John Hickenlooper

Agreement Removes Hurdle To Denver Olympic Bid

AP | Posted 05.24.2012

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DENVER — Colorado's governor and the mayor of Denver say they're pleased the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic Committee have rea...

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Speaker McNulty Sends Civil Unions Bill To 'Kill' Committee

Posted 05.14.2012

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All eyes are on Colorado to see whether the special session ordered by Gov. John Hickenlooper will push the state to join five others that have legali...

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Hickenlooper Makes Impassioned Push For Civil Unions

AP | IVAN MORENO and KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.09.2012

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DENVER -- An emotional Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday that he's pulling Colorado lawmakers back to work to resolve a debate over civil unions t...

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State's Civil Unions Bill Overcomes Another Hurdle, Gets Closer To Becoming Law

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.05.2012

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DENVER -- A bill to allow civil unions for gay couples in Colorado must survive two more votes in the Republican-led House before it gets to the gover...

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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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US Reviews Ideas For Boosting West's Dwindling Water Supply

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 04.11.2012

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DENVER -- Demand for water in a river basin that serves more than 36 million people in the West and Mexico is expected to overwhelm supply in the next...

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Conservative Talk Radio Fights United Nations Threat to America

Jason Salzman | Posted 04.09.2012

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Who knew how much of a threat the U.N. is? I've been depressed that it was in decline, but I guess I was wrong.

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Governors Target Prescription Drug Abuse

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.29.2012

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The nation's governors have begun studying prescription drug abuse and plan to develop best practices that can be used by state governments. The N...

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Hickenlooper Takes Heat For Frack Ads

Posted 03.14.2012

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Fracking, the practice of injecting highly pressurized mixtures of fluid deep underground to release oil and gas trapped there, never fails to evoke p...

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Hickenlooper May Be in Bed With the Oil Industry, But Coloradans Have His Wake-up Call

Sam Schabacker | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Food & Water Watch, Fracking, Water Pollution, Water, Oil, Hydrofracking, Natural Gas, John Hickenlooper, Food-Water-Watch, Denver News

Governor Hickenlooper had a few particularly cozy days with the oil and gas industry the other week. Even so, the grassroots movement that opposes fracking in Colorado is starting to win.

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Latest Hickenblooper Brings Pastor Protest

Posted 03.07.2012

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It was a harmless gaffe, worthy of the poorly disguised snickers that surely followed. Last week, Governor Hickenlooper mistakenly introduced Lt. Gov...

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Hicken-blooper: Gov. Accidentally Calls Lt. Gov. A 'Sex Star'

AP | Posted 03.01.2012

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By Associated Press DENVER -- Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's flattering comments about Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia turned into a bit of a flub. While...

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State Of The State: Hickenlooper To Address Colo.'s Pressing Issues

Posted 01.12.2012

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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will deliver his second State of the State address to the House and Senate and is expected to address a wide range of ...

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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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Wesleyan Students Revoke Governor's Diploma

Posted 11.18.2011

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No one envies Governor Hickenlooper's position when it comes to dealing with Occupy Denver. A situation involving freedom of speech, tiptoeing betwee...

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Three Steps Forward and a Couple Steps Back for Drug Law Reform in Colorado

Mike Krause | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, House Bill 1352, Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Prison Reform, Colorado Drug Laws, War on Drugs, John Hickenlooper, Denver News

While lawmakers continued reform momentum this year, those efforts were tempered by other bills that expanded an already intrusive and expensive drug law regime that returns questionable public safety value.

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Restaurant Lobby Fights Paid Sick Days For Workers

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.26.2011

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Voters in Denver, Colo., will head to the polls next week to decide whether or not the city's employers should be required to give workers paid sick d...

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WATCH: Colorado's Politicians Celebrate Ally Week

Posted 12.21.2011

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One Colorado produced a video celebrating national Ally Week, honoring local straight allies of LGBT youth. The video features Democratic Sens. Mar...

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#OccupyDenver Has Gov. Hickenlooper In A Tent Tizzy

Posted 12.11.2011

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Now home to hundreds of supporters of the Occupy Denver movement, Civic Center Park is sprouting a multitude of tents and, as of this morning on conse...

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The Down Low on Denver/Colorado

Robert Schwab | Posted 12.03.2011

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The national buzz is all about creating jobs nowadays, but are metro Denver and Colorado hot commodities among people who sell cities and regions to worldwide companies as places to expand or relocate?

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Bank Failures Reflect Badly on Colorado

Robert Schwab | Posted 11.19.2011

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Colorado's bank failures in the first years of this century will reflect badly on the state for some time to come. But you don't hear many calls for crackdowns on the fast-money track records of the failed banks.

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Let the Stock Show Roam

Robert Schwab | Posted 11.12.2011

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Let the stock show roam to Aurora and redevelop its current site for the 21st century revival of American manufacturing.

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Are There Potential Terror Targets In Colorado?

Posted 11.09.2011

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With New York City and Washington D.C. on alert due to information emerging about a possible car bombing terror plot that could involve “a lone acto...

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Is Gov. Hickenlooper Cut From Presidential Cloth? (UPDATE)

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 01.04.2012

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When George Bush ran for U.S. President in 2004, he trounced John Kerry in the "who you'd rather have a beer with" poll. And for good reason, too -- ...

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Doug Bruce's Unlikely Ally

Posted 10.16.2011

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Few letters are as divisive in Colorado politics as T, A, B,O, and R. TABOR, or the 'Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights,' was enacted in 1992 as a vo...

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