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Colorado Democrats to hold vacancy elections to fill two Senate seats
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Colorado Democrats to hold vacancy elections to fill two Senate seats

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics With the state's new legislative session slated to get under way on Jan. 8, Democrats currently have to vacancy seats to fill in Senate Districts 29 and 31. Respective vacancy committees have scheduled elections to be held in early January. Denver Democrats on Monday announced they will hold a vacancy election on Tuesday, Jan. 7 to choose a replacement for Sen. Chris Hansen, D-Denver. Hansen announced he would resign his Senate District 31 seat, effective Jan. 9, the day after the start of the 2025 General Assembly. He's taken a job as CEO of La Plata Electric in Durango. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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State income tax credit for college tuition will cost Colorado $38M annually
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State income tax credit for college tuition will cost Colorado $38M annually

By Joe Mueller | The Center Square A refundable state income tax credit, estimated at reducing Colorado's tax revenue by approximately $38 million, can now be used to pay for tuition and fees at Colorado’s higher education institutions. House Bill 24-1430, signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday, creates the tax credit to encourage Colorado high school graduates to enroll in the state’s higher education institutions. A student enrolled in a public state institution of higher education, community college, technical school or occupational educational school can receive the tax credit for income tax years 2025 through 2032. The bill with amendments passed unanimously in the House on May 8, the last day of the 2024 legislative session, after passing 28-5 in the Senate earlier ...
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What words can’t Colorado Republicans say in immigration debate? House Democratic leaders gave them list.
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What words can’t Colorado Republicans say in immigration debate? House Democratic leaders gave them list.

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics Colorado Republicans are accusing Democratic leaders of censorship, saying the latter have provided them with a list of words they are prohibited from using during floor debates. The list comes from a memo issued by the Biden Administration to the Executive Office for Immigration Review. According to the memo, the Library of Congress stopped using the term "illegal alien" in 2016 because it is was deemed pejorative, and several US Supreme Court cases have adopted the term "noncitizen" instead of "alien" because the latter term is associated with hate groups. The list provided to House Republicans includes terms such as "illegal," "alien," "invader(s)," "interloper," "squatter," and "fresh off the boat," and recommends using terms like "migrant...
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Democrats are set to unveil their Colorado property tax relief plan this week. Here’s what’s in it.
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Democrats are set to unveil their Colorado property tax relief plan this week. Here’s what’s in it.

By Jesse Paul and Brian Eason | The Colorado Sun Democrats in the Colorado legislature are preparing this week to introduce a measure that would overhaul the state’s property tax system to limit future spikes in businesses’ and homeowners’ tax bills, with an eye toward providing more relief to people who own lower-value homes.  The legislation would let people exempt 10% of their primary residence’s value from taxation, up to $75,000. In most communities, that would represent a maximum savings of around $450 a year, though tax bills can vary greatly depending on local mill levy rates. Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat and main sponsor of the measure, said the new homestead exemption would effectively lower the property assessment rate for most homeowners to 6.4% for taxes ...
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Colorado House committee kills bill to increase punishment in child sex crimes
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Colorado House committee kills bill to increase punishment in child sex crimes

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics A Democratic-controlled House committee killed legislation that supporters said would put more teeth into Colorado law following hours of testimony, in which victims who were bought and sold as children for purposes of sexual exploitation sought to persuade lawmakers to advance the measure.   House Bill 1092 would have mandated minimum sentences for those who buy children for sexual exploitation. The bill was heard in the House State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, which is also known as the "kill committee." On Thursday, the panel lived up to its nickname, killing the bill on an 8-3 party-line vote. Advocates said they aren't giving up and promised to be back next year. More than 50 witnesses packed ...
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Libs of Tik Tok exposes Colo Dem’s bill letting felons change their name
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Libs of Tik Tok exposes Colo Dem’s bill letting felons change their name

By Colorado Peak Politics The Colorado legislature, as featured on Libs of Tik Tok, wants to make it easier for convicted felons to change their names — but only those seeking gender affirming care. The story featured in the video is from 9News, which highlighted this person’s unverified claim about Florida law, that we could not substantiate. Florida does have a three-strikes law for felony offenders. But charging prostitutes with a felony for getting three misdemeanors? READ FULL ARTICLE ON COLORADOPEAKPOLITICS.COM
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