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Honoring Brig. Gen. Felix Sparks, who led the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp

The Western Slope Statesman, Approved, State / /

Brig. Gen. Felix Sparks was a famous resident of Delta, Colorado, and contributed significantly to the peace, safety, and general welfare of our great state and nation as a war hero in World War II and liberator of the Dachau Concentration Camp, District Attorney for the 7th Judicial District, water lawyer, and Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Associate Justice on the Colorado Supreme Court, and a Brigadier General of the Colorado National Guard.

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Democrats select Trisha Calvarese to be their nominee for the special election to replace Ken Buck

Approved, State, The Colorado Sun / / ,

Trisha Calvarese, a former congressional and campaign staffer, was selected Monday by a Democratic vacancy committee to be the party’s nominee for the June 25 special election that will determine who serves out the term of Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. 

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Minority whip’s report details long bill, ‘good and bad’ bill hearings on tap in House this week

Rocky Mountain Voice, Approved, State / / ,

Final approval was looming Monday for the “Long Appropriations Bill” in the Colorado House, and Minority Whip Richard Holtorf said Saturday he would be in opposition to the proposal to increase spending by more than $2 billion.

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House Bill 1363: Does it make charter schools more transparent, or is it a ‘blatant attack’?

The Colorado Sun, Approved, State / / ,

A bill from a group of liberal Colorado Democrats aimed at increasing transparency and accountability at  charter schools has sparked major opposition, including from Gov. Jared Polis, bipartisan education groups and parents and students.

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Modified Colorado bill bans firearms in state Capitol, including for lawmakers

coloradopolitics.com, Approved, State / /

Colorado lawmakers substantially modified a proposal that originally listed nearly 20 places where a person would be prohibited to carry a firearm — even with a concealed weapons permit — to only a handful of areas, notably including higher education institutions.

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