harassment
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In surprise turn, Senate ‘kill committee’ green lights gay-rights harassment bill
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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”…
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Threats, harassment a grim part of public life, lawmakers say
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A side effect of taking public policy positions in 21st century politics – being threatened Capitol veterans and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle greeted news that a 21-year-old Arvada man had been arrested and charged with threatening to shoot state Sen. Laura Woods with sympathy for the Arvada Republican and a grim acknowledgement that…