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Aurora businesswoman to challenge embattled state Rep. Melton for his seat
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Lynn Myers, a senior vice president of the Denver South Economic Partnership, has been chosen by a Republican vacancy committee to run for the House District 41 seat currently held by embattled Rep. Jovan Melton, an Aurora Democrat. Melton had been running unopposed for his fourth and final term after his initial challenger, Dahlia Jean…
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‘Political lynching’: Leading black Democrats scold party for stance on Rep. Melton
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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…
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Democratic leaders call on legislator Jovan Melton to resign; alleged victim speaks out
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Democratic leaders of the Colorado House of Representatives and the chair of the state Democratic Party on Wednesday called on state Rep. Jovan Melton to resign in the wake of a report that he was arrested twice years ago on allegations of domestic violence. Meanwhile, a woman involved in one of the incidents, in 2008,…
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Watered-down ‘ban the box’ bill still a bummer to business community
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Legislation to bar employers from inquiring about the criminal history of job applicants underwent nips and tucks last week to soften its impact before being approved by majority Democrats in the state House today on a party-line vote. Among the tweaks amended into House Bill 1305 was the removal of provisions that some critics said set up a…
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Colorado bill would ‘ban the box’ to disclose criminal history on job apps
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Some Colorado legislative Democrats believe it’s unfair to make job-seekers disclose their criminal histories on their applications – often, by checking a box – so they’ve introduced legislation to stop the practice. House Bill 1305, sponsored in the lower chamber by state Democratic Reps. Mike Foote of Lafayette and Jovan Melton of Aurora, would “ban the box” – part of a…
