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State senators Baumgardner, Tate hit with allegations of sexual harassment at Colorado Capitol
Two Republican senators were accused Thursday of improper behavior at the Colorado Capitol amid a wave of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations that have rocked the Legislature over the past week, but the lawmakers both denied they had done anything inappropriate. In a story first reported by Bente Birkeland of public radio station KUNC and…
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I’ve "done nothing that can be described as criminal,” Thornton lawmaker Lebsock contends
The national wave of allegations of sexual misconduct that began in Hollywood spread to the Colorado legislature Friday, as a Democratic lawmaker was accused of sexual harassment by one of his colleagues. House Speaker Crisanta Duran said state Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton should “do the right thing and resign,” but in a defiant statement…
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In Colorado politics, the path to victory isn’t necessarily paved in gold
“…(Y)ou can’t just waltz in and buy yourself a seat in Congress or a governorship,” Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, tells Sandra Fish of KUNC-FM public radio in Greeley. Fish tests that hypothesis in an eye-opening report for the station this week and concludes that plenty of wealthy Colorado candidates who self-funded…