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Senate Republicans to Gov. Hickenlooper: Thanks for turning us into New York
Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman stands in front of a New York flag posted in the Senate Republican Office after the legislature passed gun bills critics say restrict...
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Former Colorado lawmakers return to Gold Dome to eat, pray, love
Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post Former Rep. Sara Gagliardi, an Arvada Democrat who lost her re-election bid in 2010, greets Democratic colleagues Beth McCann of Denver and Dianne Primavera of Broomfield...
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Colorado delegation expresses grief on murder of state corrections chief
WASHINGTON — Colorado’s nine-member Congressional delegation released a joint statement after the shooting death of the state’s Department of Corrections chief Tom Clements. “We want to express our...
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With Senate passage Wednesday, Colorado on the path to get watershed...
The Waldo Canyon fire burns an entire neighborhood in near the foothills of Colorado Springs, Colo. Tuesday, June 26, 2012. The state is poised to receive tens of millions in emergency watershed...
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Colorado Senate President John Morse: issue of guns was “forced upon us”
Colorado Senate President John Morse said the 2013 legislative session has been about guns, “but it was not planned that way.” “It was forced upon us by two horrific massacres in one year, one in our...
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Crowd celebrates as Colorado civil unions law signed after three tries
Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post) Reps. Joann Ginal and Sue Schafer, Sen. Lucia Guzman and Speaker Mark Ferrandino wave to the crowds from three floors at the History Colorado Center during a...
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Sen. Michael Bennet heads to Mexican border with group working on immigration...
Denver Post U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will travel to the Mexican border Wednesday with a group of other senators working on immigration reform. WASHINGTON — Sen. Michael Bennet is heading to the Mexican...
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Libertarian Party that helped Evie Hudak to victory now wants her out of office
Sen. Evie Hudak Talk about irony. The party that assured Sen. Evie Hudak another term at the state legislature has joined a recall effort to get the Westminster Democrat out of office. The Libertarian...
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Gun protesters to greet Gov. Hickenlooper
Provided to the Denver Post The invite urging Second Amendment activists to protest Gov. John Hickenlooper when he speaks to Club 20 Saturday. Coloradans opposed to three gun measures that Gov. John...
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Public schools funding bill leads to “flip a coin” video,” tax-increase measures
It looks like Coloradans will be voting in November on whether to increase taxes for Colorado public schools. Friday was the deadline to file ballot proposals for the November, and almost all of them...
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Govs. John Hickenlooper & Bill Owens: Take me out to the Brown Palace
Provided by Monica Owens Two baseball fans, former Gov. Bill Owens and Gov. John Hickenlooper, are lending their names to a good cause. Two of Colorado biggest baseball fans, former Gov. Bill Owens and...
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Bennet says yes, Udall says no in split vote on Keystone Pipeline
Lynn Bartels Sen. Michael Bennet was among 17 Democrats who voted late Friday to support the construction of the Keystone oil sands pipeline. WASHINGTON — The normally cohesive Democratic team of...
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Colorado Senate adjusts schedule for second funeral in two days
Provided to the Denver Post Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, and his dad, David Brophy, circa 1983 when the lawmaker was 17. First the second day in a row, the Colorado Senate has adjusted it schedule for a...
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Colorado Women’s Caucus celebrates progress at the legislature
Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post Sens. Vikki Marble, a Fort Collins Republican, and Nancy Todd, an Aurora Democrat, at the Colorado Women’s Caucus reception tonight. Meet Dorothy Hendee, the lone woman in...
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AG John Suthers signs onto brief defending California’s gay marriage ban
Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post Colorado Attorney General John Suthers signed onto a brief supporting Prop 8, California’s ban on gay marriage. The Supreme Court is considering the...
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Rep. Frank McNulty welcomes a daughter
And now you can call Rep. Frank McNulty by another name — Daddy. Provided by McNulty Rep. Frank McNulty and his daughter, Victoria. The Highlands Ranch Republican and his wife Shannon are the...
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Sen. Michael Bennet learns about border security in Nogales, Arizona Wednesday
WASHINGTON — Sen. Michael Bennet will visit the Mexican border at Nogales, Arizona with another Democrat and Arizona’s two GOP senators Wednesday to learn about border security. Bennet will meet New...
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Shawn Mitchell: Ethics complaint against gun lobbyist should be dismissed
CGA Shawn Mitchell CGA Rep. Cheri Gerou An attorney who once served in the state legislature says an ethics complaint filed against gun lobbyist Joe Neville should be dismissed because it is...
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Colorado Farm to Fork competition produces mouth-watering winners
Senate Democratic Majority Chef Klaus Krebs and Sen. Angela Giron, D-Pueblo, with their Best in Show tomato salad dish. One of the most talked about events at the Capitol has become the Colorado Farm...
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Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman rips Democrats on guns, budget and socialism
Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman bristles at criticism of Republicans over the just-passed budget, rips Democrats over gun hearings and votes but concedes the 2013 session “hasn’t been all attacks...
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