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The wine and brownies are gone: 50 women trapped on ski bus for 16 hours — and counting — after major Colorado snowstorm

Amassive snowstorm that buried Colorado and shut down Interstate 70 stranded travelers overnight, including a ski bus filled with 50 women who were out of water and food after being stuck 16 hours and counting. 

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Lauren Boebert won’t pursue special election nomination to replace Ken Buck after his abrupt resignation

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert said Wednesday that she will not pursue the Republican special election nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Ken Buck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District after he departs Congress at the end of next week. 

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Saying no to veto, Gov. Jared Polis signs bill exempting lawmakers from open meetings law

Just hours after the bill reached his desk, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a measure that would exempt lawmakers from the state’s open meetings law, ultimately saying the matter deals with separations of powers between his office and the Colorado General Assembly.   

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Colorado rental car fee hike would raise money for Front Range and mountain passenger rail systems

Colorado’s state-imposed rental car fee would increase by as much as $3 per day under a soon-to-be-introduced bill in the legislature aimed at attracting federal investment in proposed Front Range and mountain passenger train systems.

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Bill to legally allow Colorado lawmakers to violate parts of open meeting laws, in place since 1972, heads to governor

Despite a last-ditch effort by some House lawmakers on Monday, a bill that will exempt the Colorado General Assembly from following parts of the open meetings law established in 1972 is now in the hands of Gov. Jared Polis.

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