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Colorado bill to reimburse Masterpiece Cakeshop baker for losses fails
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An effort by a conservative Colorado House Republicans to find a way to force the state to reimburse Jack Phillips, the owner of Lakewood’s Masterpiece Cakeshop, for attorney fees and loss of business income failed to gain sympathy from a Democratic-controlled House committee Tuesday. House Bill 1081, sponsored by Republican Rep. Dave Williams of Colorado…
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One Colorado says religious liberty task force will codify LGBTQ bias
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions aims to harm others using a proposed religious liberty task force, says One Colorado, the state’s largest advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Coloradans. “A dangerous movement, undetected by many, is now challenging and eroding our great tradition of religious freedom,” Sessions said a Department of Justice…
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Colorado politicos react to Trump’s pick of Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
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k.vineys President Trump’s selection of Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court brought swift yet predictable reactions from Colorado politicos Monday night. Kavanaugh would succeed retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered a moderate swing vote on the high court. The nominee’s rulings in the lower courts suggest a move to the right for the Supreme Court.…
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Democratic candidates for governor to participate in One Colorado debate
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One Colorado, the state’s leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ Coloradans, will host a debate with the four candidates for governor from the Democratic Party on Thursday, June 7. The debate, which will focus on LGBTQ issues, will be moderated by Colorado Politics’ own Joey Bunch and is to be held at the EXDO Event Center, 1399…
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One Colorado says Republican bill aims to block LGBTQ adoptions
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Advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Coloradans plan to put up a fight over a bill they say would allow organization to factor religion into adoptions and foster care decisions. That would allow them to discriminate, said One Colorado, the state’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization. Senate Bill 241 will be heard after the…
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INSIGHTS: CU’s investment strategy could cost political capital
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Chancellor Phil DiStefano thinks he knows what’s best for the University of Colorado Boulder, and that it’s best if he oversees a purse worth about $21 million each year instead of CU Boulder’s student government leaders. “I want to inform you of a financial oversight decision I have made that is in the best long-term…
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Coffman says she’d sign bill repealing ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation
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DENVER – Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, a Republican candidate for governor, told a GOP group last week she would sign a bill removing protection based on sexual orientation from Colorado’s anti-discrimination law. Her remarks drew criticism from the state’s leading LGBTQ-advocacy organization, but Coffman later said she meant she would repeal the protection only if…
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One Colorado: Trump’s transgender troop ban is an attack on patriots
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DENVER – President Trump issued a memo Friday to ban most transgender troops from the service if they require surgery or significant medical treatment. The rule is still under review by the Pentagon and the courts, since Trump announced his intentions last year. One Colorado, the state’s largest LGBTQ organization called it an attack on…
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House Republicans vote against bill continuing Civil Rights Division and Commission
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DENVER – All but two members of the Colorado House Republican caucus Wednesday voted against a bill to continue the Colorado Division of Civil Rights and Colorado Commission on Civil Rights. The 36-26 vote, which drew only two Republican votes in favor, signals the real fight: when House Bill 1256 reaches the Republican-majority Senate, and all-but-assured Republican changes…
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LGBTQ Coloradans to lobby the Colorado Capitol on Monday
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One Colorado, the state’s largest LGBTQ organization, will be joined by hundreds of allies at the Colorado Capitol Monday. It’s an annual event that starts at 8:30 a.m. with a gathering nearby at the Central Presbyterian Church at 1660 Sherman St. Again this year, the LGBTQ lobby is pushing for a bill to make it easier for…
