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Secretary of State Griswold faces backlash for regulation push

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SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has recently announced a series of proposed bills for the upcoming legislative session, claiming that her top priority is to protect Colorado voters. Griswold’s main target this session appears to be AI, as she expressed her intention to hold accountable anyone attempting to defraud Coloradans or the […]

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EDITORIAL: Gov. Polis should stop ‘DEI’

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By GAZETTE EDITORIAL BOARD The May 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, now in prison, had a wide-ranging impact on society. It rekindled a needed national conversation on racial justice — Floyd was Black; his killer, White — but also was exploited by opportunists who hijacked peaceful rallies and turned them

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New GOP leader Pugliese says the fight is on to make Colo safer and more affordable

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SOURCE: Colorado Peak Politics State Rep. Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs was elected Thursday by State House Republicans to lead their caucus and serve as minority leader. Her top task — growing the caucus and bring some balance to the policies passed by controlling Democrats who keep trying to tilt this state to the bizarre

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Move to Classify Colorado Nuclear as ‘Clean Energy’ Killed

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SOURCE: INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, Independence Institute’s Energy and Environmental Policy Analyst Jake Fogleman testified on SB24-039 in the Colorado Senate Transportation & Energy Committee. The bill would have amended the state’s statutory definitions of “clean energy” and “clean energy resources” to include nuclear energy. The committee ultimately voted not to pass the bill

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GUEST COLUMN: We don’t need more government control of business

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In a misguided effort to protect consumers, the Biden administration has embarked on a well-intentioned but ill-advised crusade against what it deems to be “hidden” and “junk” fees. This initiative, while ostensibly aimed at promoting transparency and fairness, overlooks the nuanced economic landscape in which small and medium-sized businesses operate, particularly in states like Colorado.

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How Colorado became the focal point of 14th Amendment efforts to disqualify Trump from the ballot

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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.

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Democracies, Republics, and TABOR

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By Rob Natelson, Independence Institute In 2011, a group of politicians and special interests sued in federal court to void Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). The case was Kerr v. Hickenlooper. The plaintiffs’ primary argument was that TABOR violated the U.S. Constitution’s Guarantee Clause (Article IV, Section 4), which says in part, “The United

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