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Ethics commission dismisses complaint against former Glendale councilman on technicality

Oct 1, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

The question of whether someone can file an ethics complaint with a home rule city or county and the state’s Independent Ethics Commission at the same time will wait another day for an answer. On Thursday the ethics commission dismissed a complaint against a former Glendale city councilman because the commission’s official views on home…
Ethics commission could hear free pass case against Rep. Kim Ransom in October

Aug 28, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A formal hearing into an ethics complaint filed against Rep. Kim Ransom of Lone Tree isn’t likely to take place before October, based on discussions of the complaint today with the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission. The complaint, filed last year by Lone Tree resident Charles Bucknam, alleges Ransom accepted a gift that exceeds the state’s…
Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley throws hat in ring for House District 39 seat

Aug 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Vowing to uphold the Republican Party platform, Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley announced Saturday that he’s running in next year’s election for the House District 39 seat held by state Rep. Polly Lawrence who is seeking the GOP nomination for state treasurer. The cybersecurity expert and one-time aerospace engineer declared his intentions at the Douglas County…
Progressives groups release combined scorecards rating Colorado legislators

Jun 26, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A group of liberal advocacy organizations for the first time released combined legislative scorecards this week, conglomerating assessments of the 100 Colorado lawmakers’ votes last session on key legislation the organizations said they plan to present to voters next year. A Republican who received among the lowest overall scores, however, dismissed the endeavor as a…
Consent for therapy stirs passions among House’s parents and child advocates

Apr 26, 2017

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Joey Bunch

A bill on lowering the age of consent for child therapy from 15 to 12 stirred unusual passion and emotion on the House floor Tuesday. Normally by this stage of a legislative session, with the May 10 end in sight, the passion for all but a few bills is dimming, as even true believers start to think like…
Dave Williams, colleagues return with Senate bill to battle sanctuary politicians, policies

Apr 5, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican lawmakers have revived and revamped controversial legislation targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions and the politicians who support the policies behind them, although the new bill would only subject elected officials to lawsuits, not criminal prosecution. State Rep. Dave Williams, R-Colorado Springs, vowed in February that he would return with a measure in the GOP-controlled Senate…
Wilson discusses ‘ground-up’ education initiative in House GOP’s video update

Feb 18, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Although it starts with a splash of levity, the House Republican caucus’s video update, posted on Friday, quickly moves onto more serious ground. “This is Jim Wilson from Salida, Colorado,” says state Rep. Yuelin Willett, R-Grand Junction, as his serious gaze dissolves into a grin and an imposing figure enters the frame, shooing away the…
Democrats reject GOP efforts to curb abortion, including ‘reversal method’

Feb 10, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Democrats early Friday morning shot down a trio of bills pushed by abortion opponents following an 11-hour marathon hearing that saw an effort to reverse abortions. The bills that were rejected by the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee on party-line votes included: House Bill 1086, sponsored by Reps. Justin Everett, R-Littleton, and Dan Nordberg, R-Colorado Springs, which…
Photo Gallery: Colorado Remembers 9/11 event

Sep 13, 2016

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Colorado Politics

A photo gallery compiled by Statesman photographers from the Colorado Remembers 9/11 event that took place Sunday, September 11, 2016, in downtown Denver’s Civic Center Park to mark the 15th Anniversary of 9/11.
DelGrosso: Theme of session is ‘missed opportunities’

Jun 23, 2016

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Brian DelGrosso

From the start of the session, House Republicans identified increasing funding for education and transportation and addressing Colorado’s affordable housing shortage as our top priorities. Unfortunately, our Democrat colleagues did not share our same priorities and instead focused on passing a partisan agenda that penalized, over-regulated, even publicly shamed Colorado’s job creators. Democrats rejected our…