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‘Political lynching’: Leading black Democrats scold party for stance on Rep. Melton

Oct 12, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

As calls mount from both the left and the right for Democratic state Rep. Jovan Melton to step down from his House District 41 seat in Aurora, supporters, including former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, argued Thursday that a double standard is being applied to Melton by the leadership of the Democratic-controlled Colorado House and the…
As it turned out, Christopher Columbus carried the day…

May 5, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

…And, arguably, so did the Knights of Columbus — the national Catholic service organization that has championed the Italian explorer against a long-standing campaign to dump him from the holiday calendar. As we last reported here, the group was prepping for a battle royal in the state House this week to defend Colorado’s Columbus Day as…
Knights of Columbus push back at latest bid to dump Colorado holiday

May 1, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

It looks like it’s the K of C vs. the KKK in this year’s face-off over perennial legislative attempts to eliminate Colorado’s observance of Columbus Day. The fabled explorer’s namesake and ardent defender, the Catholic service organization Knights of Columbus, is taking the fight straight to what it maintains was the original author of the campaign to dump…
Springs House Republican cries foul over ‘half-Latino’ remark by colleague

Feb 16, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

No one disputes that state Rep. Joe Salazar of Thornton referred to fellow state Rep. Dave Williams of Colorado Springs as “half Latino” the other day at a gathering away from the Capitol. It’s on video. But was it an attempt to discredit Williams in the eyes of other Latinos by implying he’s less than the real deal?…
House members rally round Colorado Chicano Week resolution

Feb 3, 2016

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Ramsey Scott

The House passed a joint resolution Tuesday establishing this week as Chicano History Week in Colorado. The measure passed with wide bipartisan support on a 51-5 vote. “It helps elevate the conversation about the entire history of the United States, not just from one perspective, but from multiple perspectives and multiple cultures,” said Rep. Joe Salazar,…

rep. joe salazar

‘Political lynching’: Leading black Democrats scold party for stance on Rep. Melton

As it turned out, Christopher Columbus carried the day…

Knights of Columbus push back at latest bid to dump Colorado holiday

Springs House Republican cries foul over ‘half-Latino’ remark by colleague

House members rally round Colorado Chicano Week resolution