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Marijuana tax money targeted for Colorado’s full-day kindergarten rollout

April 23, 2019 blogger charter schools, Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, education, Jared Polis, kindergarten, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana taxes, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, State of Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, taxes, weed, withdrawal

Colorado lawmakers have hit on a funding source to help struggling school districts cover up to $25 million in startup costs as they expand full-day kindergarten this fall: marijuana taxes.

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The Spot newsletter: The final sprint to next week’s primary election, Denver Post governor’s race debates, an immigration uproar and much more

June 21, 2018 blogger assault, Boulder, Boulder County, Business, California, campaign finance, cannabis, Cary Kennedy, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado governor's race, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, congress, Courts, Crime & Courts, Democratic National Convention, Democratic National Convention 2008, Democratic Party, Denver, Denver Politics, Diana DeGette, donald trump, Donna Lynne, drilling, economy, Ed Perlmutter, education, election, Election 2018, eminent domain, Environment, erie, fracking, fundraising, Greeley Tribune, immigration, Jared Polis, Jason Dunn, John Hickenlooper, journalism, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, Mexico, Michael Bloomberg, Mike Coffman, Mike Johnston, Nation World News, National Politics, News, oil and gas, Phil Weiser, politics, RTD, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, The New York Times, The Spot, tourism, Transportation, Trump Administration, U.S. Forest Service, unemployment, University of Colorado, University of Colorado A-Line, University of Denver, Victor Mitchell, Washington DC, water, weed, Weld County, wildfires, wine, withdrawal, world

Welcome back to The Spot, where The Denver Post’s politics team captures what’s happening this week — from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C. Sign up for The Spot newsletter for a weekly rundown of Colorado politics. We are just days away from […]

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The Spot newsletter: Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling and its impacts, Hickenlooper’s veto-palooza, Denver’s scooter-palooza and an election 2018 how-to

June 7, 2018 blogger ABC, addiction, Americans for Prosperity, Amtrak, assault, Aurora City Council, Autism, Brock Turner, Business, California, civil rights, climate change, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Colorado Civil Rights Division, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Colorado Public Radio, Colorado River, congress, Courts, Crime & Courts, Denver, Denver Politics, donald trump, drones, economy, education, election, Election 2018, Environment, Fire, health care, immigration, Jack Phillips, Jeff Sessions, Joe Salazar, John Hickenlooper, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Masterpiece Cakeshop, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, Mike Coffman, National Politics, News, NPR, PERA, Phil Weiser, planes, politics, Pueblo Chieftain, religious freedom, Rep. Joe Salazar, San Francisco, Scott Pruitt, Scott Tipton, sexual assault, Steve Scalise, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, The Spot, Transportation, transportation funding, Trump Administration, U.S. Supreme Court, University of Denver, voting, Washington DC, weed, Western Conservative Summit, white house, withdrawal

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101 bills that passed and failed: A digest of what you missed in the 2018 Colorado legislative session, from taxes to crime to transportation

May 13, 2018 blogger affordable housing, Autism, Budget, bump stocks, burglaries, Business, Cancer, cannabidiol, cannabis, CBD, child care, Children, college, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado House, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Lottery, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Colorado Senate, Colorado State Patrol, concealed carry, Courts, Crime & Courts, Doctors, domestic violence, Don't Miss, drilling, drugs, economy, education, Election 2018, emissions, employment, Environment, gambling, gerrymandering, Gun thefts, guns, Health, health insurance, healthcare, horses, immigration, income tax, insurance, Internet, jail, K-12 education, Latest News, lobbyists, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana sales, Medicaid, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, mental health, minimum wage, mining, National Anthem, net neutrality, News, oil and gas, opioids, parole, Patrick Neville, pharmaceuticals, politics, rape, Real Estate, Regulations, road, school shootings, sexual assault, sexual orientation, shootings, smoking, solar, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, suicide, Tax, taxes, Transportation, veterans, water, weed, withdrawal

Colorado lawmakers introduced more than 700 bills in the 2018 legislative session covering a wide range of topics. If you’re wondering what you missed, one line about 101 bills that passed or failed in the 120-day term.

