sen. randy baumgardner
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State Senate Republicans make committee assignments, with one notable absence
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Last January, Colorado Republican state Sen. Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs was flying high. He was the chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, and in that role was the sponsor of Senate Republicans’ top priority bill for 2018: Senate Bill 1, which eventually put $495 million into the state’s transportation backlog. What a difference…
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Sen. Randy Baumgardner prevails in Senate vote on expulsion
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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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Colorado House expels Rep. Steve Lebsock, 52-9
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The Colorado House voted to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Democrat from Thornton, Friday, the first such move since a member was found to take a bribe on a floor of the chamber in 1915. Lebsock left the Capitol as soon as the vote was taken without speaking to the press. Within an hour before…
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New harassment sanctions on hold in Aurora
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Aurora City Council member Charlie Richardson said if sexual harassment “can happen in Hollywood, it can happen in Aurora.” But the resolution he was pushing to prevent public funds from being used in related lawsuits against council members and senior staff is on pause. The resolution hit the floor Monday night and was tabled indefinitely…
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FEEDBACK: Oil, gas and electricity; harassment and hypocrisy
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Behind every electric car: a coal- or gas-fired power plant We’ve heard a lot recently about electric vehicles and Gov. John Hickenlooper’s intent to use part of the Volkswagen settlement to build a network of rapid-charging stations. Certainly, the technological advancements in electric vehicles and their offerings should be commended and pursued further. But we…
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Colorado legislative leaders to review harassment policies
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House and Senate leadership will meet to review of how workplace harassment issues are handled in the General Assembly, according to a Tuesday press release. The meeting is in direct response to allegations of workplace harassment involving four Colorado legislators. The Executive Committee of the Legislative Council is hiring an independent consultant to review the…
