{"id":8231,"date":"2018-04-26T15:34:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T15:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/?p=3031567"},"modified":"2018-04-26T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T15:34:54","slug":"the-spot-newsletter-whos-on-the-2018-ballot-anyway-regulating-the-sale-of-body-parts-in-colorado-denver-mayor-remains-in-hot-water-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/the-spot-newsletter-whos-on-the-2018-ballot-anyway-regulating-the-sale-of-body-parts-in-colorado-denver-mayor-remains-in-hot-water-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spot newsletter: Who\u2019s on the 2018 ballot anyway?, regulating the sale of body parts in Colorado, Denver mayor remains in hot water and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/the-spot-newsletter-whos-on-the-2018-ballot-anyway-regulating-the-sale-of-body-parts-in-colorado-denver-mayor-remains-in-hot-water-and-more\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"media_block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2949998\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter size-article_inline\"><img class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-spot-newsletter-whos-on-the-2018-ballot-anyway-regulating-the-sale-of-body-parts-in-colorado-denver-mayor-remains-in-hot-water-and-more\" alt=\"\u00a0\" width=\"1500\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Welcome back to The Spot, where The Denver Post\u2019s politics team captures what\u2019s happening this week \u2014 from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s another edition of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/25\/doug-lamborn-owen-hill-ballot-fight\/\">Who\u2019s on the ballot, anyway<\/a>?\u201d in Colorado politics. (More on the soap opera that is election 2018 below.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/extras.denverpost.com\/newsletter\/splash\/thespot.html\">Sign up for The Spot newsletter for a weekly rundown of Colorado politics.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the Colorado Capitol, lawmakers are gearing up for the legislative session\u2019s final push, tackling everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/25\/colorado-drone-wildfire-law-bill\/\">drones<\/a>\u00a0to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/23\/republican-bill-ban-teacher-protests-colorado\/\">teacher strikes<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/23\/colorado-legislature-gerrymandering-constitution\/\">gerrymandering<\/a>. We\u2019re all starting to go a little crazy under the gold dome\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Nuff said. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coleg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coleg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0uNBtJqaIm\">pic.twitter.com\/0uNBtJqaIm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Ashby (@OldNewsman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OldNewsman\/status\/989159104479293440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In Denver, the harassment scandal embroiling Denver Mayor Michael Hancock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/24\/denver-detective-leslie-branch-wise-told-not-to-name-mayor-michael-hancock-harassment-claim\/\">is still \u2026 boiling<\/a>. Reporter Jon Murray has been keeping close tabs on that.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re looking for stories about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/24\/colorado-selling-human-body-parts-bill\/\">selling human body parts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/25\/proposed-gravel-mine-near-colorado-springs-wildlife-preserve\/\">gravel mining<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/24\/lakewood-abandoned-shopping-carts\/\">abandoned shopping carts<\/a> \u2014 well, we\u2019ve even got those too. I\u2019m babbling; you want the news, and I\u2019m going to stop talking now.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Fresh news:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>His back against the wall, six-term U.S. Rep.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/25\/doug-lamborn-challenges-court-ruling\/\">Doug Lamborn challenges Colorado court ruling<\/a><\/strong> that tossed his name from the GOP ballot.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Also:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/25\/doug-robinson-colorado-governor-back-on-ballot\/\">Doug Robinson is back on the Republican ballot<\/a><\/strong> for Colorado governor, a Denver judge has ruled. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2017\/07\/13\/colorado-governor-race-candidates-2018\/\">Here\u2019s who is running for governor<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Also also:<\/strong><\/em> Democrats will\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/25\/randy-baumgardner-harassment-allegations-expulsion\/\">again try to expel GOP Colorado Sen. Randy Baumgardner<\/a><\/strong> after a new report has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/04\/23\/randy-baumgardner-harassment-new-allegations\/\">validated more harassment allegations<\/a> against him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3030489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter size-article_inline\"><img class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-spot-newsletter-whos-on-the-2018-ballot-anyway-regulating-the-sale-of-body-parts-in-colorado-denver-mayor-remains-in-hot-water-and-more-1\" alt=\"DENVER, CO - APRIL 24: Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper embraces Popsicle the Polar Bear before proclaiming April 24 as the 30-year anniversary for the Scientific &amp; Cultural Facilities District at the Colorado State Capitol on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. The final day of this session of the legislature is May 9, 2018. