mississippi
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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack primary to replace Colorado’s Ken Buck | COVER STORY
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With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace Republican Ken Buck, the former state GOP chairman who said in early…
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House Democrats give preliminary approval to bill affirming right to abortion after 23-hour debate
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The House on Saturday wrapped up more than 23 hours of debate – likely a state record – on a proposal to enshrine the unequivocal right to an abortion in state law. The lengthy debate, which began Friday morning and ended at 10:17 a.m., is likely a General Assembly record. House Bill 1279 was adopted on a…
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Colorado Democratic lawmakers to sponsor bill upholding women’s right to abortion in 2022 session
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The prospect that the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade is pushing Colorado’s Democratic women legislators to act, long before a decision from the court is likely. The nation’s highest court is reviewing Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a 2018 Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks.…
