THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of Jan. 29, 2024
Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead for the Colorado General Assembly.
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Jury orders Trump to pay $83.3 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll
By Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner Former President Donald Trump was ordered to pay $83.3 million to advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in a defamation lawsuit on Friday stemming from his denial of
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Former state lawmaker Janak Joshi jumps in GOP congressional primary in Colorado’s 8th
By Ernest Luning, Colorado Politics Former state Rep. Janak Joshi on Friday joined the field of Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District.
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Colorado House Republicans pick Ty Winter as assistant leader
By Marissa Ventrelli, Colorado Politics House Republicans on Friday picked Rep. Ty Winter of Trinidad as the new assistant minority leader. His election was uncontested. The caucus picked Winter to
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How Colorado became the focal point of 14th Amendment efforts to disqualify Trump from the ballot
The extraordinary Colorado election case now headed for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if former President Donald Trump is disqualified from the ballot had its humble beginnings three years ago in the Maryland basement office of a self-proclaimed legal nerd.
A bill to designate nuclear energy as clean energy dies in committee
A Senate bill that would have defined nuclear energy as clean energy died along party lines in committee Thursday.
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Polis, governors to Congress, White House: Make immigration deal
A cadre of Democratic governors — including Gov. Jared Polis — called on Congress and the Biden administration to reach a border security deal that includes funding to support states, such as Colorado, that are struggling to respond to the humanitarian crisis caused by an influx of immigrants crossing the border illegally.
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Colorado GOP chair Dave Williams helped push House Republican Leader Mike Lynch to resign
The chairman of the Colorado Republican Party helped in ousting House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, who announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down from his leadership post in the wake of mounting pressure after a DUI arrest in 2022 became public.
Colorado, 8 other states, push IRS for clarification on taxability of FAMLI benefits
Gov. Jared Polis joined governors from eight other states in urging IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel to provide guidance on the taxability of Family and Medical Leave Insurance, or FAMLI, benefits to avoid double taxation.
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Appeals court clarifies criteria for extending juvenile speedy trial deadline
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified for the first time earlier this month that the same criteria used to extend an adult criminal defendant’s speedy trial deadline also apply to juveniles.
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