{"id":8344,"date":"2018-06-07T14:27:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T14:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/?p=3073354"},"modified":"2018-06-07T14:27:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T14:27:11","slug":"the-spot-newsletter-masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-and-its-impacts-hickenloopers-veto-palooza-denvers-scooter-palooza-and-an-election-2018-how-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/the-spot-newsletter-masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-and-its-impacts-hickenloopers-veto-palooza-denvers-scooter-palooza-and-an-election-2018-how-to\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spot newsletter: Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling and its impacts, Hickenlooper\u2019s veto-palooza, Denver\u2019s scooter-palooza and an election 2018 how-to"},"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-masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-and-its-impacts-hickenloopers-veto-palooza-denvers-scooter-palooza-and-an-election-2018-how-to\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"media_block\"><\/div>\n<p><img class=\"size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-spot-newsletter-masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-and-its-impacts-hickenloopers-veto-palooza-denvers-scooter-palooza-and-an-election-2018-how-to.png\" alt=\"\u00a0\" width=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\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><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<hr \/>\n<p>I\u2019m warning you ahead of time that this week\u2019s newsletter is <em>*wee bit*<\/em> longer than normal \u2014 and for good reason.<\/p>\n<p>Largest among the mountains of headlines was the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/04\/masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-supreme-court\/\">decision on the Masterpiece Cakeshop<\/a> v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/06\/masterpiece-cakeshop-religious-freedom-discrimination-legal-experts\/\">nine stories<\/a>\u00a0below on the decision for you to check out.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. John Hickenlooper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/04\/marijuana-tasting-room-bill-veto\/\">vetoed nine bills<\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/05\/hickenlooper-vetoes-autism-medical-marijuana-bill\/\">a record during his tenure<\/a> \u2014 from the recently ended 2018 legislative session. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/05\/senate-bill-200-signed-colorado\/\">signed some pretty important pieces of legislation<\/a> into law.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got the lowdown on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/02\/unaffiliated-voters-colorado-primary-2018\/\">what you need to know<\/a> ahead of the June 26 primary elections (especially if you\u2019re an unaffiliated voter), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/06\/electric-scooter-rental-denver\/\">latest in Denver\u2019s scooter-mania<\/a> and an interesting look at why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/04\/spaceport-colorado-concerns-eastern-plains\/\">not everyone is super stoked<\/a> on the idea of spaceships launching out of Adams County.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Fresh news:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The Denver Post is teaming up with Denver7 to host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/06\/colorado-governors-race-debate-2018\/\">gubernatorial debates at the University of Denver<\/a> later this month.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3074350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter size-article_inline\"><img class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-spot-newsletter-masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-and-its-impacts-hickenloopers-veto-palooza-denvers-scooter-palooza-and-an-election-2018-how-to.jpg\" width=\"4032\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p>Jesse Paul, The Denver Post<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks to reporters during his last public bill signing after nearly eight years as governor. \u201cIt is, I will say, a little bit bittersweet,\u201d he said as he prepared to turn House Bill 1266 into a law.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span>ROLL CALL<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP RULING<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3071712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter size-article_inline\"><img class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-spot-newsletter-masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-and-its-impacts-hickenloopers-veto-palooza-denvers-scooter-palooza-and-an-election-2018-how-to-1.jpg\" alt=\"Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece ...\" width=\"4668\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p>David Zalubowski, The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop Monday, June 4, 2018, in Lakewood, Colo., after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he could refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his religious beliefs did not violate Colorado\u2019s anti-discrimination law.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>COLORADO: THE STATEHOUSE &amp; BEYOND<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Aside<\/em><\/strong>: This is significant. Hickenlooper vetoed nine bills from the 2018 legislative session. In 2014, he issued the next most vetoes, at\u00a0<em>five.<\/em> Over his career, the governor has turned down 23 bills. Needless to say, the vetoes have made a bunch of people unhappy \u2014 including members of his own party.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Extremely disappointed that Gov. Hickenlooper vetoed my bill to authorize people with autism spectrum disorders to use medical marijuana (HB 18-1263) today. Many people are devastated. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TommyMitchAZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TommyMitchAZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseAPaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JesseAPaul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DenverWestword?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DenverWestword<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d5rn6DUyZY\">pic.twitter.com\/d5rn6DUyZY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Edie Hooton (@EdieHooton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdieHooton\/status\/1004228015935508480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><em>Election coverage<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Just in case you wanted to peek at our stories to get a better idea of who the candidates are and what issues they are talking about as you receive your ballot\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Funny surprise this morning to see my guide for unaffiliated voters tacked on my apartment building\u2019s message board. