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The Great and Honorable Chili Commission holds first chili cook-off
Sixteen steaming chili crock pots. Twelve judges. And the winners are …. On Wednesday night the Great and Honorable Chili Commission of the Colorado House held its first (and hopefully not last) chili cook-off – an opportunity to blow off steam and clear sinuses. The cook-off was a chance for lawmakers on both sides of…
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Colorado Senate committee OKs religious adoption rules, nixes conversion therapy ban
A Republican majority on a Colorado Senate committee took two opposite actions that riled up gay rights advocates Monday night. The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee passed a rule on adoptions that the gay rights organization says is designed to allow discrimination against same-sex couple. It also voted down a bill that would…
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Democratic state lawmaker Rosenthal denied spot on primary ballot
Colorado State Rep. Paul Rosenthal’s bid for a third term was cut short Saturday when the Denver Democrat failed to get enough support at a district assembly to make the primary ballot. Facing criticism for straying from the party line on issues including homelessness and restrictions on oil and gas development, Rosenthal was knocked from…
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Report on Capitol’s culture of sexual harassment finds few cases are reported
DENVER – About 28 percent of the people who work at the Colorado Capitol have witnessed workplace harassment, but only about 13 percent reported it. Of those, 72 percent were unhappy with the outcome, according to a workplace culture report made public Thursday morning. Seventy percent of female legislators reported seeing behavior they considered sexual harassment,…
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Colorado House passes bill, again, to ban conversion therapy for minors
DENVER – For the fourth year in a row the Colorado House passed legislation to ban conversion therapy by licensed therapists who counsel minors who think they might be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. While the Democratic majority has moved the ban to the Senate each year, Republicans in the majority there quickly killed the…
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Sen. Randy Baumgardner prevails in Senate vote on expulsion
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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Accusations against Sen. Tate aren’t sexual harassment, Senate president says
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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This legislator’s at risk of getting knocked off primary ballot after county assemblies
State Rep. Paul Rosenthal could lose his spot on the June primary ballot if Saturday’s county assembly results hold, but the Denver Democrat says he plans to persuade delegates over the next two weeks to send him back for a fourth term. After Democratic delegates chosen at precinct caucuses voted Saturday at Denver and Arapahoe…
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Sen. Jack Tate’s accuser releases confidential sexual harassment complaint
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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Conversion therapy ban for LGBTQ minors passes Colorado House committee
DENVER – A Colorado ban on gay conversion therapy for minors is a long way from the legislative finish line, but it cleared its ceremonial first hurdle Tuesday when the Democratic majority voted it out of its first committee. House Bill 1245 passed the House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee on a party-line vote,…