Tag: Faith Winter
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Colorado Sen. Faith Winter violated ethics policy for appearing intoxicated but won’t face censure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A legislative ethics panel found that Sen. Faith Winter failed to uphold Senate ethics standards when she appeared intoxicated at a Northglenn City Council meeting on April 3. But the committee decided against recommending a reprimand, censure or expulsion. Instead, the panel requested that Senate…
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Northglenn City Council to consider ethics complaint against Sen. Faith Winter for attending meeting while ‘apparently inebriated’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Northglenn City Council will review a request on Wednesday for an ethics complaint against state Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, tied to an April 3 meeting, in which people said the legislator showed up intoxicated and combative. At issue in the April 3 meeting was the…
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Colorado transit-oriented housing bill nears compromise with amendments
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Updated 4/26/24 Could a compromise finally be on the way for the significant housing bill of the 2024 session? It’s not there yet, but amendments under consideration by the Senate sponsor of House Bill 1313, the transit-oriented housing bill, could move the needle in that…
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Denver councilwoman opposes proposed bill reducing RTD board members
Denver City Councilwoman Shontel Lewis expressed concern over a proposed bill in the state Legislature that would change the RTD board ahead of a Monday council meeting. The bill, which is nameless and still being drafted, would reduce the number of RTD board members and require two of those members to be appointed by the…
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Colorado business trade group wants Jared Polis to veto 3 bills
A business trade group wants Gov. Jared Polis to veto three bills, including legislation to ban employers from asking for an applicant’s age. The Colorado chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business asked Polis to veto a proposal on the state’s equal pay mandates and a bill that updates the definition of harassment and…
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Proposal to require 36 hours of driver’s ed, training for Colorado teens advances
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Senate committee advanced a bill Monday to require teenagers to complete up to 36 hours of driver’s education to be eligible for a driver’s license. If passed by the full state legislature, Senate Bill 11 would mandate that Coloradans under the age of…