{"id":104849,"date":"2016-05-31T23:28:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T05:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/lt-governor-will-join-raise-the-bar-kickoff-in-durango\/"},"modified":"2016-05-31T23:28:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T05:28:04","slug":"lt-governor-will-join-raise-the-bar-kickoff-in-durango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/lt-governor-will-join-raise-the-bar-kickoff-in-durango\/","title":{"rendered":"Lt. governor will join Raise the Bar kickoff in Durango"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Newly nominated Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne was introduced by Gov. John Hickenlooper at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Wednesday, March 23.<\/span>Cyrus McCrimmon\/The Denver Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Gov. John Hickenlooper and a bipartisan group of local leaders will join supporters of the Raise the Bar, Protect Our Constitution ballot initiative campaign to kick off their signature-gathering effort in Aurora at 11 a.m. in the lobby of the Aurora City Hall.<\/p>\n

Colorado\u2019s new lieutenant governor, Donna Lynne, will be in Durango on Thursday, July 2.<\/em>Signature gatherers will join Raise the Bar supporters in towns across the state including Alamosa, Craig, Fort Morgan, Colorado Springs, Durango, Grand Junction, Pueblo and Frisco.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to have the governor join us at our launch event in Aurora, just as we\u2019re elated that the new lieutenant governor will be at the kickoff in Durango and former legislators like Dan Gibbs and Kathleen Curry will join us in Frisco,\u201d said Kate Roberts, of the Raise the Bar Campaign. \u201cWith many of the state\u2019s most respected Republicans also endorsing this initiative \u2013 leaders like Bill Cadman, Bill Owens, Ellen Roberts, and Mike Kopp \u2013 you really see the bipartisan reach of the Raise the Bar campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Raise the Bar initiative seeks to make it harder to amend Colorado\u2019s constitution by requiring constitutional ballot initiative proponents to gather signatures from two percent of all registered voters in each of Colorado\u2019s 35 State Senate districts. The proposal also requires approval from 55 percent of voters in November to amend Colorado\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a year when political acrimony are in full boil, this initiative making it more difficult for special interest groups to amend the constitution is a cause that citizens from all backgrounds and all parts of the state are rallying behind,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

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Other kickoff events<\/h4>\n

June 1
\n Craig
\n 11 a.m., Clarion Inn & Suites, 300 Colorado CO-13
\n Frisco
\n 11 a.m., Summit County Community and Senior Center, 83 Nancy\u2019s Place
\n Alamosa
\n 11 a.m., County Services Building, Commissioners\u2019 Boardroom, 8900-A Independence Way
\n Fort Morgan
\n 11 a.m., Country Steak Out, 19592 E. 8th Ave.
\n June 2
\n Colorado Springs
\n 10 a.m., Pikes Peak Association of Realtors, 430 N. Tejon St., Suite 101
\n Grand Junction
\n 10 a.m., Corner of Fourth and Main Street
\n Pueblo
\n 2 p.m., Pueblo Convention Center, 320 Main St.
\n Durango
\n 4 p.m., Durango Public Library, 900 E. Third Ave.
\n Colorado Lt. Gov.. Donna Lynne will be in attendance
\n More information
\n www.raisethebarco.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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