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Colorado Republicans Gabe Evans, Bill Owens endorse Barb Kirkmeyer’s gubernatorial campaign
Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer’s campaign to be Colorado’s next governor has landed endorsements from the last Republican to unseat a Democratic member of Congress in the state and the last Republican to be elected governor. U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and former Gov. Bill Owens said in their respective endorsements that Kirkmeyer’s experience in all…
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Federal judge, for now, declines to block Colorado’s gas stove disclosure law
A federal judge on Monday declined to block a 2025 Colorado law requiring health disclosures on new gas-fueled stoves, instead suggesting the state work with the challengers to voluntarily halt enforcement in the near-term. In June, Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 1161 into law, which requires retailers of gas stoves to affix a “yellow…
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By the numbers: 308 bills remaining on the General Assembly calendar
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On Monday, there were 362 bills still awaiting final resolution in the legislature. That number has dropped by less than 50 in the past week. As of Friday morning, there are 308 bills still awaiting final action — with nine more bills introduced this week. That brings the total bills introduced to 702, still well…
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Colorado General Assembly implements rule changes for final days of 2024 session
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The Colorado General Assembly has adopted several rule changes, including strict requirements when a lawmaker requests a bill be read at length, as the lawmaking body approaches its final days of the 2024 session. Those rules changes included votes by the House Democratic majority in January and standard changes that occur every year. Here’s what some…
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Colorado House Republicans push move to impeach Jena Griswold after SCOTUS keeps Trump on ballot
Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese and a fellow Republican legislator on Wednesday called on the chamber’s Democratic speaker to bring to the floor a resolution to impeach Secretary of State Jena Griswold, arguing that Griswold’s “partisan political ideology” has prevented the Democrat from carrying out her duties. In a letter delivered late Wednesday to…
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Colorado voters set to weigh in on presidential preferences on Super Tuesday
Colorado voters finish casting ballots today in the state’s presidential primary, joining 15 other states and a territory voting on Super Tuesday. In place since the late 1980s, it’s called Super Tuesday because it’s the busiest day on the primary election calendar, with more delegates at stake than at any other point on the road…
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Colorado Supreme Court to answer whether plaintiffs benefit from weekend, holiday extension in filing suit
If plaintiffs have three years from the date of their injury to file a lawsuit, but the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, do they get until the next business day to submit their complaint? The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will review a September 2023 decision of the Court of Appeals…
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Court lifts coal sales moratorium in setback for Dems, environmentalists | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
MONTANA Appeals court lifts US coal sales moratorium BILLINGS – A U.S. appeals court on Feb. 21 struck down a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands in a move that could open the door to future coal sales from vast, publicly owned reserves of the fuel that’s a major source of climate-changing greenhouse gases.…
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Donald Trump endorses Lauren Boebert in GOP primary in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District
Calling her a “trusted America First Fighter,” former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bid in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, where the two-term Republican is facing a crowded GOP primary after moving across the state to run for another term in a different seat. “Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is a Proven Conservative…