dominick moreno

Hate crimes in Colorado just added harassment against LGBTQ people and the disabled

May 4, 2017

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Joey Bunch

This is shaping up to be a pivotal week for LGBTQ Coloradans on discrimination, religious liberty and the state hate crime law. Tuesday, Democratic members of Congress, including all of Colorado’s members, agreed to protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination under civil rights protections. Thursday, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order expanding religious liberty…
Democrat Andy Kerr formally announces he’s running for Congressional District 7 seat

Apr 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

“My name is Andy Kerr, and I am running for Congress,” the Democratic state senator told a crowd of family, friends, colleagues and supporters filling the gymnasium as he began his speech at Dunstan Middle School in Lakewood on Wednesday afternoon. It’s the same way U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter — at that time a former…
Lakewood Democrat Andy Kerr plans to announce run for 7th Congressional District seat Wednesday

Apr 11, 2017

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Ernest Luning

With a promise to fight for education, jobs and the Colorado way of life, state Sen. Andy Kerr, a Lakewood Democrat, plans to announce on Wednesday afternoon he’s running for the 7th Congressional District seat represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who declared Sunday he’s running for governor in next year’s election. “The working families…
Congressman Ed Perlmutter officially declares he’s running for governor of Colorado

Apr 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Declaring that he’ll stand up for Colorado in the face of threats from the Trump administration, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat, made his campaign for governor official on Sunday afternoon at a grocery store in Golden. “I love this state, and I want to continue to lead the fight for freedom, equality and…
Democrat Brittany Pettersen launches run for Ed Perlmutter’s congressional seat

Apr 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Just a half hour after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced his campaign for governor on Sunday afternoon, state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, launched her bid to represent the battleground 7th Congressional District seat Perlmutter has held for a decade. “Too many families in Colorado are facing tough times and we need leaders who understand those…
Democrat Ed Perlmutter plans to launch gubernatorial campaign Sunday

Apr 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat, plans to announce Sunday he’s running for governor of Colorado in next year’s election. Perlmutter’s campaign sent a release sporting a colorful “Perlmutter for Colorado” logo on Thursday afternoon to reporters saying the six-term congressman would be making an announcement Sunday afternoon at the Natural Grocers store in…
Senate GOP-led committee passes bill to protect LGBTQ Coloradans

Apr 6, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The Republican-led Colorado Senate hasn’t been hospitable to legislations supported by the state’s LGBTQ advocates. A bill to extend legal protections based on physical or mental disabilities, sexual orientation and transgender status broke that losing streak Wednesday. House Bill 1188 passed the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee unanimously. The bill is co-sponsored by Republican…
In surprise turn, Senate ‘kill committee’ green lights gay-rights harassment bill

Apr 6, 2017

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John Tomasic

A state Senate committee packed with a conservative Republican-majority voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance a bill that would stiffen penalties for those who harass Coloradans for being gay or disabled. Gay rights supporters reacted with a jolt after the vote. They had braced for yet another defeat in the infamously hardline State Affairs “kill”…
Dominick Moreno discusses hard budget choices, winning election as a youngster and accidentally finding the panic button

Mar 29, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat, has been in office longer than many of his fellow lawmakers but is still the youngest member of the state Senate, a distinction he explores in this week’s episode of “Behind the Politics,” a podcast produced by the Senate Democrats. The 32-year-old member of the Joint Budget Committee also talks about…
Perlmutter stops short of announcing run for governor in nostalgia-tinged speech to Democrats

Mar 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Even though supporters chanted, “Run, Ed, run!” as he took the stage Saturday at a union hall in north Denver, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter stopped short of stepping into next year’s Colorado gubernatorial race, instead telling the assembled Democrats he’s “seriously looking” at running but has some details to work out before declaring his candidacy.…