Special Session

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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LISTEN: Compass Colorado's Robocall On Special Session, Civil Unions

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.14.2012

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Over the weekend many Coloradans received a robocall claiming that the special legislative session that begins today is somehow diverting funds from e...

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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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Mr President: Call a Special Session of Congress for FAA and a Jobs Bill

Paul Abrams | Posted 10.02.2011

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Proclaim an emergency on jobs, unemployment insurance extension and the Federal Aviation Administration's funding. Call both Houses into special session in August to deal with these specific problems.

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Time for Something Special

Richard Klass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congress plans to work somewhere between 13 and 15 days in its "lame duck" session. Lame indeed. This is a Congress that has failed to meet its most basic function, to fund the government for the next fiscal year.

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Gay Marriage Vote Set For Tuesday?

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the...

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New York Gay Marriage Bill Unlikely To Be Addressed By Senate

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — After weeks of uncertainty and pleas for action by Gov. David Paterson, New York's Senate failed to vote on a bill legalizing sam...

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How Deep Is New York's Deficit?

timesunion.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. David Paterson has threatened, scolded and tried to cajole legislators into addressing the state's growing budget deficit. But despite his Monday...

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Lazy Legislature Fails To Deal With Budget, Gay Marriage

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — With New York drowning in deepening deficit spending and running out of cash to pay huge bills due next month, the Legislature me...

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Why Colorado Needs a Special Session

Scott Downes | Posted 05.25.2011

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What was a bad situation in August has turned into a downright scary one now. But I'm told that freaking out and assuming the fetal position is not a sound fiscal strategy.

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Updated: Quit Happens; Sarah Palin's Constitutional Train Wreck

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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For some reason, nothing is simple in Alaska. The state sits on the edge of a constitutional crisis because of the "chain of command vacuum" created by the governor's abrupt resignation.

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Threat Of Budget Cuts Draws Thousands To Springfield, But No Progress On Tax Hike Talks

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD (AP) -- Illinois lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Tuesday searching for some way to fill a $9.2 billion hole in the state budget. The...

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