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YESTERYEAR: Owens signs immigration bills, DeGette rips Bush stem cell veto
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Ten Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Gov. Bill Owens ended a “scorching hot July” by signing 10 controversial immigration bills that emerged from a special session called at the beginning of the month. The centerpiece of the bipartisan package was a piece of legislation Owens called “the toughest law dealing with…
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House advances Women in Politics Month, DLC names state co-chairs
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Fifteen Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … The Colorado House of Representatives was considering a resolution honoring women in politics, with women from both sides of the aisle joining together to support the measure. State Rep. Alice Borodkin, D-Denver, sponsored the resolution to designate March as Women in Politics Month, to coincide…



