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Proposed law in Colorado could restrict alcohol sales at large chain grocery stores
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Proposed law in Colorado could restrict alcohol sales at large chain grocery stores

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics A Colorado House bill could change the kind of liquor consumers can buy from some of the state's large grocery and drug stores, mostly along the Front Range, if enacted into law. Slated to be discussed by the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on Thursday, House Bill 1373 would convert liquor licenses for about 30 mostly large chain grocery stores that allow them to sell beer, wine and spirits to being able to sell just beer and wine. The licenses, known as liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, are mostly held by large retail liquor stores that are run by large retail grocery stores. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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District assemblies open Friday at two locations in Pueblo, prior to Saturday’s State Assembly
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District assemblies open Friday at two locations in Pueblo, prior to Saturday’s State Assembly

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice The candidates which will appear on Republican Party primary ballots will be selected Friday, April 5, through a collection of delegate assemblies at two locations in advance of the state assembly on Saturday, all in Pueblo. Termed the "lower assemblies" by the party, delegates from state and federal districts will meet at one of two locations: Southwest Motors Event Center, 950 S. Prairie Ave. at the State Fairgrounds, and at the Pueblo Convention Center, 320 Central Main St. Credentialing will occur an hour prior to the beginning of assemblies and throughout the day. Two high-profile assemblies for congressional seats will meet at the State Fairgrounds. The day begins with the 4th District convening at 9:30. The 3rd District meets at 2 ...
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Colorado Democrats say property tax relief is coming. There’s no money in the state budget to pay for it.
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Colorado Democrats say property tax relief is coming. There’s no money in the state budget to pay for it.

By Brian Eason | Colorado Sun With just a month left in the state’s legislative session, top Colorado lawmakers still haven’t come out with a plan to deliver promised property tax relief — but they insist one is coming. “This is still a very high priority,” Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat who is leading the legislature’s tax discussions, said Tuesday. “I expect to pass a large property tax bill this session.” There’s just one problem. Unlike this time last year, there’s no money set aside in the budget to pay for it. That has left lawmakers with limited options — and difficult trade-offs — as they look to overhaul Colorado’s property tax code in the face of public outcry over rising tax bills. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN...
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Likely voters hold pessimistic view toward state’s future, government in poll entering election year
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Likely voters hold pessimistic view toward state’s future, government in poll entering election year

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice A large swath of voters may be concerned with the direction of the state and with items ranging from tax burden to cost of living and education, painting a pessimistic picture in an election year, a poll conducted in late 2023 finds. The Colorado Polling Institute survey finds 43.1% of likely voters believe the state to be on the wrong track, with 67% of Republicans and 45% of unaffiliated voters holding that view. Half of those who have resided in the state for at least 20 years believe Colorado is on the wrong track. Only 50.4% of likely voters surveyed believe the state is on the right track. The poll was taken among 621 voters with a margin of error of 3.8%. About one-fourth of those surveyed believe state and local taxes are about...
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Rep. Anthony Hartsook’s massage trafficking bill advances in House committee hearing
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Rep. Anthony Hartsook’s massage trafficking bill advances in House committee hearing

By Rocky Mountain Voice Staff A bill by Rep. Anthony Hartsook, R-Parker, which would add certain mandatory criminal background investigation requirements of massage facilities in an effort to curb human trafficking, advanced Tuesday in the Colorado House. Colorado has seen numerous arrests in the past few years related to human trafficking at massage parlors, including in Denver in 2022 and in Jefferson County in 2023, Hartsook wrote in a press release. House Bill 24-1371 would advance discretionary local regulatory authority of massage establishments to a requirement. “This bill will establish a mandatory national fingerprint background check of all employees and owners for these types of facilities,” Hartsook said. “It will deter bad actors from trying to move to Colorado and...
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Lauren Boebert treated for blood clot in leg, expects ‘full recovery’
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Lauren Boebert treated for blood clot in leg, expects ‘full recovery’

