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Current NewsSalazar to leave Cabinet in March
1/18/2013
The Colorado Statesman
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar plans to return along with his trademark cowboy hat and bolo tie collection to Colorado in March after four years heading the department, he announced on Wednesday. “I have had the privilege of reforming the Department of the Interior to help lead the United States in securing a new energy frontier, ushering in a conservation agenda for the 21st century, and honoring our word to the nation’s first Americans,” said Salazar in a statement. Dem legislators set on ASSET bill this year
1/18/2013
The Colorado Statesman
The seventh time could be a charm, backers of the proposed Colorado ASSET bill say. If Democratic legislators get their way this year — and their solid majorities in both chambers make that exceedingly likely — Colorado high school graduates who aren’t legal residents, but who meet certain other criteria, will soon be able to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. Judiciary issues take center stage
1/18/2013
The Colorado Statesman
Judiciary issues could become the most difficult and contentious topics facing the legislature this year. Lawmakers will tackle the uncharted world of recreational marijuana regulation, a troubled child protection system and polarizing discussions on gun control. But it is also the bigger judiciary picture that lawmakers will need to focus on. Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Bender — in his last annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the legislature on Jan. 11 — described the judiciary in Colorado to be “alive and well.” That’s not to say, however, that there isn’t still work to be done, Bender implored legislators. Battle brewing over beer in supermarkets
Priola bill would expand licenses from one to five for retailers
1/18/2013
The Colorado Statesman
Another legislative brouhaha is brewing this year over whether to allow more supermarkets and convenience stores in Colorado to sell full-strength beer, wine and liquor. The battle is nothing new to the legislature. This year would mark the fifth most recent attempt at allowing grocery and convenience stores to sell full-strength beer. The last effort was in 2011 when two bills that would have allowed the sale died. Gessler grilled on secretary of state’s practices
Elected official says he’s working to further ‘American Dream’
1/18/2013
The Colorado Statesman
Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler on Monday defended using office resources to clear non-citizens from state voter rolls. His remarks came as Democratic lawmakers grilled the secretary over glitches with online voter registration, prohibiting mailing of ballots to inactive voters, and controversial relationships with county clerks. Incumbent GOP Chair Call announces for reelection
DougCo chair Baisley and grassroots organizer Horn plan to challenge
1/12/2013
The Colorado Statesman
Colorado Republican Party Chairman Ryan Call will face at least two challengers in his bid for a second term, which he made official this week. Douglas County GOP Chairman Mark Baisley plans to announce his run on Tuesday, The Colorado Statesman has learned, and Centennial-based grassroots organizer Lori Horn is also running for the top spot. State Republicans pick their leadership team in early March at the party’s biennial reorganization meeting. Governor delivers third State of the State address
Calls for renewed efforts to curb gun violence
1/11/2013
The Colorado Statesman
On the heels of “a hard year” in Colorado — punctuated by rampant wildfires and a mass shooting at an Aurora movie theater — Gov. John Hickenlooper urged lawmakers on Thursday to respond to adversity the way westerners always have. Environmentalist, oil & gas officials continue to clash
‘Fractivists’ not pleased with Guv
1/11/2013
The Colorado Statesman
The debate over hydraulic fracturing this week appeared to run deeper than the controversial wells themselves. And if a good compromise is truly an agreement that no party is happy with, then the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission should be quite pleased with its progress. Investigation into Gessler’s use of public funds continues
Ethics commission pursues complaint filed by Ethics Watch
1/11/2013
The Colorado Statesman
The state’s independent ethics commission on Monday rejected requests by attorneys for Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler to drop an investigation into his alleged inappropriate use of public dollars. Liberal-leaning Colorado Ethics Watch, which filed a complaint against Gessler with the four-member bipartisan Independent Ethics Commission, has produced records showing that taxpayers funded the secretary’s trip to attend a Republican National Lawyers Association event in Sarasota, Fla. at the time the Republican National Convention was taking place in Tampa, Fla. ‘Twas the swing-state election…
12/24/2012
The Colorado Statesman
’Twas the swing-state election, and all through the year |
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