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Paul Schauer, former Colorado lawmaker and regent, dies at 80
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Former state Rep. Paul Schauer, R-Littleton, died on Oct. 18 at the age of 80. Schauer served 20 years in the state House, including as Speaker Pro Tem from 1987 to 1990. Schauer was first elected to the House in 1979, mainly representing Arapahoe County. His bills focused mainly on financial and tax issues, including…
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A LOOK BACK | Local Dems encourage Schroeder presidential bid
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Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: In an effort to encourage a rumored announcement from Colorado U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, D-CD1, that she would be seeking the Democratic nomination for president, a bevy of Colorado political figures were putting together “Run-Pat-Run” parties across south-central Denver. “She’s very exciting and will lend a great deal of substance…
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YESTERYEAR: Astronaut turned would-be Colorado congressman memorialized
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Twenty Years Ago this Week in The Colorado Statesman … A statue of Jack Swigert, Apollo 13 astronaut, was unveiled in Washington D.C., memorializing the fallen Coloradan in Statuary Hall. Swigert died from cancer in 1982 just days before he was to be sworn in as Colorado’s first elected Congressman from the newly created 6th…
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YESTERYEAR: Ritter, Caldara face off over School Finance Act
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Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … A new welfare law was finally agreed upon and the Legislature narrowly averted a special session. “That’s the art of compromise,” Gov. Roy Romer said. He added that he would sign the latest version of the state’s welfare reform law that had successfully met the…
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YESTERYEAR: Buckley scrutinized, newly elected Perlmutter nabs key committee seat
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Twenty Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Republican Secretary of State Victoria Buckley found herself under a bit of a microscope with the legislative branch. Buckley was forced to defend her campaign’s actions, coming under fire by the Colorado General Assembly’s Audit Committee. The state auditor had released a report finding that Buckley had…
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YESTERYEAR: Colorado Supreme Court overturns death penalty statute
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Twenty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … The lawyer who led a successful constitutional challenge against Colorado’s death penalty law said no one should have been surprised that the Colorado Supreme Court overturned the statute, pointing out that some legislators had warned it was defective when it passed. University of Denver law professor…
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YESTERYEAR: Lawmakers scramble to pass United Airlines deal in special session
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Twenty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Legislators were working overtime in a special session called by Gov. Roy Romer to put together an incentive deal to bring “a billion-dollar shower of money” to the Denver area by luring a United Airlines maintenance center, a reservations “megacenter” and expanded flight operations by…
