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Silverman: I’m a former prosecutor who fought for the death penalty. Why I’ve changed my mind.
29 Aug 2023 13:27 GMT
… Denver DA Bill Ritter to seek capital punishment. Colorado’s future governor declined, so … ’s still a federal death penalty. Capital punishment was the verdict this … current Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro advocates for abolition of capital punishment. The …
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Editorial: Abolish the death penalty in Colorado
10 Feb 2019 04:40 GMT
… , is opposed to the death penalty, and new Gov. Jared Polis, also a … is dead. In 2011, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter took the extraordinary step of … a regime of capital punishment — Colorado should abolish the death penalty. But the reasons …
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Colorado Death-Penalty Expert Michael Radelet on Latest Push to Ban Executions
14 Feb 2017 00:14 GMT
… , missteps, and declining use of capital punishment at home and around the … of abolishing it again. Whether Governor Bill Ritter would have signed that legislation … the death penalty, on several different fronts. Public support for the death penalty is …
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In presidential run, Colorado’s Hickenlooper pushes compromise in an uncompromising time Will the former governor's brand of 'canny centrism' prove strategically moderate or hopelessly naive in 2020?
18 Mar 2019 23:11 GMT
… the first time ever.
Gov. John Hickenlooper at his … in his name for Gov. Bill Ritter to consider him when … ’s death penalty law.
He supported capital punishment during his run for governor. But … to pass a law abolishing capital punishment, and Polis has said …
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In choosing their next governor, will Colorado voters keep the blue tinge or change course?
07 Nov 2018 01:05 GMT
… one Republican to the governorship in the past four … of years past. Outgoing Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, a former … . Govs. Dick Lamm and Bill Ritter weren’t wide-eyed liberals … here, would a pro-death penalty Stapleton rescind Hickenlooper’s reprieve …
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Colorado governor pardons nearly two dozen convicts - but says Nathan Dunlap is 'not on my list'
21 Nov 2017 04:22 GMT
… The Denver Post)
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper issued 22 … governor granted Dunlap a temporary reprieve from the death penalty … far. His predecessor, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter, granted pardons to 42 … guidance and inspiration,” the governor wrote Thomas in a …
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Colorado man charged with killing 10 at Boulder grocery store pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
14 Nov 2023 22:09 GMT
… . Since Colorado lawmakers repealed the death penalty in 2020, judges are required … Colorado's last Republican governor, Bill Ritter, said she hoped the amount …
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Boulder mass shooting suspect is mentally competent with medication, prosecutors say in push for trial
30 Aug 2023 03:29 GMT
… , who was appointed by Democratic Governor Bill Ritter, said that although the situation … , since Colorado lawmakers repealed the death penalty in 2020.
The victims, who …
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Morning Digest: Two PA district attorneys could lose Democratic primaries but win as Republicans
12 May 2023 15:19 GMT
… not going to impose the death penalty."
Senate
● FL- … his unsuccessful campaign for governor last year, has not … the Baltimore area.
Governors
● IN-Gov: Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch publicized … firefighters union and former Gov. Bill Ritter, who was elected to …
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Rep. Adrienne Benavidez resigns from Colorado House weeks after reelection
21 Dec 2022 20:17 GMT
… successful legislation to repeal the death penalty, replace Columbus Day with Frances … of Finance and Procurement under Gov. Bill Ritter.
Colorado Politics' Marianne Goodland …