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DENVER (AP) — Imagine a political change favored by an overwhelming majority of voters but mostly ignored by politicians. That's what campaign finance activists in Colorado and Montana are facing these days. They're scratching their heads at why politicians aren't talking more about campaign finance just two months after voters in both states, by wide margins, approved a ballot measure calling for federal changes to limit campaign spending. Activists gathered in the Colorado Capitol basement Friday to remind politicians of t...
DENVER (AP) — Imagine a political change favored by an overwhelming majority of voters but mostly ignored by politicians. That's what campaign finance activists in Colorado and Montana are facing these days. They're scratching their heads at why politicians aren't talking more about campaign finance just two months after voters in both states, by wide margins, approved a ballot measure calling for federal changes to limit campaign spending. Activists gathered in the Colorado Capitol basement Friday to remind politicians of t...
DENVER (AP) — Recreational marijuana use became legal in Washington state Thursday, but Colorado could have to wait almost a month before the state constitution allows people to legally smoke pot in private. Colorado's elections chief planned Thursday to certify last month's vote to allow recreational marijuana use. The certification sets up a 30-day window for Gov. John Hickenlooper to declare the amendment part of the state constitution. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Medical marijuana is packaged for sale in 1-gram packages at t...
Medical marijuana patient Carrie Sandoval, 56, joins marijuana activists at a protest in Denver on Wednesday, Sept 22, 2010. Sandoval says she opposes Colorado plans to start tracking how much marijuana patients are buying, saying the tracking would infringe on the privacy of people who use pot to treat disease. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt) Marijuana tracking on the way in Colo. KRISTEN WYATT,Associated Press Writer DENVER (AP) — Colorado wants to set up a first-in-the-nation tracking system of medical marijuana purchases to d...
