Posts Tagged ‘SB’

Gun bill hearings time changed

by Craig Masters The time for the public hearings on the proposed gun control bills before the Colorado Senate on Monday, March 4, has been rescheduled from a start time of 1:30pm to an earlier start time of 10:30am. According to Senator Lundberg, the start times were changed to earlier in the day and he [...]

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Senator Lundberg invites the public to gun control hearings

by Craig Masters In his review of events in the Colorado legislature this week, Senator Kevin Lundberg (R) writes, “It is strong language to say public safety and personal freedoms are under siege, but those are the consequences I see from the array of bills scheduled to be heard in two senate committees on Monday [...]

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Judge blocks “gay” conversion bill

  by Jack Minor –       A federal judge has blocked enforcement of California’s “gay” conversion bill saying the bill violates the First Amendment by lacking “content and viewpoint neutrality.”       The bill, SB 1172 would ban any attempt at “conversion therapy”  on minors that would attempt to change their sexual [...]

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Obama administration announces new hotline for illegal aliens

by Peter Grady – In another assault on states attempting to combat illegal aliens, the federal government has launched a new federal hotline for aliens arrested for immigration violations. In a press release on Dec. 29 announcing the hotline, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it is establishing a new toll free number that will be [...]

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Kagan to recuse herself: from Arizona case, not Obamacare

Twin cases to bring controversial issues front and center during election season by Peter Grady– This election season will face two contentious issues before the Supreme Court, Obamacare, and now, Arizona’s immigration law. Last year Arizona passed SB 1070, a bill that simply mirrored federal law in regards to enforcing existing federal immigration laws already [...]

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Supremes back Arizona, state can now revoke license of employers who willingly hire illegals

Supporters say ruling also vindicates SB 1070 by Jack Minor     While the executive branch has opposed efforts in Arizona to combat illegal immigration, the state received support from the U.S. Supreme Court which upheld a law requiring businesses in the state to use a federal database to verify employment.  Before SB 1070 was [...]

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Hickenlooper, Democrats say they want to raise taxes

By Jack Minor Several Democrats including Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, have proposed a variety of tax proposals to help reduce the deficits facing the state. Hickenlooper told the Steamboat Springs Pilot that if elected Governor he would raise taxes. According to The Pilot Hickenlooper said, “In order to create a larger pie and boost Colorado’s [...]

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House 50 candidates debate over challenges facing state

By Jack Minor During the Greeley Gazette sponsored HD 50 debate this past Friday, Rep. Jim Riesberg touted his accomplishments of the past six years as the HD 50 representative, while challenger Bob Boswell made a case that his business experience gives him a unique perspective on what is needed to help small business to [...]

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