Tag: House Of Representatives
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Community Solar Innovation Summit discusses future of solar energy amidst potential turmoil
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Participants in the annual Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) conference were set to discuss innovations in the energy source this week, but looming legislation thrust the industry’s potentially shaky future into the spotlight. “We’ve ridden this solar coaster. Uncertainty is something we’ve faced before,”…
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Colorado House Democrats postpone leadership elections as they await election results
The House Democratic caucus postponed its scheduled leadership elections Thursday after the race for Speaker of the House became dependent upon the votes of candidates who haven’t officially won their races yet. The caucus convened with 46 members who are all currently winning their House races. However, House Speaker Alec Garnett, D-Denver, said three of…
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City Attorney Kristin Bronson to depart, Kerry Tipper nominated as replacement
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced Monday that City Attorney Kristin Bronson will resign her position effective Nov. 2. Hancock nominated Deputy City Attorney Kerry Tipper as Bronson’s successor. During her time in office, Bronson led one of the state’s most prominent legal offices. The news release from the mayor’s office said she applied herself in…
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Colorado legislature approves involuntary inspections of funeral homes, crematories
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After multiple cases of malpractice were uncovered in Colorado’s funeral industry, the state legislature passed a bill to allow inspections of funeral homes and crematories without getting an operator’s permission to enter the premises. State senators unanimously approved House Bill 1073 on Wednesday, after the…
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Committee rejects bill to require customer opt-in for utensils, condiments from restaurants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A House committee rejected legislation that, if passed, would have required restaurants and food delivery services to ask customers if they want single-use items, such as utensils and condiments, instead of providing them automatically. The committee unanimously voted to indefinitely postpone House Bill 1134 on…
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Colorado House passes bill for inspections of funeral homes, crematories
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After multiple cases of malpractice were uncovered in Colorado’s funeral industry, the state House of Representatives passed a bill to allow inspections of funeral homes and crematories without getting an operator’s permission to enter the premises. House Bill 1073 cleared the House Wednesday with 53…
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House panel advances sales tax exemption for period products, diapers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Period products and diapers would be exempt from sales tax in Colorado under a bill working its way through the state House of Representatives. If passed, House Bill 1055 would expand sales tax exemptions for period products — including tampons, pads, menstrual cups, sponges, sanitary…
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Colorado’s political landscape has changed significantly in 10 short years | TRAIL MIX
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A decade in politics can be a lifetime. Especially in a state with term limits and the kind of rapid, uneven growth Colorado has experienced since Denver was still trying to shake its long-discarded reputation as a cow town, even a few years can turn…
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Polis leads 21 governors in urging Congress to allow national banking services for cannabis businesses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis and 20 other governors sent a letter Monday, urging Congress to pass legislation to allow state-licensed cannabis-related businesses to operate under the national banking system. The effort was led by Polis in…