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Civil rights bill is heavily amended in Colo. Senate committee
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A bill reauthorizing the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and Division of Civil Rights went through a four-hour hearing in the Colorado legislature Wednesday that drew dozens of witnesses, most opposing a slew of amendments planned by the bill’s sponsor, Republican state Sen. Bob Gardner of Colorado Springs. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” said several.…
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Colorado lawmakers pressure Congress to extend CHIP for low-income kids
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WASHINGTON – Colorado’s governor and a congresswoman are pressuring federal lawmakers to renew the CHIP program that provides medical insurance to children of low-income families. Republican congressional leaders are giving hints the Children’s Health Insurance Program will continue but not in its current form. Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, helped to organize a request to…
