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Hickenlooper Announces 7 Bills For Special Session

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.10.2012

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On Thursday, Gov. John Hickenlooper officially signed an order for a special legislative session to consider bills that the House Republican leadershi...

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Colo. Gov. Announces Special Session To Readdress Civil Unions

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.10.2012

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An emotional Gov. John Hickenlooper held a press conference Wednesday afternoon announcing a special legislative session that would be used to readdre...

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Hickenlooper To Call Special Session To Readdress Killed Bills (POLL)

Posted 05.09.2012

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If this were a horror movie, we could call it: "The Night Of The Living Dead Bills." Or maybe: "The House That Kills." But unfortunately it's not a ho...

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Hick On Direct File: 'About As Close To A Veto Without Vetoing'

Posted 04.24.2012

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While all eyes were on pot smokers celebrating their unofficial holiday on 4/20 in Colorado, Gov. Hickenlooper signed a bill into law that diminishes ...

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Rocky Mountain Higher? Hick Signs Bill To Expand Spaceflight Biz

Posted 04.20.2012

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The Rocky Mountain high is poised to get even higher. On Thursday, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the "Spaceflight Entity Limited Liability" bill (SB12...

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Another Hickenblooper: Gov. Gets Racy Introducing Mayor Hancock

Posted 03.07.2012

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John Hickenlooper has been known to crack a few jokes. When he was mayor and many were wondering if he would run for Governor, he joked about announci...

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Rocky Mountain High To Get Higher With Colo. Spaceport

Posted 12.08.2011

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Colorado, known for its majestic Rocky mountains, clean air and water, outdoor lifestyle... and spaceport? That's just what Gov. John Hickenlooper is ...

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No Increased Taxes: Colo. Measure Would Have Funded Schools

AP | By KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 01.01.2012

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DENVER -- Colorado voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the nation's only statewide tax increase on ballots this year – a proposal to raise...

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UPDATE: Occupy Denver Gets The Boot

Posted 12.13.2011

Less than 24 hours after members of Occupy Denver handed Gov. John Hickenlooper an open letter requesting to continue camping at the Lincoln Park site...

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Occupy Denver Takes The Fight To Hickenlooper (UPDATE)

Posted 12.12.2011

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Occupy Denver has published an open letter to Governor Hickenlooper challenging the governor’s controversial statements about wanting to shut down O...

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PHOTOS: IKEA Grand Opening Is A Hit

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 09.26.2011

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The grand opening of IKEA's first Colorado location persuaded thousands to form a line stretching around the side of the 13.5 acre store all the way t...

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8 More Counties In A Drought Emergency, Gov. Says

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 09.13.2011

Wednesday, Gov. John Hickenlooper sent another round of letters to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting disaster assistance for eight add...

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Fiscal Conservatives Should Want Colorado Parolees to Succeed

Mike Krause | Posted 06.21.2011

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Technical parole revocations back to prison (where there is not a new crime, but rather some violation of the terms of parole) is an available area for lawmakers to seek out reforms for cost savings.

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Separate From the Pack

Michael Hancock | Posted 05.25.2011

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The countdown to Election Day is on. Though Denver voters' options are many, their choices are few when selecting the city's next visionary leader.

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George Hickenlooper Dead: Filmmaker, Cousin Of Denver Mayor Passes Away At 47

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — George Hickenlooper, who won an Emmy Award in 1992 for directing "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse," has died. He was 47. ...

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Whoops. Records Show McInnis Never Gave To RNC

Denver Post | Karen Crummy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis said earlier this week that he had made charitable contributions to the Republican National Committee, but recor...

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Scott McInnis Money Trail Includes Ties To Ski Lobby, Real Estate Deals

Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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During his first few years in Congress representing the sprawling 3rd Congressional District on Colorado's Western Slope, Republican Scott McInnis was...

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PHOTOS: Denver Mayor's Official 'Party House' To Be Sold

Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Daniels, the cable television and telecommunications giant, left his 19,500 square-foot dream home to the city of Denver when he died in 2000. T...

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Bill Daniels's Cableland Mansion To Be Sold

Ryan Grenoble | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Daniels, the cable television and telecommunications giant, left his 19,500 square-foot dream home to the city of Denver when he died in 2000. T...

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McInnis Edges Hickenlooper In Latest Rasmussen Poll

The Denver Post | Curtis Hubbard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican Scott McInnis holds a narrow lead over Democrat John Hickenlooper in the latest Rasmussen Reports survey of Colorado, a reversal of the fir...

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Salazar Won't Run For Governor; Says He'll Endorse Hickenlooper

Posted 05.25.2011

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In a statement issued Thursday, Ken Salazar said he will not run for Governor, as had previously been speculated. The Interior Secretary said he will...

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George Hickenlooper: Miniseries Follows Denver Mayor Through Convention Craziness

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper briefly found himself in the spotlight last summer, when thousands of people descended on his city for the Democratic N...

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