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NOW PLAYING GRAND JUNCTION: The John Hickenlooper Show.
NOW PLAYING GLENWOOD SPRINGS: The John Hickenlooper Show.
THERE’S A HIGH-LEVEL GAY RIGHTS BATTLE BEING FRAMED, pollster Floyd Ciruli writes.
LONGMONT, STATE CLASH on drilling.
HOW YOU KNOW IT’S THE OFF-SESSION: No updates on Denver Post’s political blog for three days!
TODAY’S LEGISLATIVE SOCIAL CALENDAR. Because Colorado’s is broken, we’re going state to state to see what’s possible. Today: Nevada.
LAWSUIT: Colorado FASTER surcharge violates TABOR.
OUT ON THE STUMP: Jerry Sonnenberg.
IT’S THE OFFICIAL START OF THE ELECTION SEASON: Celebrate by buying the 700-page (!) Civica Guide To The 2012 Colorado Statehouse Elections, an e-book that’s now on sale ($9.99) at Amazon.com. If you own an iPad, download the free Kindle app, buy the e-book and begin reading it in five minutes or less! The guide will soon be available at Apple iBooks, Barnes and Noble Nook and Google Books. Best thing: Frequent updates planned as we cycle through election season. Read more here.
GET A PATROL CAR, get a story.
WHO WILL BE STATE BILL’S 6,000TH TWITTER FOLLOWER?
SEN. HUDAK’S MISDIRECTED TWEET
NONPROFIT WARS RAGE: Ethics watch vs. Open Government
EX-GOV BILL RITTER is in the Twin Cities this week to meet with Gov. Mark Dayton’s administration and discuss clean energy. As Colorado governor, Ritter promoted the new energy economy, expanding wind turbine and solar panel manufacturing in the state. Now, as the director of the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University, Ritter is traveling the country and working with governors on energy policy.
TODAY’S ETHICS UPDATE: Trinidad.
FROM DENVER, Colorado Observer rips West Slope-trotting Hick.
FACEBOOK CHEAPER THAN FASTER: $34.03 vs. $40.
BEHIND THE DECLINE of the Gazette’s parent company.
NEXT INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION MEETING: 06/04/12, 9 am, 101 West Colfax Ave., 5th floor.
MRS. HICK BELIEVES NYTIMES more than her husband, Charles Ashby says on Twitter.
COLORADO HIGH COURT rules against Wyoming gas pipeline.
SIGNED: Public-trustee program revamp bill.
SIGNED: Beetle kill tax-exemption bill.
SIGNED: Higher academic standards for Colorado Mesa bill.
GOLD BOOKS: Order in the a.m., delivered to the Capitol by p.m.
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TODAY’S CALENDARS. House. Senate.
BILL ROUNDUP FOR STATE BILL SUBSCRIBERS, COURTESY OUR VIRTUAL BILL BOX:
* Introduced bills
* Signed bills
* Bills acted upon
* New fiscal notes
* Bill amendments
* New bill versions
* Day’s archived audio
* Day’s archived video
* New lobbyists
* New principals
TODAY’S JOE GARCIA PUBLIC SCHEDULE:
* 8:00 a.m. – Lt. Gov. Garcia will attend Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education meeting. Location: Hilton Hotel, 425 West Propect Rd., Fort Collins.
* 12:30 p.m. – Lt. Gov. Garcia and New Mexico Secretary of Education José Garcia will sign the Colorado – New Mexico Higher Education Tuition Reciprocity Agreement. Location: Colorado State University, University Welcome Center – Ammons Hall, 711 Oval Dr., Ft. Collins.
SOCIAL CALENDAR BROKEN. It’s very sad.
FRIDAY’S RALLY is a veteran’s tribute.
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