Tag: Senate
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‘Be Like Pat’: Colorado House and Senate pay tribute to Pat Teegarden
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hearts inside and outside the state Capitol are broken this week over the death of Pat Teegarden, legislative liaison for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, who died Feb. 5 after a brief illness. Both the state House and Senate paid tribute to Teegarden…
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Former US Attorney Jason Dunn backs Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn, Colorado’s top federal prosecutor during the Trump administration, on Friday endorsed construction company owner Joe O’Dea’s U.S. Senate campaign. O’Dea is one of eight Republicans challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is seeking a third term this year. “I’m…
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Colorado redistricting commissioners deliberated outside public view — after promise of transparency
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s new independent redistricting commission came with a promise of transparency and public inclusion, but in the days leading up to their adoption of a set of legislative maps, commissioners spent significant time working outside of public meetings. In the final two weeks of the…
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Final Colorado congressional redistricting plan to come Tuesday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commissioners will either vote to adopt a redrawn map of the state’s U.S. House districts Tuesday, or else the most recent map drawn by their staff and released last week will be adopted by default. The commission held a lengthy meeting…
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Redistricting lobbying laws violated, new complaint alleges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A complaint filed today with the Colorado Secretary of State accuses a group of secretly-funded political operatives of illegally lobbying the state’s redistricting commissioners. The complaint, filed by former Democratic state lawmaker Stanley Matsunaka, accuses former Colorado House Speaker Frank McNulty and former Colorado House and…