Tag: Legislature
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Nuclear power as clean energy bill heads to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk
Nuclear energy has faced an uphill battle in Colorado’s General Assembly for years, but the combination of green energy goals, physics and technological advancements has convinced legislators to add nuclear power as one of the clean energy sources for electrical power. “Adding Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Resource,” aka House Bill 25-1040, made it over…
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Colorado Supreme Court questions 2020 change to child neglect laws
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court pondered on Tuesday what the legislature meant to happen when it changed the state’s child neglect laws in 2020 to require more than a positive drug test at birth to deem a child neglected. The debate centered on the wording lawmakers chose to…
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Industry critics: Proposed legislation threatens to limit oil & gas industry in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new bill just introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives threatens to “functionally prohibit new permitting for most industrial processes in the state,” the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the American Petroleum Institute Colorado asserted on Friday. House Bill 23-1294, introduced by Rep.…
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The State of the Streets: A conversation with Police Chief Pazen
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We all know about the State of the Union address our president delivers to Congress every year. Our governor does multiple State of the State speeches around Colorado, and Denver hosts several State of the City events, including one just last Thursday sponsored by the…
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Labor-led coalition doubles down on poll that sparked outrage in Democratic legislative primary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A coalition of labor unions said this week that a poll it fielded in a Democratic legislative primary in Denver wasn’t meant to inflame racial bias after another group of union leaders cried foul, accusing the poll’s sponsors of using the survey to launch “overtly…
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WATCH LIVE: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s addresses Congress
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the U.S. Congress, the actor-turned-wartime leader’s latest video speech as he uses the West’s great legislative bodies as a global stage to orchestrate support against Russia’s crushing invasion. Zelenskyy’s livestreamed address Wednesday into the U.S. Capitol…
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Patagonia, others threaten to boycott major outdoor show if moved from Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — An environmental conservation group and two dozen outdoor recreation companies, including Patagonia, REI and The North Face, announced Monday they would boycott the Outdoor Retailer trade show if it’s moved from Denver back to Salt Lake City, accusing Utah’s leaders of trying to…
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SONDERMANN | The crime-induced winter of our discontent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was just another wintry, February weekend. With news of six separate shootings across the metro area, resulting in four deaths and an additional number seriously wounded. Welcome to Colorado in early 2022 and the…
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Law enforcement groups withhold support for Polis’ public safety pitch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three of the state’s largest law enforcement groups told Gov. Jared Polis in a letter Thursday that proposals pushed by Democrats in the legislature — which he has signed into law — have contributed to soaring criminality…