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SPEAKING TODAY at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado, President Obama is expected to highlight the expanded use of clean energy by the Defense Department. The Air Force is installing a one-megawatt solar array on the base and it tested jets last year that are powered by advanced biofuels.
SPEAKING OF OBAMA, unaffiliated voters scored him well in his SOTU speech when he talked about making the rich pay their fair share in taxes, pursuing clean energy and funding education.
FIRST POLL: Tipton 46%, Pace 39%.
SAYS POST WAS WRONG TO COMPARE OCCUPY DENVER TO MLK CIVIL-RIGHTS CAMPAIGN: Mike Rosen.
HICK’S MISSING TONIGHT’S BREWERS GUILD RECEPTION. Social calendar below.
AN ILLEGAL RUN FOR A THIRD TERM? Aspen DA Martin Beeson.
WHILE WE’RE AT IT, LET’S ALSO TELL THEM TO BE NICE TO THEIR PARENTS: Colorado students would have to know CPR and how to operate automated external defibrillators in order to graduate from high school under a new bill introduced Wednesday.
AP WEIGHS IN on Massey’s military-service-earns-college-credit bill.
UP TODAY: Immigrant in-state tuition.
FIRING BACK: State Fair.
IN NEW MEXICO, when someone stares at you in an angry, direct manner, it’s known as “mad dogging.” As in, ‘That guy is mad dogging me after I insulted his green chile.’) The next time he visits New Mexico, Al White should expect to be seriously mad dogged, Huffington Post says.
NOTABLE: Suthers’ endorsement of Liston.
CHRONICLES INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE’S MOVE TO DENVER: Post’s Tim Hoover.
HAS DEETS ABOUT NEW MOVIE ABOUT COLORADO STATE CAPITOL: The[news]Seen.
MOVING ON: County commissioners elected by district.
MOVING SLOWLY: Late-fee registrations.
STOPPED: Union wages on public projects.
HAT IN: Jeffrey Hare, HD-48.
FAILED TO CREDIT POST FOR ITS ENTERPRISE ON BEETLE-KILL STORY? Associated Press.
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TODAY’S CALENDARS. House. Senate.
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YESTERDAY’S BILL ROUNDUP, FROM STATE BILL COLORADO
* 7 introduced bills and resolutions
* Zero signed bills
* 7 bills passed out of committee
* 12 new fiscal notes
* 8 bills and resolutions passed on third reading
* 2 killed bills
HICKENLOOPER IS IN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, maybe rubbing shoulders with these notables.
MEANWHILE, Joe Garcia will deliver remarks at the Colorado Music Educators Association Clinic. Location: The Broadmoor Hotel, International Center Ballroom, One Lake Ave., Colorado Springs.
LOTS ON THE SOCIAL CALENDAR:
* Today is LiveWell Colorado Day at the Capitol — Festivities will be all day at various locations, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Old Supreme Court Chambers. Contact: Karen Ryan (720) 353-4120 ext. 215 karenryan@livewellcolorado.org
* Colorado Retail Council Legislative Reception, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., The University Club, 1673 Sherman Street, Denver. Contact: Charlie Sheffield 303.810.0669 charlie@chrishowes.com
* Colorado Brewers Guild Reception, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Ghost Plate & Tap, 800 18th Street, Ste 100, Denver. Contact: RSVP to Caitlin Tedesco 303-579-1251 caitlin@bswpolicy.com
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