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/copolitics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#copolitics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/newsyoucanuse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#newsyoucanuse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ASKiJCoi0h\">pic.twitter.com\/ASKiJCoi0h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Aaron Paul (@JesseAPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseAPaul\/status\/1004364493877465089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>DENVER &amp; THE SUBURBS<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3070295\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter size-article_inline\"><img class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-spot-newsletter-masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-and-its-impacts-hickenloopers-veto-palooza-denvers-scooter-palooza-and-an-election-2018-how-to-2.jpg\" alt=\"Friends, family, and neighbors come together ...\" width=\"5121\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p>RJ Sagosti, The Denver Post<\/p>\n<p>Friends, family, and neighbors come together to help with spring branding at Wright Farms May 31, 2018 in Lindon. Some residents, in the rural area, are worried about spacecraft being launched over their homes, farms, and fields along the US 36 corridor in northeast Colorado. Spaceport Colorado is trying to gets its license from FAA to start launching rockets from Front Range Airport in Adams County.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>D.C. POLITICS FROM A COLORADO PERSPECTIVE<br \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3074872\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter size-article_inline\"><img class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-spot-newsletter-masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-and-its-impacts-hickenloopers-veto-palooza-denvers-scooter-palooza-and-an-election-2018-how-to-3.jpg\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump signs the ...\" width=\"5568\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p>Jim Watson, AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Veterans Affairs Mission Act of 2018, at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt;The act authorizes new health care programs for veterans. Recognize that guy on the left? That\u2019s U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span>THE WIRE<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Two of the Democrats vying to replace U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chieftain.com\/news\/pueblo\/hanlon-mitsch-bush-fire-off-tv-ads-in-rd-district\/article_0d7d478e-af14-5509-ae84-9c1d01dba987.html\">firing off television ads<\/a> ahead of the June 26 primary.<strong> \u2014 <em>The Pueblo Chieftain<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>El Paso County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csindy.com\/coloradosprings\/el-paso-county-wont-join-federal-opioid-lawsuit-against-big-pharma\/Content?oid=12799551\">won\u2019t join onto<\/a> an opioid lawsuit targeting pharmaceutical giants. <strong>\u2014 <em>The Colorado Springs Independent<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/news\/in-avon-town-manager-trouble-goes-back-to-2016\/\">Town manager drama in Avon<\/a>. <strong>\u2014 <em>The Vail Daily<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Check out Colorado Public Radio\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/616863526\/who-s-gonna-govern\">interviews with all the gubernatorial candidates<\/a>. (A very cool, interesting resource.) <strong>\u2014 <em>Colorado Public Radio<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/congressman-steve-scalise-returns-baseball-year-shot-practice\/story?id=55687330\">back on the baseball diamond<\/a>!\u00a0<strong>\u2014 <em>ABC News<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The California judge who sentenced Brock Turner in an infamous sexual assault case <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/Judge-Persky-losing-in-bid-to-avoid-recall-12970799.php\">was recalled<\/a> this week by voters. <strong>\u2014 <em>The San Francisco Chronicle\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Two gubernatorial candidates, one Democrat and one Republican,\u00a0say they\u2019d oppose any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/denver\/news\/2018\/06\/06\/two-gubernatorial-candidates-oppose-colorados.html\">Denver bid\u00a0to host the Winter Olympics<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>\u2014 <em>Denver Business Journal<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u201cDonald Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/06\/06\/donald-trump-pardons-list\/\">become fixated<\/a> on his ability to issue pardons.\u201d <strong>\u2014 <em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u201cThere should be no controversy about the existence of marijuana addiction. We see it every day. The controversy should be why it appears to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/blogs\/stateline\/2018\/06\/06\/yes-you-can-become-addicted-to-marijuana-and-the-problem-is-growing\">affecting more people<\/a>.\u201d<strong> \u2014 <em>Stateline<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>What climate change <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kunc.org\/post\/climate-change-means-hotter-drier-future-colorado-river-headwaters-study-says\">means for the Colorado River<\/a>. <strong>\u2014 <em>KUNC<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This week\u2019s primary elections across the U.S. provided a boost to Democrats\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/06\/us\/politics\/california-new-jersey-primaries-house.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;clickSource=story-heading&amp;module=a-lede-package-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news\">hopes of retaking the U.S. House<\/a>. <strong>\u2014<em> The New York Times<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A billboard urging people not to vote for state Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, is creating a little stir on the Western Slope. <strong>\u2014 <em>KKCO<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 rewards (I\u2019m too proud not to share) for making it to the end of this newsletter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How I&#8217;m feeling as I boil in the Colorado Capitol&#8217;s air conditioning-less press room <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coleg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coleg<\/a> cc: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenteBirkeland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BenteBirkeland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5cjwNwQvrE\">pic.twitter.com\/5cjwNwQvrE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Aaron Paul (@JesseAPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseAPaul\/status\/1004103918404530176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nXSyUDisHo\">pic.twitter.com\/nXSyUDisHo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Aaron Paul (@JesseAPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseAPaul\/status\/1004122154516996096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Staff writers John Frank, Jon Murray, Mark K. 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