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Several women who work at Colorado Capitol dispute allegations of misconduct by Sen. Jack Tate
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In the days since additional claims of sexual misconduct by Colorado legislators emerged in a news report, numerous women who have worked with state Sen. Jack Tate, one of the lawmakers accused of improper behavior, have come forward to challenge anonymous allegations about Tate. They say they’re alarmed the Centennial Republican could be unfairly caught…
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Buck’s remarks add to a rich history of killing off the GOP
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To grossly misappropriate a popular misquotation of Mark Twain: Reports of the Republican Party’s death, arguably, have been exaggerated. Again. This time, by Colorado’s 4th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Ken Buck. The conservative former district attorney from Greeley is of course himself a Republican but only grudgingly so, it seems, by the lights of an op-ed…
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YESTERYEAR: Mock convention held to crack open Colorado’s Constitution
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Thirty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman: An advisory board, which consisted of four dozen office holders, journalists, business leaders, as well as the governor and chairmen of both the state Democratic and Republican Parties, proposed a model constitutional convention to be held in Denver. The purpose of the “mock” convention was to evaluate…
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Is texting while driving legal in Colorado? State lawmaker says, ‘Hell, no!’
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A state senator behind legislation this year that increased the penalty for texting while driving is “livid” over recent conversations that the bill may have made the dangerous practice legal. Sen. Lois Court, D-Denver, referenced a Tuesday Denver Post article with the headline, “Hold the phone. Did Colorado just make it legal to text and…
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Smith: May The Colorado Statesman’s legacy of humanizing politics live on
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Congratulations and best wishes to Clarity Media, the new owner of The Colorado Statesman. I’ve been writing for The Statesman since at least the early 1980s when I was commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture and have always seen the newspaper as a vital player in Colorado’s political life. I see its value even…
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Lundberg and Lawrence: Editing, approving ‘Blue Book’ a legitimate function of lawmakers
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Legendary humorist Mark Twain once said, “A lie can travel halfway round the world before the truth puts its shoes on.” In the Internet Age, a lie can “go viral” before truth can hit the “reply” button. So, it’s doubly important to set the record straight when major media outlets like the Denver Post and…
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Frazier joins Keyser calling on Glenn to apologize for Bronze Star attack
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The battle over Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser’s combat record got more crowded Saturday when primary rival Ryan Frazier joined calls for Darryl Glenn to apologize for questioning how Keyser earned a Bronze Star for his service in Iraq a decade ago. But Glenn isn’t backing down. Noting that Glenn had declined the opportunity…
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Marble: The Senate Republicans’ ‘Hateful, Dissident Eight’
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According to a recent front-page story in The Denver Post, there are eight Republican state senators among the slim 18-17 Republican majority who have been obstructing the Republican Party leadership’s legislative agenda. We are told this presents a “threat” to the Republican Party and a crisis that had gone undetected until The Post crunched some…
