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Colorado: Jennifer Veiga

June 1, 2009 - 01:32 pm
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

2 new Colorado state senators take oath of office

Denver Democrats Michael Johnston and Pat Steadman were sworn in Friday.

Johnston of Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts in Thornton replaces former Senate President Peter Groff, who took an education post in Obama's administration.

Steadman helped lead a lawsuit challenging Amendment 2, which banned laws protecting gay people from discrimination. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the law as unconstitutional in 1996. Steadman replaces Jennifer Veiga, who moved to Australia.

Johnston and Steadman were selected by vacancy committees this month.

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May 21, 2009 - 10:21 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

9 seek open seat in state Senate

Nine Democrats are vying to be appointed to the state Senate seat vacated by Denver attorney Jennifer Veiga, who resigned to move to Australia.

Her successor will be chosen tonight by the Senate District 31 vacancy committee. The district includes central Denver and portions of Adams County.

The candidates are:

Patrick Byrne

Age: 28

Occupation: Fiscal policy analyst at the Colorado Department of Transportation

Time in district: Two years

Why you? I am ideally suited to do this because of my budget experience in municipal, county and state government in Colorado.

Jill Conrad

Age: 40

Occupation: Ph.D. student in educational policy, education consultant, at-large member of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education

Time in district: Six years

Why you? I want to create new opportunities for everyone in the community to become engaged and empowered in our government, our schools, our communities and our state.

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April 30, 2009 - 05:39 pm
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Musical chairs loom if Isgar gets ag post

Democratic Sen. Jim Isgar has applied for a regional agricultural job in the Obama administration, setting the stage for the biggest game of legislative musical chairs in recent history.

Isgar would resign if he got the job of state rural business-development director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But he said he would like to finish the session, which must end by May 6.

"I don't know if I'll get it," Isgar said. "But I think (the appointment) could happen in the next few weeks."

Isgar, of Hesperus could be the fourth Democrat to exit this year. Rep. Anne McGihon has resigned, and Democratic Sens.

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February 4, 2009 - 05:35 pm
NEWS FEED: Face the State

Railroad companies caught in the middle of eminent domain bill

In Tuesday's Senate Transportation Committee meeting senators voted 4-3 to indefinitely postpone a bill that would have prevented railroad companies from exercising their right to use eminent domain. The bill was in response to CDOT's forthcoming proposal to relocate freight rail away from the Front Range and to eastern Colorado in order to facilitate the implementation of passenger rail systems in the metro area. Trapped in the middle of this legislation were railroad companies, who expressed little desire to relocate or use eminent domain.

Senate Bill 63, sponsored by Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, and Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, would prohibit railroad companies from condemning land through eminent domain.

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Thu, 11/13/2008 - 17:52

Senate Dems name 2009 committee chairs

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

The Colorado Senate Democrats announced chair assignments for 10 state Senate committees on Thursday and seven of the 10 appointed Senators are new to the post.

State Sens. Jim Isgar (D-Durango), Paula Sandoval (D-Denver), and Jennifer Veiga (D-Denver) are the only committee chairs who will remain in their positions for next year.

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Tue, 06/24/2008 - 10:11

Match-ups we’d like to see

By Wally Edge

As an internet "journalist" (ha, ha, ha) we have quite a bit of time for personal shopping on the web, matters relating to hygiene and crank calls. We call it "creative" time.

In that idle time we thought of match-ups that we'd like to see between politicians that are unlikely to ever take place. Some of the races are political, some of them are just fun.

After reading the list, however you might say that we're fortunate we'll never see these contests, but we'll let you be the judge.

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Wed, 03/12/2008 - 15:58

Politically, Catholics won't turn other cheek

By Wally Edge

Lay Catholics lead by Bob Beauprez and Pete Coors will begin organizing shortly with plans to turn out conservative Catholics in time for the 2008 general elections in November.

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Thu, 01/24/2008 - 14:07

Reject the reptiles <insert lobbyist joke here>

By Wally Edge

The Inside Edge acknowledges that of all the western turtles, the western painted turtle is probably most in sympathy with the dreams and aspirations of Coloradoans in general. We can’t think of a reptile that would represent the state better amongst the cold-blooded animal-citizens of this great state.

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