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YESTERYEAR: Lamm threatens veto if GOP draws extremely favorable congressional maps
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Thirty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … House Majority Leader Ron Strahle’s congressional redistricting plan was already drawing veto threats from Gov. Dick Lamm, who swore he would never accept a Republican-drawn map that guaranteed the GOP five safe seats with just one seat a Democrat might win. Instead, Lamm proposed aiming…
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YESTERYEAR: Reagan, Bush visit Denver for separate speeches at conventions
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Thirty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Assessing the nearly completed legislative session, Senate Majority Leader Ralph Cole, R- Littleton, said that Minority Leader Regis Groff, D-Denver, did a good job. “I admire him. He’s not unduly sensitive about the fact he’s a Black. He’s very able.” Groff returned the mixed compliment:…



