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PHOTOS: Colorado Politics hosts party to celebrate launch of legislative session
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More than 150 politicos of all stripes packed the historic Carriage House at the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion in Denver Wednesday night for a session-opening shindig thrown by Colorado Politics. Republicans rubbed shoulders with Democrats, toasting the young political news website and the nearly 120-year-old publication it incorporated last year. Vince Bzdek, editor of…
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10 things to watch in the 2018 Colorado legislature
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Cloud of harassment Four legislators, two Republicans and two Democrats, stand accused of sexual harassment, while others have leveled accusations or taken sides. If lawmaking is about relationships, then both could be strained in the early going. A surplus for roads? A December revenue forecast suggested the legislature might have unforeseen hundreds of million…
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Counting down the Colorado politicos to watch in 2018
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10. House Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-DenverThe state’s first Latina speaker has a galaxy of political opportunities ahead of her, locally or nationally. She is term-limited in the House after this session. She hasn’t decided yet what she’ll do next,. Meanwhile, she must earn her reputation as a leader this session with a House caucus divided…
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New Colorado law automatically suspends a driver’s license for fleeing a scene with injuries
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If you leave the scene of an accident involving injury or death when the new year rings in, you just suspended your own driver’s license, the Colorado State Patrol is reminding motorists. Last session lawmakers passed House Bill 1277 to automatically suspend licenses, allowing those suspected to make a case for a temporary license while…
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Conservation Colorado endorses Rep. Faith Winter in north metro Denver Senate race
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Conservation Colorado has a history of picking winners with its endorsement, and they’re favoring Rep. Faith Winter in her run for state Senate next year. Winter, a Democrat from Westminster, hopes to take on Republican incumbent Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik of Thornton in District 24. Thornton City Councilman Adam Matkowsky dropped out of the Democratic…
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Adam Matkowsky exits Democratic primary, plans independent bid in battleground Senate District 24
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Adam Matkowsky is dropping out of the Democratic primary in Senate District 24 and plans to run for the battleground seat as an independent, the Thornton city councilman and Westminster police officer said Monday. “There comes a time when good people have to say enough with the current political system. The two parties care more about…
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State Rep. Steve Lebsock says polygraph proves he’s innocent of sexual harassment allegations
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A defiant state Rep. Steve Lebsock released a lie detector test Thursday he said proves he’s innocent of accusations he sexually harassed a fellow lawmaker and declared he’s willing to take additional polygraphs to disprove all other allegations against him. Lebsock also charged the allegations of sexual misconduct, which first surfaced in early November, are…
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House Speaker Crisanta Duran to fellow Democrat Steve Lebsock: ‘Do the right thing and resign’
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House Speaker Crisanta Duran on Wednesday reiterated her call for state Rep. Steve Lebsock to resign from the Colorado Legislature in response to her fellow Democrat’s statement that he intends to defend himself against complaints he sexually harassed a fellow lawmaker and a former lobbyist. “I’m disappointed in Rep. Lebsock’s attempts to shift attention to…
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Embattled Rep. Steve Lebsock challenges harassment allegations: ‘All I am asking for is due process’
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State Rep. Steve Lebsock said Tuesday he’s eager to tell investigators his side of the story as they examine complaints he sexually harassed a fellow Democratic legislator and a former lobbyist. The Thornton Democrat also said he intends to resist calls to resign from the Legislature and plans to continue campaigning for state treasurer. Lebsock…
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State Senate race rivals Faith Winter, Beth Martinez Humenik join forces on #MeToo
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Rivalry-free bipartisanship was a feature of the #MeToo Leadership Rally Sunday afternoon on the steps of the state Capitol. Rep. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, and Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik, R-Thornton, were among the speakers who joined with advocacy groups to draw attention to sexual harassment and physical assault. Winter is challenging Martinez Humenik in the Senate…
