Tag: leroy garcia
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Pet store bill wins the thinnest margin of support in state Senate
A bill that would have put heavier restrictions on pet stores that sell puppies and kittens, was changed substantially in the Senate and barely cleared the chamber on Friday. House Bill 1102 started out as an effort to force the dozen pet stores that still sell kittens and puppies to stop getting animals from mills,…
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Balancing Colorado’s budget means juggling optimism, reality
Colorado’s state budget is slated to be introduced on Monday, three days ahead of deadline. What a difference a year makes. The spending plan, which insiders call the Long Appropriations Bill, will look dramatically different from that of the budget year that ends on June 30. If last year was about cutting, this year is…
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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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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,…
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BARTELS | Buckle down, GOP lawmakers: wear a mask and focus on real issues
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republicans, I want you to get stronger, to get well, to take on Colorado Democrats as equals and not as some gutted minority party, but on the opening day of the special session what happened?…
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BARTELS | Buckle down, GOP lawmakers: wear a mask and focus on real issues
Republicans, I want you to get stronger, to get well, to take on Colorado Democrats as equals and not as some gutted minority party, but on the opening day of the special session what happened? You made wearing masks an issue. Yes, and during a special session to deal with the pandemic that has terrorized…