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Rep. Jeff Crank thinks Democrats are too focused on Trump, not enough on Colorado Springs
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (1320+ words) For Congressman Jeff Crank, who's unopposed in the Republican primary for the 5th Congressional District but the main target of both candidates in the lively Democratic primary, the big question in the midterms is not who will stand up to President…...
Private equity has no place in health care | GUEST COLUMN
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (351+ words) Of all the financial pressures placed on working people in this country, the skyrocketing costs of health care rank near the top. As families struggle under the cuts to Medicaid made by the Trump administration, they are now facing yet…...
Democratic ballots outpace Republicans" as Colorado"s primary vote starts to trickle in
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (774+ words) With less than two weeks left before ballots are due in Colorado's primary election, election officials have logged in ballots from just under 6% of the state's 4 million active, registered voters, the Colorado Secretary of State's Office said Thursday. As of…...
July 1 brings new Colorado rules on ammunition purchases, wildfire'risk scoring and wildlife enforcement
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (613+ words) Colorado will usher in a new set of laws on July 1 that touch everything from ammunition sales to insurance transparency and wildlife trafficking enforcement Here is a look at some of the state's new laws: Sponsored by Majority Leader Monica…...
Colorado legislators, candidates differ over social media regulations for minors
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1376+ words) Following the 2020 accidental overdose of her daughter, Colorado's Patti Lujan is still pursuing a lawsuit against Snapchat, the social media platform she claims connected her daughter with a drug dealer, police said. Lujan, like many parents, is looking for more…...
Bennet's gubernatorial ads say U. S. Senate committee paid for them
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (564+ words) A series of TV ads for U. S. Sen. Michael Bennet's gubernatorial campaign shows disclaimers that indicate his U. S. Senate campaign committee is paying for those ads. That's potentially a violation of state campaign finance law, one for which the Bennet campaign is…...
A graduated tax plan could undercut Colorado's business competitiveness, analysis warns
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (724+ words) A proposal to move Colorado to a graduated income tax " taxing individuals and businesses at different rates based on their earnings " could generate more than $2 billion in its first year, but it may also weaken the state's business climate, according…...
A warrior for us all: Colorado leaders mourn former state Rep. Lois Landgraf
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1388+ words) Former state Rep. Lois Landgraf, a veteran advocate and influential Republican voice in El Paso County for more than a decade, died June 1 at 74, prompting an outpouring of remembrances from colleagues and community leaders. A celebration of life will be…...
Colorado Supreme Court shuts down "new form of representation" in postconviction cases
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (708+ words) While unrepresented defendants in postconviction proceedings are permitted to have a court-appointed attorney investigate and augment their claims, that is not the case when a private lawyer authors the original petition, the Colorado Supreme Court decided on Monday. In contrast…...
Colorado justices walk back appeals court's expansion of rezoning via ballot box
5+ day, 9+ min ago (549+ words) The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that rezonings of planned-unit developments cannot occur through a vote at the ballot box, reversing an appellate decision that found such changes were fair game for a popular vote. In contrast to traditional,…...