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Senate Democratic Leader Lucia Guzman takes on Republicans over #MeToo
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Colorado Senate Democrats pushed back hard on the Senate Republicans’ request for Denver District Attorney Beth McCann to get involved in statehouse sexual harassment cases Wednesday afternoon. And they maintained the drumbeat for the expulsion of Sen. Randy Baumgardner, one of three Senate Republicans accused of improper conduct. Last, backed by GOP women, Senate President…
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Colorado House expels Rep. Steve Lebsock, 52-9
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The Colorado House voted to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Democrat from Thornton, Friday, the first such move since a member was found to take a bribe on a floor of the chamber in 1915. Lebsock left the Capitol as soon as the vote was taken without speaking to the press. Within an hour before…
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Senate President Kevin Grantham calls for DA investigation in sexual harassment
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Colorado Senate President Kevin Grantham is calling on the Denver District Attorney’s Office to launch a criminal investigation into any sexual harassment charges that rise to the level of sexual assault. Grantham was flanked by Republican women in the West Foyer of the Capitol, as legislative Republicans and Democrats were meeting elsewhere in the Capitol…
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‘Idaho stop’ bill for bicycles wins Senate approval, on to House
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A multi-year effort to get Colorado to adopt what’s known as the “Idaho stop” or the rolling stop won final approval in the state Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 144 would establish a set of standards for local communities that want to grant cyclists the ability, under certain circumstances, to treat a stop sign as a…
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Former state Sen. Shawn Mitchell posts profane attacks on Rep. Susan Lontine
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Update: as of Saturday noon, Mitchell has apparently taken down the posts attacking Lontine. Senate Democrats Friday afternoon called out former state Sen. Shawn Mitchell, a Broomfield Republican, for posting “vile” comments on Facebook regarding Democratic Rep. Susan Lontine of Denver. Lontine on Thursday went public with a complaint of sexual harassment against Republican Sen.…
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Colorado state Rep. Susan Lontine accuses Sen. Larry Crowder of sexual harassment
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Colorado Senate Republicans have a new sexual harassment problem to sort out, its third this session. Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver, released a statement Thursday evening saying she was harassed by Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, and her claims were substantiated by a third-party investigator. Lontine said she filed a formal complaint in November but invoked her…
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Rep. Dan Thurlow challenging Sen. Ray Scott in GOP primary, flirted with unaffiliated bid
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State Rep. Dan Thurlow, a Grand Junction Republican, plans to announce Saturday he’s challenging state Sen. Ray Scott in the GOP primary, although he first considered running for the seat as an unaffiliated candidate, Colorado Politics has learned. Thurlow, who has represented House District 55 for two terms, asked supporters in an email Friday to…
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State aid for adult dental care is just what rural Colorado has needed
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The 2018 Colorado General Assembly started recently, with opening day speeches from Republican and Democrat leaders outlining their priorities for the session. The focus for most lawmakers, as well as Gov. Hickenlooper, will be on transportation funding, rural broadband access, reform of the state’s pension system and school funding. An important issue for the citizens…
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Several women who work at Colorado Capitol dispute allegations of misconduct by Sen. Jack Tate
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In the days since additional claims of sexual misconduct by Colorado legislators emerged in a news report, numerous women who have worked with state Sen. Jack Tate, one of the lawmakers accused of improper behavior, have come forward to challenge anonymous allegations about Tate. They say they’re alarmed the Centennial Republican could be unfairly caught…
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FROM 2017: Denver Rustlers ride again to the Colorado State Fair to hobnob and help kids sell livestock
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A do-gooder delegation of more than 300 state and metro Denver politicians and business leaders descended on Pueblo, the Home of Heroes, Tuesday for the Junior Livestock Auction at the Colorado State Fair. The Denver Rustlers rode again for the 33rd year. More than 300 Rustlers filled three luxury buses to Pueblo, with several statewide…
