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House GOP leadership, Ken Buck back Walker Stapleton on eve of state assembly
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton has locked down support from House GOP leaders ahead of Saturday’s state party assembly, where he will compete for delegate votes and a spot on the primary ballot. The two-term state treasurer also received the backing of U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who recorded an endorsement message delivered to Republicans on…
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Bill on Great Outdoors Colorado gets opposition based on prairie dogs, coyotes
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Cole Wist, the House assistant minority leader, thought it would be easy Thursday morning when he brought the bill to effectively extend funding for Great Outdoors Colorado to the floor for preliminary approval. Senate Bill 66 reauthorizes a state agency that collects and disperses money from the state lottery. The Colorado Lottery Division is expected to…
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Bill to notify victims of inmate’s location heads to governor
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Before Colorado’s legislative session started, state Rep. Cole Wist told Colorado Politics it wasn’t right that crime victims or their families put their heads on their pillows each night not knowing where the inmate is jailed. He said that when an inmate is housed outside the state, victims and their families can go years without…
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Colo. civil rape shield law gets first state Senate hearing today
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DENVER – In Colorado, victims’ sexual past cannot be used to discredit them in a criminal case alleging rape. A bill to be heard Monday in the state Senate Judiciary Committee would extend the same protections in civil court. In the Senate, the bill is sponsored by Sen. Don Coram, R-Montrose, and Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora.…
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Insights: Sexual harassment victims and accusers deserve a better process
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“There is a cultural shift happening,” Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran of Denver tweeted the day Rep. Steve Lebsock was expelled from the legislature, the second state lawmaker nationally to be swept away by the #MeToo tide. Lebsock quickly left the building. Thanks, Steve, said no one. It was an agonizing seven hours of testimony…
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Reaction to expulsion of now-former Rep. Steve Lebsock includes tears, end of fears
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Rep. Faith Winter of Westminster was the first of at least five women to come forward and accuse former Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton of sexual harassment. Friday, she participated with, and listened to, fellow House members as they debated for seven hours on whether to expel Lebsock. Friday marked the final chapter in a…
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Colorado group backing unaffiliated candidates says it’s recruiting in 8 legislative districts
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The campaign organization that used to be called the Centrist Project says it’s recruiting unaffiliated candidates in eight legislative seats across Colorado – and plans to train potential candidates the same night Republicans and Democrats will be holding precinct caucuses. Unite Colorado, the state-focused arm of Unite America, is already fielding unaffiliated candidates in four…