sexual harassment
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Would the Denver City Council support another term for Mayor Hancock?
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After weeks of deliberation, the Denver City Council last week declined to formally investigate Mayor Michael Hancock over inappropriate text messages sent to a female city police officer six years ago. By now, you’ve likely heard about Hancock sending a slew of suggestive text messages to Leslie Branch-Wise in 2012 when she was a police…
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Democratic state lawmaker Rosenthal denied spot on primary ballot
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Colorado State Rep. Paul Rosenthal’s bid for a third term was cut short Saturday when the Denver Democrat failed to get enough support at a district assembly to make the primary ballot. Facing criticism for straying from the party line on issues including homelessness and restrictions on oil and gas development, Rosenthal was knocked from…
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Report on Capitol’s culture of sexual harassment finds few cases are reported
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DENVER – About 28 percent of the people who work at the Colorado Capitol have witnessed workplace harassment, but only about 13 percent reported it. Of those, 72 percent were unhappy with the outcome, according to a workplace culture report made public Thursday morning. Seventy percent of female legislators reported seeing behavior they considered sexual harassment,…
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CIRULI | Is Denver ready for a change?
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Michael Hancock may weather this latest storm, but managing the sex-related controversy, given the present climate surrounding the issue, is proving to be difficult. Key questions are: Will the controversy cost him votes in a third-term run? Could he lose because of it? Will he run? Will the controversy grow sufficiently to cause him to…
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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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How would probe of harassment allegations against Denver mayor work?
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Will the Denver City Council launch an investigation into inappropriate text messages that Mayor Michael Hancock sent to a female police officer six years ago? We won’t have an answer until later this week at the earliest, Denver City Council President Albus Brooks says. In late February, the two-term Denver mayor admitted to sending inappropriate…
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Is there a deal in place for Baumgardner to resign? Depends on whom you ask.
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DENVER – Friday, March 30 could be a big day in the state Senate. Or not. It’s not because of what might happen in the building. Both the House and Senate are closed Friday in observance of Good Friday. It’s because a sitting state senator may resign his seat. Or not. 5280 magazine reported Tuesday night…
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Accusations against Sen. Tate aren’t sexual harassment, Senate president says
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DENVER – Even if the accusations against Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, are true, they don’t add up to sexual harassment. That’s the determination of Senate President Kevin Grantham. According to a report the accuser provided the press last week, she “alleges that Mr. Tate made comments about her clothing, that he said, ‘I like the way…
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Report on sexual harassment allegations against Baumgardner raises questions of credibility
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DENVER – The Jan. 18 report on a series of sexual harassment allegations against Colorado state Sen. Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs shows an investigator conflicted over the “he said, she said” nature of the allegations and a lack of witnesses to back up the complainant’s side of the events. As a result, the…
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This legislator’s at risk of getting knocked off primary ballot after county assemblies
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State Rep. Paul Rosenthal could lose his spot on the June primary ballot if Saturday’s county assembly results hold, but the Denver Democrat says he plans to persuade delegates over the next two weeks to send him back for a fourth term. After Democratic delegates chosen at precinct caucuses voted Saturday at Denver and Arapahoe…