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Rap video, social campaign targets teen pot smokers

May 10, 2018 blogger beer, California, Colorado News, drugs, education, Facebook, Health, K-12 education, Latest News, Los Angeles, marijuana, marijuana culture, Medicial Marijuana, Nation World News, News, Regulations, smoking, Snapchat, social media, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Twitter, weed, withdrawal

New rap videos aimed at Los Angeles-area teens show a common high school scene: Young people hanging out at a party, empty beer cups strewn about and joints being fired up.

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The Spot newsletter: Will Denver land the NFL draft?, Colorado legislature in its final sprint, a resolution in the Doug Lamborn ballot battle and more

May 3, 2018 blogger Bernie Sanders, bump stocks, Business, Cary Kennedy, CBD, census, civil rights, Cole Wist, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado Civil Rights Division, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado governor's race, Colorado House, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Colorado Public Radio, congress, Cory Gardner, Courts, Crime & Courts, Denver, Denver Politics, donald trump, Donna Lynne, Doug Lamborn, E-470, education, election, Election 2018, Environment, FBI, gambling, immigration, Interstate 70, jail, Jared Polis, Jerry Sonnenberg, Joe Salazar, journalism, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, National Politics, News, NFL, NFL draft, nuclear weapons, Olympics, PERA, politics, protests, Pueblo Chieftain, Rep. Joe Salazar, Robert Mueller, Rocky Flats, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Russia, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, The New York Times, The Spot, traffic, Transportation, transportation funding, Trump Administration, Ty Cobb, Washington DC, weed, wildlife, withdrawal

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The Spot newsletter: Who’s on the 2018 ballot anyway?, regulating the sale of body parts in Colorado, Denver mayor remains in hot water and more

April 26, 2018 blogger Barack Obama, Business, cannabis, Civic Center Park, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado General Assembly, Colorado GOP, Colorado House, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Supreme Court, Columbine High School, congress, Crime & Courts, DACA, Denver, Denver Politics, Doug Lamborn, Doug Robinson, drones, economy, education, election, Election 2018, Energy, Environment, FBI, gerrymandering, healthcare, immigration, jail, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, John Hickenlooper, journalism, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Michael Hancock, Mike Johnston, mining, Mitch McConnell, National Anthem, National Politics, net neutrality, News, Owen Hill, Police, politics, protests, Randy Baumgardner, Robert White, RTD, school, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Stephen Colbert, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, taxes, teacher, Terrance Carroll, The Denver Post, The New York Times, The Spot, Transportation, Trump Administration, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, University of Denver, Washington DC, weed, wildfires, withdrawal

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Aurora Girl Scouts spur adoption of Colorado’s first vehicle smoking ban to protect minors

February 6, 2018 blogger Aurora City Council, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Crime & Courts, driving, education, Health, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, smoking, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Transportation, Watercooler, weed, withdrawal

What started off last spring as an effort by an Aurora Girl Scout troop to take on a social service project turned into passage Monday of Colorado’s first ban on smoking in a vehicle while children under 18 are inside.

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Man accused of illegally growing pot in his basement faces child abuse charge because of trim found near dollhouse

January 17, 2018 blogger Colorado News, crime, Crime & Courts, education, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana crime, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

A man accused of illegally growing 57 pot plants in his home in Greeley could face a heavier sentence because his alleged crimes occurred less than 500 feet from University Schools.

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Police across Colorado questioning whether youths are using marijuana less

December 22, 2017 blogger Children, Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, education, Health, K-12 education, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana health, marijuana in Colorado, Marijuana legalization's legacy, marijuana politics, Marijuana social use, Medicial Marijuana, News, Police, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal

School resource officers in Colorado – police who are assigned to public schools across the state – say that marijuana use among students has increased in recent years, based on their observations — which contradicts what several surveys and other data say.

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