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Survey: Colorado voters agree state is too expensive, disagree on election integrity
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denvergazette.com, State

Survey: Colorado voters agree state is too expensive, disagree on election integrity

By Thelma Grimes [email protected] While Democratic and Republican voters may be split on who they want to lead the country and whether they trust the integrity of national elections, a recent survey shows Colorado residents agree that the cost of living in the state is too high. One of the top takeaways from the annual Colorado Political Climate Survey conducted by the American Politics Research Lab at CU Boulder and the polling company YouGov is that 80% of survey participants said they are either “concerned” or “very concerned” about the rising cost of living. According to a Forbes Advisor analysis, Colorado’s affordability continues to trend high. Ranked 11th in the nation, Colorado’s total cost of living for residents is estimated at around $45,931. The analy...
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Colorado Democrats Push a radical Climate Change Agenda in Colorado’s Public Schools
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Colorado Democrats Push a radical Climate Change Agenda in Colorado’s Public Schools

By The Lobby Democrat lawmakers are making a new effort to spread their climate change agenda in the state's public schools. Senate Bill 14, proposed by State Sen. Chris Hanson, aims to introduce what the bill calls "climate literacy" into the curriculum. However, critics argue that this move is just another example of liberal Democrats pushing an agenda-driven curriculum while neglecting important subjects like American history, personal finance, and government. PRIME SPONSORS Sen. Chris Hansen Rep. Barbara McLachlan READ FULL ARTICLE ON THELOBBY-CO.COM
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Denver concedes to homeless micro-community zoning code appeal
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Denver concedes to homeless micro-community zoning code appeal

By Noah Festenstein [email protected] A Denver resident on Tuesday successfully appealed the zoning decision to build a "micro-community" site in the Overland Park neighborhood in Denver, forcing Mayor Mike Johnston's office to refile the permit request. The successful appeal is unlikely to stop the building of the "micro-community" at 621 W. Wesley Ave., which already broke ground. But it offers a symbolic victory to residents opposed to the city's plans to erect "micro-communities" in their neighborhoods to house homeless people.   READ FULL ARTICLE ON DENVERGAZETTE.COM
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Former Colorado Springs councilwoman prioritizes public safety, infrastructure, lower taxes in race for El Paso County’s District 3
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Former Colorado Springs councilwoman prioritizes public safety, infrastructure, lower taxes in race for El Paso County’s District 3

By Breeanna Jent [email protected] Brandy Williams has her eyes on El Paso County's future, and she sees fireworks. Williams is running as a Republican in the crowded race to replace outgoing Stan VanderWerf on the Board of El Paso County Commissioners in District 3, promising to prioritize public safety, infrastructure and lower taxes. The county has seen rapid widespread population and economic growth over the last decade, said Williams, 45. Likening its expansion to a mountain climbed, the lifelong resident and former Colorado Springs councilwoman said the county's next step should be continuing that push. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Gorman: Colorado House Bill 1075 a looming health care debacle
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Gorman: Colorado House Bill 1075 a looming health care debacle

 By Linda Gorman Why do people in government refuse to listen when voters say no? This year’s House Bill 24-1075 would require the Colorado School of Public Health to “research and deliver” model legislation for a single payer health care system. In single payer systems, government sets health care prices, determines treatments, and then decides who gets treated. Health care providers can go to jail for accepting any payment from any entity other than the state. In 2016, almost 79 percent of Colorado voters rejected single payer care. They voted against Amendment 69, a single payer health plan for Colorado. READ FULL ARTICLE ON COMPLETECOLORADO.COM
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Colorado Democrats Push Controversial Bill, Undermining Parental Rights and Imposing Extreme Ideology on Foster Families
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Colorado Democrats Push Controversial Bill, Undermining Parental Rights and Imposing Extreme Ideology on Foster Families

SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM A deeply concerning bill has been introduced in Colorado that seeks to impose a highly controversial and destructive policy on foster families. Colorado HB 24-1017, known as the Bill of Rights for Foster Youth, would compel foster families in the state to affirm the chosen gender identity of a foster child under their care. This alarming legislation, sponsored by Democrat Rep. Lindsey Daugherty, is yet another example of Colorado Democrats eroding parental rights in favor of an extreme and divisive woke agenda. The bill claims to protect the rights of children and youth in foster care, including those who identify as LGBTQ+. While it is crucial to ensure fair and equal treatment for all individuals, this bill goes too far by mandating that foster famil...
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Colorado Environmental Group Challenges Army Corps of Engineers Over $2B River Diversion Plan
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Colorado Environmental Group Challenges Army Corps of Engineers Over $2B River Diversion Plan

SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM A Colorado environmental group has taken legal action against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, seeking to overturn a $2 billion project that aims to redirect river water to the state's expanding northern communities. Save the Poudre, a nonprofit organization, filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in Denver, arguing that the permit issued by the Army Corps for the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) should be invalidated. The NISP, spearheaded by Northern Water, involves the construction of two new reservoirs and the piping of an additional 40,000 acre-feet of water to 15 providers in Northern Colorado. With the region's population expected to double by 2050, Northern Water emphasizes the need to enhance the water supply to maintain a ...
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Polis plans to fool ranchers again with radical appointees to Parks and Wildlife
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coloradopeakpolitics.com, State

Polis plans to fool ranchers again with radical appointees to Parks and Wildlife

SOURCE: COLORADO PEAK POLITICS Gov. Polis’s cronies at Parks and Wildlife have apologized for being so secretive and deceitful with ranchers and locals about releasing dangerous wolves into their backyard and promises to be more cooperative and transparent in the future. We suspect it’s a trap. And so it is, confirms Rachel Gabel, assistant editor of The Fence Post Magazine, and a member of one of the state’s 12,000 cattle-raising families. Writing in Colorado Politics, Gabel reveals we’re just all being lulled into complacency long enough for Polis to screw us yet again when it comes to his new appointments to lead the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW). Apologies and assurances mean nothing so long as no one is willing to stand against Gov. Jared Polis’s ex...
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Colorado may become the 3rd state to drop its medical aid-in-dying residency requirement
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State, The Colorado Sun

Colorado may become the 3rd state to drop its medical aid-in-dying residency requirement

Senate Bill 68 would also shorten the mandatory waiting period for people seeking to end their lives to 48 hours from 15 days. Additionally, it would let advanced practice registered nurses prescribe aid-in-dying medication. By Jesse Paul | SOURCE: THE COLORADO SUN Colorado may become the third state to allow out-of-state residents to receive medical aid in dying through a bill that would also shorten the mandatory waiting period for people seeking to end their lives. Senate Bill 68, which was introduced in the legislature on Jan. 22, would shrink the waiting period to 48 hours from 15 days and also let advanced practice registered nurses, in addition to doctors, prescribe aid-in-dying medication.  The bill comes eight years after Colorado voters overwhelmingly approv...
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Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband charged after 2 domestic incidents
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Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband charged after 2 domestic incidents

Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, has been charged with assault and other counts in connection with two domestic altercations ASSOCIATED PRESS | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert 's ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, has been charged with assault and other counts in connection with two domestic altercations, including an argument with the congresswoman in a restaurant that spiraled out of control, and a fight with the former couple's son, authorities said. The altercations have drawn further attention to Lauren Boebert, a far-right politician with a combative political style. After the argument at the restaurant on Jan. 6, Jayson Boebert was uncooperative with police and had to be forcibly removed from the...
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