Colorado Legislature

Civil Unions Battle Could Affect Obama's Winning In Colorado

AP | IVAN MORENO and KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.20.2012

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DENVER -- Minutes after President Barack Obama endorsed gay marriage on May 9, Colorado's Democratic governor choked back tears as he ordered state la...

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Tensions Remain High After Civil Unions Defeat

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.16.2012

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DENVER -- Opponents of same-sex unions rallied at the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday as tensions remained high one day after state House Republicans reje...

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GOP Kills Civil Unions In Special Session

AP | IVAN MORENO and KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.15.2012

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DENVER — A last-ditch effort by Colorado's governor to give gay couples in the state rights similar to married couples failed Monday after Repub...

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Time for a New Speaker?

Miller Hudson | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Civil Unions, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Civil Unions, Colorado Politics, Colorado Civil Unions Bill, Denver News

Removing the speaker prior to next week's special session remains possible, but will demand considerable political courage from both sides of the aisle.

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Special Session Begins: Will McNulty Give Civil Unions A Fair Shot?

Posted 05.14.2012

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Colorado's lawmakers are going back to work this morning to decide the fate of seven bills during a special legislative session that Gov. John Hickenl...

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Denver Chamber to the Leg: "We're Coming In as Strong as Ever"

Robert Schwab | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Kelly Brough, Colorado Legislature, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Education, Colorado Small Business, Colorado Chamber of Commerce, Colorado State Legislature, Denver News

Kelly Brough, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, told lawmakers and business friends Monday the chamber expects to exert its i...

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Back To The Drawing Board (UPDATE)

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Colorado Redistricting, Colo Redistricting Maps, Colorado Politics, Denver News, Colo Supreme Court Rejects Redistricting Map, House and Senate Redistricting, Colorado Legislature, Denver Colorado, Redistricting Maps, Colorado, Denver News

On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court rejected the newly drawn House and Senate redistricting maps that were designed to make legislative races more ...

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Post-DADT America: Openly Gay Service Member Runs For Office

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Just a few weeks ago, Army veteran Brian Carroll would not have been able to do what he's doing now: running for office as an openly gay...

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Gov. Hickenlooper's Veto of SB 213 Insults Low-Income Parents

Brian T. Schwartz | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Health Care Cost-Shift, Colorado Legislature, Uninsured, John Hickenlooper, Schip, Uninsured Children, Chp+, Health Insurance, Child Health Care, Denver News

For some families, SB 213 would have increased the Child Health Plan Plus enrollment fee to $20 per month. It's insulting to eligible parents to suggest that they would not pay the increased fees.

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Redistricting Maps To Be Drawn By Court Or Special Session

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Special Legislative Session, Colorado Redistricting, Colorado Legislature, Co Redistricting, Colorado Legislative Session 2011, Frank McNulty, Denver News, Lawsuits Filed by Legislature, Denver District Courts, Denver News

Lines between political parties in Colorado remain strong, but the issue of settling where the lines may divide the districts has remained obscure. ...

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POT BILL: Fails To Pass In Senate

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Colorado Pot Dui Bill, William Breathes, Colorado Medical Marijuana, hb1261, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Marijuana, Clair-Levy, Morgan Carroll, Slidepollajax, Denver News

Last month, a bill intended to set the limit for marijuana-blood content was postponed by the Senate Judiciary Committee to give it more study. Last n...

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Legislature Restrains Its Compulsion to Overcriminalize Colorado

Mike Krause | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: House Bill 11-1239, Doug Wilson, Overcriminalization, Colorado State Public Defender, Heritage Foundation, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Denver News

The Colorado legislature has taken a modest step towards restraining its penchant for overcriminalizing the lives of Coloradans. Let's hope it makes us all a little bit freer from an often overweening state.

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Legislators: Scared of Bears

Wendy Keefover-Ring | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Colorado Legislature, Black Bears, Colorado Black Bear Hunting, Colorado Hunting, Hunting, Bear Cubs, Denver News

Colorado legislators have signaled they'd like a bear slaughter. HB 11-1294 puts a bull's eye on female bears and their cubs. Simply put: this bill is bad for bears and voters.