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz\/The Denver Post)\" width=\"5048\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p>AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper embraces Popsicle the Polar Bear before proclaiming April 24 as the 30-year anniversary for the Scientific &amp; Cultural Facilities District at the Colorado State Capitol on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. The final day of this session of the legislature is May 9, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span>ROLL CALL<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>COLORADO: THE STATEHOUSE &amp; BEYOND<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2939316\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter size-article_inline\"><img class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-spot-newsletter-whos-on-the-20-28-ballot-anyway-regulating-the-sale-of-body-parts-in-colorado-denver-mayor-remains-in-hot-water-and-more-2\" alt=\"Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose, ...\" width=\"4673\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p>Photo by Sydney Warner, Montrose Daily Press<\/p>\n<p>Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose.\u00a0A bill moving through the legislature comes in response to allegations of misconduct at Sunset Mesa, which was raided by the FBI and\u00a0had its state license suspended\u00a0earlier this year following multiple complaints.\u00a0An investigation by the Reuters news agency revealed that Sunset Mesa was the only funeral home in the country that\u00a0shared a building with a body broker \u2014 and both were owned by the same woman, Megan Hess.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>DENVER &amp; THE SUBURBS<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A high-ranking city official just told me there will not be a national search for a new Denver police chief. The mayor believes there are qualified candidates within the ranks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noelle Phillips (@Noelle_Phillips) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Noelle_Phillips\/status\/988886765799751680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3025743\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter size-article_inline\"><img class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/the-spot-newsletter-whos-on-the-30-38-ballot-anyway-regulating-the-sale-of-body-parts-in-colorado-denver-mayor-remains-in-hot-water-and-more-3\" alt=\"The crowd cheering after the National ...\" width=\"5568\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p>Joe Amon, The Denver Post<\/p>\n<p>The crowd cheering after the National Anthem to celebrate 4:20 at the Mile High 420 Festival in Civic Center Park downtown Denver. April 20, 2018 Denver, CO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>D.C. POLITICS FROM A COLORADO PERSPECTIVE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A few important things to note for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/copolitics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#copolitics<\/a> world: <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lamborn could still challenge this<br \/>\u2014 Lamborn&#8217;s seat is unlikely to leave GOP hands despite this ruling (he beat his Dem challenger by more than 30 points in 2016)<br \/>\u2014 Lamborn is just 58 signatures short <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QLK8peOaaw\">https:\/\/t.co\/QLK8peOaaw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Aaron Paul (@JesseAPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseAPaul\/status\/988543029861494784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span>THE WIRE<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By 2020, China plans to give all its 1.4. billion citizens a personal score, based on how they behave. Some with low scores are already being punished if they want to travel. Nearly 11 million Chinese can no longer fly and 4 million are barred from trains <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iFiwQb0RGx\">pic.twitter.com\/iFiwQb0RGx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/988745577008648192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\">[embedded content]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>GET IN TOUCH<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Questions, comments, feedback about this newsletter? Cool stories?\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jpaul@denverpost.com?subject=The%20Spot%20feedback\">Send them our way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And thanks for reading!<\/p>\n<p>P.S.\u00a0Please consider backing The Denver Post (<a href=\"https:\/\/checkout.denverpost.com\/subscriptionpanel\">you can subscribe here<\/a>) or journalism wherever you might be. And thanks for your support, whatever it might be.<\/p>\n<p>P.P.S. Here is your GIF reward for making it to the end of this newsletter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Current mood: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QHAbWzFeWw\">pic.twitter.com\/QHAbWzFeWw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Aaron Paul (@JesseAPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseAPaul\/status\/988908139884920832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Staff writers John Frank, Jon Murray, Mark K. 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