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Springs Gazette U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert expects a full recovery after undergoing a medical procedure on Tuesday at UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland to remove a blood clot from her leg, the Colorado Republican's campaign said. After experiencing "severe swelling" in her upper left leg, Boebert was admitted to the hospital on Monday and was diagnosed with May-Thurner syndrome, a condition that interrupts blood flow, her campaign said. Doctors successfully completed surgery to remove a blood clot and insert a stent, which addressed Boebert's symptoms. Following recommended rest, she's expected to recover fully without significant long-term health concerns and should be able to resume normal activity. READ THE FULL STORY IN THE COLORAD...
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Colorado Republicans: Bill banning lawmakers’ guns from Capitol is unconstitutional
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Colorado Republicans: Bill banning lawmakers’ guns from Capitol is unconstitutional

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics Senate Republicans on Tuesday charged that legislation seeking to effectively ban lawmakers from bringing firearms into the state Capitol is unconstitutional. Senate Bill 131, as introduced, would have banned firearms, including concealed weapons, from 19 identified "sensitive spaces," including schools, colleges, parks, recreation centers, protests and rallies, and local government buildings. The bill's Democratic sponsors, Sens. Sonja Jaquez Lewis of Longmont and Chris Kolker of Centennial, narrowed its scope in a Senate Judiciary Committee last week. The panel not only changed the bill's title — a fairly unusual move — but also added the state Capitol to the list of "sensitive spaces," while removing more than a dozen others. READ THE...
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Lawmakers advance bill to livestream, allow remote comment to state and local boards
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Lawmakers advance bill to livestream, allow remote comment to state and local boards

By Jeffrey A. Roberts | Colorado Freedom of Information State and local boards, councils and commissions would be required to livestream many of their public meetings and offer remote public testimony under a bill, endorsed Wednesday by a Colorado legislative committee, that is designed to improve access to government for people with disabilities. “This bill affirms the right to participate in our democracy,” said Rep. Meg Froelich, a Greenwood Village Democrat who is sponsoring House Bill 24-1168 with Rep. Manny Rutinel, D-Commerce City. “And by allowing remote public testimony, this legislation breaks down barriers that have historically silenced voices dues to geographical or physical limitations,” Rutinel added. “It ensures that every citizen has an equal opportunity...
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In Colorado’s 3rd District, seat Boebert is leaving moves from ’tilt’ to ‘lean’ Republican
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In Colorado’s 3rd District, seat Boebert is leaving moves from ’tilt’ to ‘lean’ Republican

By Nathan L. Gonzales | Roll Call Nearly seven months before Election Day, the fight for the House majority is taking shape with a dozen rating changes in a dozen races. While eight of the changes made by Inside Elections benefit Democrats, some of those are on the outskirts of the battlefield, and Republicans are in a better position to control the House next year.  Overall, 72 races are rated as competitive by Inside Elections. That’s a slightly larger House battlefield compared with this point in 2022 (65 seats), 2020 (66 seats) and 2018 (69 seats) but dramatically larger than the end of March 2016, when just 34 House seats were rated as competitive.  There’s unintentional symmetry at the core of the battlefield, where Republicans currently represent 15 seat...
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In Yuma, after state law forced end to Indian mascot, school still has no mascot images
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In Yuma, after state law forced end to Indian mascot, school still has no mascot images

By The Yuma Pioneer The Yuma Outlaws don’t have a good image, at least not yet. Yuma School District-1 is turning to the public to help come up with the proper imagery. That was the direction the Y-1 Board of Education gave Superintendent Dianna Chrisman during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night at the District Office. The issue of “Mascot Graphic Planning” came up toward the meeting’s end. As most know, state legislation forced Yuma to drop “Indians” after nearly 80 years. The Yuma schools went without a mascot name for one school year. The community, through a tournament-type process, eventually selected “Outlaws” last September. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE YUMA PIONEER
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