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Senate Committee Approves Bill To Move Primaries To June

Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Colorado Legislature, Colorado Primaries, COlorado Elections, Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act, Denver News

The State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee of the Colorado Senate voted in favor on Tuesday of a bill that would move the state's primary electi...

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MMJ Investment Funds Axed; Proponents: 'We Already Know The Mafia Is Here'

The Colorado Independent | Joseph Boven | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Medical Marijuana Investment Funds, Colorado Legislature, Mmj, Colorado Medical Marijuana, Denver News

Medical marijuana lobbyists virulently plied their trade Monday in a furious attempt to stop an amendment to HB 1043, the medical marijuana "clean-up"...

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Bill To Expand Liquor Sales Dies On House Floor

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Colorado Legislature, Colorado, Colorado Liquor Laws, HB 1284, Colorado Liquor Stores, Denver News

A bill that would have allowed convenience and grocery stores to sell full-strength liquor in Colorado died on the House floor on Monday. House Bill ...

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Colorado Bill Could Make Cold Meds Prescription-Only

The Denver Post | Felisa Cardona | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Anti-Meth Legislation, Meth, Colorado Legislature, Cold Medications, Methamphetamine, Denver News

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Colorado Budget Cuts Put Cancer Screenings At Risk

The Durango Herald | Kristen Wyatt | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Colorado Legislature, Medicaid, Colorado?S Women?S Wellness Connection, Colorado Budget, Colorado Cancer Screenings, Denver News

Largressa Munnerlyn wants lawmakers to know that. She survived breast cancer, thanks to a state screening program now under threat from budget cuts. ...

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Bill To Temporarily Forgive Delinquent Taxpayers Clears Committee

Denver Daily News | Peter Marcus | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Colorado Taxes, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Tax Forgiveness, Pat Steadman, Tax Amnesty Bill, Denver News

A bill that would give delinquent taxpayers a reprieve on their back taxes passed its second hurdle yesterday. The Senate Appropriations Committee ...

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Weakened Marijuana Edibles Crackdown Bill Passes Committee

The Colorado Independent | Joseph Boven | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Colorado Legislature, Marijuana Edibles, Colorado Medical Marijuana, Denver News

A bill to protect children from consuming medical marijuana edibles moved out of the House Finance Committee today and is on its way to the House floo...

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Colorado Budget Deal Reached Between Senate, House

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Brandon Shaffer, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Budget, Frank McNulty, Colorado Tax Exemptions, Denver News

Colorado lawmakers -- in both houses -- appear to have reached a tentative agreement on the state budget, a deal that involves restoring tax exemption...

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Bill To Alter Colorado Oil And Gas Conservation Commission Makeup Clears House Committee

Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Colorado Legislature, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Colorado Oil, Denver News

The House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee approved a Republican-sponsored bill on Monday that would alter the makeup of the sta...

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Civil Unions Bill Killed On Party Line Vote

Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: House Judicial Committee, Colorado Civil Unions, Colorado Legislature, Mark Ferrandino, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Denver News

After hours of emotional testimony, Senate Bill 172, the Colorado Civil Unions Bill, was killed on a party line vote in the House Judiciary Committee ...

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Health Exchange Bill At Risk After Stephens' Amendment Proposal

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Colorado Legislature, Health Care Exchanges, Amy Stephens, Betty Boyd, Denver News

A day after House Majority Leader Amy Stephens vigorously defended her bipartisan health-care exchange bill, she proposed an amendment that Democrats ...

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Colorado Passes Nation's Most Far-Reaching Concussions Law

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Youth Concussions, Concussions, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Concussions Law, John Hickenlooper, Denver News

DENVER — The nation's most sweeping measure addressing youth-concussions in sports was signed into law Tuesday in Colorado, where the guidelines...

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