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While all these bills seek to right wrongs, empower citizens and generally make government more accountable, they also should be entirely unnecessary in a constitutional republic where government is the servant rather than the master.
Colorado's Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper announced an $18.5 million plan Tuesday to expand the state's mental health services in response to r...
Civil unions will be reintroduced in the Colorado Legislature for a third time and most likely under the first openly gay House Speaker in the state's...
DENVER -- Colorado Democrats have elected the first openly gay House speaker in state history, giving control of the chamber to a man who was the publ...
According to a survey released by Public Policy Polling last week, Coloradans are still in favor of the bill that legislative Republicans killed in Ma...
For Colorado's LGBT families, the prospect of doubling Colorado's LGBT representation in the legislature with an openly gay Speaker at the helm can restore hope that same-sex relationship recognition legislation will pass in the next session.
DENVER -- Minutes after President Barack Obama endorsed gay marriage on May 9, Colorado's Democratic governor choked back tears as he ordered state la...
DENVER -- Opponents of same-sex unions rallied at the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday as tensions remained high one day after state House Republicans reje...
Removing the speaker prior to next week's special session remains possible, but will demand considerable political courage from both sides of the aisle.
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...
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...
On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court rejected the newly drawn House and Senate redistricting maps that were designed to make legislative races more ...
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...
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.
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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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...
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.
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.
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...
Medical marijuana lobbyists virulently plied their trade Monday in a furious attempt to stop an amendment to HB 1043, the medical marijuana "clean-up"...