Tag: larry liston
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Colorado Senate committee advances scaled-back bill to add judgeships, with more cuts looming
Colorado’s Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill to create roughly two dozen new judgeships by a vote of 5-2 on Friday, in a slightly scaled-back effort to address high judicial workloads in many areas of the state. However, with the legislation now heading to the full Senate, one of its sponsors intends to propose cutting…
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Colorado Senate District 10: Liston vs. challengers Lucas, Hjersman | Voter Guide
State Sen. Larry Liston wants the chance to convince his colleagues in the legislature, and the residents of Colorado Senate District 10, that nuclear energy is the solution to the energy needs of a growing population. “With the ever-increasing need for energy here in Colorado, by industry and our growth, we will need to strongly…
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El Paso County GOP censures Vickie Tonkins, calls for Dave Williams’ removal in disputed meeting
The standoff between Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams and some of the Republicans seeking his removal from office took an unexpected turn on Monday night when members of the El Paso County GOP’s governing body convened on lawn chairs in a church parking lot in Colorado Springs to demand that Williams resign. In addition…
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State Senate primary races for Districts 10, 12 in Colorado Springs have large leads
In Tuesday’s Republican primary races for state Senate seats in Colorado Springs, early vote tallies showed an incumbent, and a current El Paso County commissioner, with sizable leads over their respective opponents in the hours after polls closed. State Sen. Larry Liston had secured more than 62% of the vote in early returns in the…
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Watch Lauren Boebert, CD4 candidates debate, Republicans pick Rose Pugliese as House leader | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Jan. 26, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: More than a dozen Republicans seeking the nomination in two of Colorado’s most competitive congressional primaries faced off for the first time Thursday night in Fort Lupton. House Republicans on Thursday chose Assistant Minority Leader Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs as the caucus’…
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Colorado’s political landscape has changed significantly in 10 short years | TRAIL MIX
A decade in politics can be a lifetime. Especially in a state with term limits and the kind of rapid, uneven growth Colorado has experienced since Denver was still trying to shake its long-discarded reputation as a cow town, even a few years can turn the political world on its head. Throw in the 24-hour…
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BARTELS | Buckle down, GOP lawmakers: wear a mask and focus on real issues
Republicans, I want you to get stronger, to get well, to take on Colorado Democrats as equals and not as some gutted minority party, but on the opening day of the special session what happened? You made wearing masks an issue. Yes, and during a special session to deal with the pandemic that has terrorized…
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BARTELS | Buckle down, GOP lawmakers: wear a mask and focus on real issues
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republicans, I want you to get stronger, to get well, to take on Colorado Democrats as equals and not as some gutted minority party, but on the opening day of the special session what happened?…