures turned in for magic mushroom initiative in Denver
DENVER (AP) — Activists say they have collected more than 8,000 ballot petition signatures for an initiative that would make Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms. The Denver Post reports the group Decriminalize Denver turned in ballot petitions Monday, giving the Denver Elections Division nearly a month to verify each signature. The initiative would…
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What Jared Polis’ record in office reveals about the governor-elect
Early on the night of Colorado’s June primary election, congratulations started pouring in for Jared Polis, the five-term congressman who bested three fellow Democrats on his way to handily winning the governor’s seat four months later. Among the cheers from environmentalists, gun-control advocates and LGBTQ-rights groups was a back slap from Justin Amash, a libertarian-minded…
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Colorado propane shortage prompts emergency declaration
DENVER — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has declared a disaster emergency because of a propane shortage that could leave 33,000 customers without enough fuel in the midst of winter. Hickenlooper’s declaration, issued Tuesday, temporarily relaxes restrictions on how many hours propane truck drivers are allowed to work. The order says rules that prohibit ill or…