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Sen. Kevin Grantham in the black caucus? If it’s in the newspaper, it must be true
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No, Senate President Kevin Grantham isn’t the Jackie Robinson of the Black Democratic Legislative Caucus, but the photo on the front page of the latest Denver Weekly News might have made you look twice. Grantham posed on the opening day with the Historic Eight, as they’re called, the largest number of black lawmakers ever to serve…
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At the Capitol, looking back to heartfelt MLK Day speeches as guard against discord
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What do fine speeches filled with lofty sentiment matter? Maybe a lot. The work-week ended Friday with the inauguration of Donald Trump. It began Monday with the celebration of Martin Luther King Day. It was a week of mixed national feelings, a week of victorious jubilation and bitter protest demonstration. On Tuesday, state House members…
