Election 2018

Democratic state gains may mean tighter gun, looser pot laws

November 12, 2018 blogger Affordable Care Act, bump stocks, climate change, Colorado Politics, Democratic Party, Election 2018, Florida, Georgia, gun control, Illinois, Indiana, kansas, Latest News, marijuana, Medicaid, Medicial Marijuana, Michigan, minimum wage, Minnesota, Nation World News, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Politics, New York, News, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Planned Parenthood, politics, Republican Party, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tennessee, weed, Wisconsin, withdrawal

From New York to New Mexico, residents in a number of states can expect a leftward push for expanded health care coverage, gun control, education funding and legalized recreational marijuana as Democrats who gained new or stronger powers in the midterm elections seek to put their stamp on public policy.

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Terrapin Care Station offers discounted weed for registered voters

October 13, 2018 blogger Boulder, cannabis, Colorado News, Election 2018, Latest News, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, Medicial Marijuana, News, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, voting, weed, withdrawal

Terrapin Care Station is trying a novel approach to encouraging people to register to vote — discounted weed.

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The Spot newsletter: What happened during Colorado’s primary elections, a new Aurora mayor, train horn news, more drilling on public lands? and more

June 28, 2018 blogger affordable housing, Aspen, Bernie Sanders, Boulder, Business, cannabis, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado governor's race, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, congress, Courts, Crime & Courts, Dave Young, Denver, Denver Politics, Diana DeGette, donald trump, Doug Lamborn, election, Election 2018, housing, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Interstate 25, Jared Polis, Jason Crow, Joe Neguse, Joe Salazar, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, Mike Coffman, National Politics, News, Phil Weiser, politics, Ray Scott, Saira Rao, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Steve Hogan, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, The Denver Post, The New York Times, The Spot, traffic, Transportation, Trump Administration, U.S. 36, U.S. Department of Transportation, University of Colorado, University of Colorado A-Line, Walker Stapleton, Washington DC, weed, withdrawal

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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

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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

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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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