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Caldara: Ex-Rep. Ken Buck leaves constituents without a voice in D.C., at worst possible time

The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, has called for a vote on funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. He has done so at sizable professional risk. His isolationist Republicans might remove him from his leadership position for it.

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Rep. Armagost complains House Bill 1460 is ‘blatantly punitive for officers’

Rep. Ryan Armagost, formerly a law enforcement officer, was critical Wednesday of a rushed process and lack of stakeholder involvement in House Bill 1460, titled “addressing measures to strengthen responses to law enforcement misconduct.”

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Democrats advance first-in-the-nation gun bill, one mandating gun owners to purchase insurance

The punishment Democrats will assess on Coloradans wishing to pursue their constitutional right of gun ownership will be either the costs of an insurance policy or fines beginning at $500 for a first offense of not having firearm liability insurance, if House Bill 1270 passes.

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Independents breaking for GOP’s Evans by 6 points in toss-up Colorado House district, polling says

Independent voters in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District are leaning toward a Republican challenger to incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), according to a GOP polling memo showing the freshman lawmaker in a vulnerable position in one of the most competitive races of the 2024 cycle. 

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Overbeck: Transgender fans try to kill parent’s rights and girls-only sports ballot initiatives 

The transgender craze infecting our schools and dumping many gender-confused young children headfirst into a bewildering pipeline of puberty-blocking drugs, hormone injections and eventually gender-mutilating surgery, is making progress in Colorado thanks to the legislature’s ruling Democrat majority. 

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What words can’t Colorado Republicans say in immigration debate? House Democratic leaders gave them list.

Colorado Republicans are accusing Democratic leaders of censorship, saying the latter have provided them with a list of words they are prohibited from using during floor debates.

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In November, voters will decide on adding economic transparency to ballot measures

Registered voters will be asked this fall whether the state should provide more economic transparency in relation to ballot measures, following the signature verification this week of Proposed Initiative No. 77, qualifying it for the ballot.

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The votes are in and here’s what Colorado lawmakers want to spend money on

With the state’s spending plan completed and on its way to the governor, along with funding for K-12 education, lawmakers are turning their attention in the final weeks of the legislative session to tax credits and bills totaling billions of dollars that will likely tap into the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights surplus.

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