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Farm and ranch internships pass Colorado Senate, with taxpayers pitching in on pay
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A bipartisan bill passed the Colorado Senate Tuesday, and if the House agrees the state could pick up half the paycheck of farm and ranch interns. The offer is limited. If the bill can make it out of the House and get the governor’s signature by May 8, it would give the Department of Agriculture…
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Sexual harassment cases taking a toll on lawmakers, not just the accused
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DENVER – As the Colorado Senate debated the fate of Sen. Randy Baumgardner over sexual harassment charges in a rare evening session, Sen. Lucia Guzman was thinking of sunrise on Good Friday, a time of atonement and healing. The resolution to expel Baumgardner failed in a 17-17 tie after a four-hour hearing. In speech after speech,…
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Sen. Randy Baumgardner prevails in Senate vote on expulsion
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DENVER – The Colorado Senate tied 17-17 over whether to expel Sen. Randy Baumgardner Monday night, falling seven votes short of the two-thirds needed to remove him. The Republican from Hot Sulphur Springs is accused by a former legislative aide who said he “grabbed and slapped her buttocks on four separate occasions” during the legislative session…
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Colorado bill to force Medicaid recipients to seek jobs fails in committee
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DENVER – A bill that sought to make Colorado the fourth state to require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to hold or look for jobs failed Thursday. Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik, R-Thornton, joined with Democrats to sink Senate Bill 214 on a 3-2 vote by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. She cited the high cost to…
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Is there a deal in place for Baumgardner to resign? Depends on whom you ask.
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DENVER – Friday, March 30 could be a big day in the state Senate. Or not. It’s not because of what might happen in the building. Both the House and Senate are closed Friday in observance of Good Friday. It’s because a sitting state senator may resign his seat. Or not. 5280 magazine reported Tuesday night…
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Accusations against Sen. Tate aren’t sexual harassment, Senate president says
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DENVER – Even if the accusations against Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, are true, they don’t add up to sexual harassment. That’s the determination of Senate President Kevin Grantham. According to a report the accuser provided the press last week, she “alleges that Mr. Tate made comments about her clothing, that he said, ‘I like the way…
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Colorado Senate bill would add work requirements for Medicaid recipients
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DENVER – The next big fight at the Colorado Capitol gets an opening bell Thursday when a Senate committee hears a bill to make many of those Medicaid get back to work or at least look for a job. Senate Bill 214, sponsored by Republican Sen. Larry Crowder of Alamosa and Rep. Susan Beckman of…
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Sen. Jack Tate’s accuser releases confidential sexual harassment complaint
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The former legislative intern accusing Sen. Jack Tate of sexual harassment is asking why he has not faced consequences based on her allegations. An independent investigator two months ago found the woman was more likely telling the truth than the Republican senator from Centennial. KUNC reporter Bente Birkeland posted a story Wednesday in which the…
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Colorado Senate Republicans: Still a ‘NO’ on banning bump stocks, but yes to RMGO money
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The Trump administration is OK with a ban on bump stocks. The Florida Legislature, despite opposition from the National Rifle Association, last week approved a package of gun control measures, including a ban on bump stocks that increase the firing capacity of normal rifles. Colorado’s state Senate is a week away from hearing a bill that…
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Denver District Attorney Beth McCann to Senate President Kevin Grantham: no.
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Denver District Attorney Beth McCann Thursday gave a strong “no” to Republican Senate President Kevin Grantham’s request for her to investigate sexual harassment claims in the General Assembly. In a letter obtained by Colorado Politics, McCann wrote that the state Constitution “gives the General Assembly authority to establish rules governing the conduct of its members,”…
