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Colorado’s Minimum Wage Hike Leads to Massive Layoffs
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Colorado’s Minimum Wage Hike Leads to Massive Layoffs

SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM Colorado’s decision to raise its minimum wage from $12.32 to $14.77 per hour has ignited a fierce debate over the effects on businesses and workers alike. While proponents argue that the increase will stimulate the economy and alleviate poverty, critics contend that it will have detrimental consequences for small businesses, potentially resulting in job losses and operational changes. According to a recent report by the Colorado Restaurant Association, over 40% of the state's restaurants have already reduced staff or hours in response to the wage increase. Major fast-food chains like McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's have also announced plans to automate their operations, replacing human workers with machines. Among the casualties of this wage hike is...
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Colorado Republican Party endorses Donald Trump ahead of state’s 2024 presidential primary
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Colorado Republican Party endorses Donald Trump ahead of state’s 2024 presidential primary

By Ernest Luning | SOURCE: Colorado Politics The Colorado Republican Party endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for another term late Sunday, nearly two months before state voters are set to cast ballots in Colorado's presidential primary. In an unprecedented decision, the state GOP's central committee voted to endorse Trump over objections from some Republicans that the move abandons the party's policy of staying neutral in primaries. The party approved the endorsement in an online meeting of its roughly 400-member governing committee, held on the eve of the GOP's first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, where polling shows Trump holds a commanding lead. The endorsement resolution passed with 65% of the committee voting in favor, 34% voting against, and the remainder abstain...
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Five takeaways from opening week of Colorado’s legislative session
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Five takeaways from opening week of Colorado’s legislative session

SOURCE: Colorado Politics During last week's opening ceremonies, Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado's lawmakers sought to pick up where last year's regular and special session left off by immediately focusing on one of the state's most persistent problems — the lack of affordable housing units. Here are five takeaways: Housing, housing, housing  Polis set the tone of the first few days of session by bluntly telling lawmakers that Coloradans are desperate for affordable housing and they're impatient for concrete solutions. "There is a real sense of hopelessness and despair in our state around housing that’s on par, in many ways, with how people feel about the divisiveness of our national politics," the governor said in his State of the State address.  READ FULL ARTICL...
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Denver Progressives’ Proposed Bill Threatens Parental Rights and Promotes Confusion in Colorado Schools
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Denver Progressives’ Proposed Bill Threatens Parental Rights and Promotes Confusion in Colorado Schools

SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM The extreme left-wing agenda of Denver progressives is once again encroaching upon the Colorado public education system. A small group of Denver Democrats has introduced a proposal that could have far-reaching consequences for parental rights and student identity in schools across the entire state. Under HB 24-1039, which is currently being considered, public and charter schools in Colorado would be mandated to use a student's "preferred name" on school documents, and identification, regardless of whether it matches their legal name. This means that parents would be excluded from the discussion and decision-making process regarding their child's name – once their child enters a Colorado public school. One of the major concerns with this bill is ...
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and 11 other attorneys general urge federal rescheduling of marijuana
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and 11 other attorneys general urge federal rescheduling of marijuana

SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and a group of 11 other state attorneys general have signed a letter urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug. This move has drawn criticism from conservative voices who believe that Weiser's stance on marijuana is misguided. In a statement released with the letter, Weiser emphasized Colorado's commitment to protecting its regulated cannabis market. Weiser acknowledged the health and safety risks associated with cannabis use and expressed confidence that a well-regulated market would best protect consumers. By advocating for the rescheduling of marijuana, Weiser believes that it will enable the market to function more effectively. Currently, cannabis is legal ...
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Polis’ Ambitious Housing and Property Tax Reform Faces Harsh Criticism
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Polis’ Ambitious Housing and Property Tax Reform Faces Harsh Criticism

SOURCE: TheLobby-CO.com During his State of the State address, Governor Jared Polis outlined an extensive set of policy goals aimed at addressing Colorado's housing shortage and property tax issues. However, critics argue that his proposed solutions rely on liberal "big government" approaches that may have unintended consequences and fail to address the root causes of the problems. Governor Polis, emboldened by his re-election and speculation about a potential presidential run, challenged both parties to adopt unconventional thinking in order ‘to make the state more livable and affordable.’ He called on Democrats to reconsider their opposition to cutting the income tax, a plea that has historically fallen flat among the Democrat majorities in the legislature. Polis urged legis...
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Colorado legislation requires public schools to call students by ‘preferred name’
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Colorado legislation requires public schools to call students by ‘preferred name’

By Marissa Ventrelli, coloradopolitics.com Colorado public schools would be required to use a student's "preferred name" under a proposal that would also label the refusal to do so "discriminatory." The bill is among several measures that deal with identity and gender. Another bill aims to make it easier for individuals convicted of a felony to change their legal change to conform with their gender identity. Proponents argue that socially affirming transgender youth's identities increase their school performance, while critics said it's yet another attack on parents' rights. If passed, HB 24-1039 would require public and charter schools beginning in July next year to use a student's preferred name, regardless of whether it is their legal name, for school document...
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Suspect in DUI death of Colo mother and son was deported four times
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Suspect in DUI death of Colo mother and son was deported four times

SOURCE: Colorado Peak Politics As sanctuary cities plot to get billions more in taxpayer dollars to support illegal immigrants and expand services to migrants with questionable asylum claims, we are tragically reminded of the consequences of embracing lawless borders. Jose Guadalupe Menjivar-Alas of El Salvador was deported four times before he got drunk and crashed into a vehicle killing a Broomfield mother and her 16-year-old son just before Christmas, The Daily Caller reported this week. PeakNation™ will recall that Menjivar-Alas was arrested and chargedwith homicide, DUI, and being a habitual traffic offender in the deaths of 47-year-old Melissa Powell and son Riordan. Now we learn he was last deported in 2015. His most recent alcohol-related incident in Boulder County ...
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Polis declares cold weather a disaster, then goes skiing
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Polis declares cold weather a disaster, then goes skiing

SOURCE: Colorado Peak Politics It’s winter in Colorado, which means global warming is on vacation and it can get wicked cold outside. Temperatures are supposed to drop below zero in the Denver region this weekend, forcing Gov. Polis to multi-task his media hits. First up is a disaster declaration that it’s going to get really cold outside. The Denver Gazette  sums it up: Those in the cold snap area should avoid staying outside for extended periods of time, leaving animals outside and using stoves, barbecues and ovens heat your homes. These heating tools can create a significant risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a public health advisory from the Douglas County Health Department. From Polis’s order: Avoid unnecessary travel and outdoor activities. ...
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Colorado First Amendment attorney weighs in on the legalities of protest in government buildings
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Colorado First Amendment attorney weighs in on the legalities of protest in government buildings

By Marissa Ventrelli | SOURCE: Colorado Politics Political protests have happened in America since before it officially became a country. Many Americans point to the Constitution's First Amendment as a defining principle. The Founding Fathers specifically forbid Congress from "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." However, as with just about any rule, there are exceptions. In light of recent protests at the Capitol in Denver, Colorado Politics spoke with First Amendment attorney Mike Beylkin of Zansberg Law to find out what protections protestors have inside the building and the potential legal implications that could lead to being removed from the premises. W...
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