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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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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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House committee kills latest gun rights bill — with a twist
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DENVER – On Wednesday the Colorado House’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee put an end to a bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit. But the vote – a party-line 6-3 vote – came after one member of the public opposed to the bill offered an “unorthodox” proposal to let the…
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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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Former state Sen. Shawn Mitchell posts profane attacks on Rep. Susan Lontine
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Update: as of Saturday noon, Mitchell has apparently taken down the posts attacking Lontine. Senate Democrats Friday afternoon called out former state Sen. Shawn Mitchell, a Broomfield Republican, for posting “vile” comments on Facebook regarding Democratic Rep. Susan Lontine of Denver. Lontine on Thursday went public with a complaint of sexual harassment against Republican Sen.…
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Colorado state Rep. Susan Lontine accuses Sen. Larry Crowder of sexual harassment
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Colorado Senate Republicans have a new sexual harassment problem to sort out, its third this session. Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver, released a statement Thursday evening saying she was harassed by Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, and her claims were substantiated by a third-party investigator. Lontine said she filed a formal complaint in November but invoked her…
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House Speaker Crisanta Duran endorses Democrat Robert Rodriguez in Senate District 32 primary
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House Speaker Crisanta Duran on Monday endorsed fellow Denver Democrat Robert Rodriguez in the five-way primary for term-limited state Sen. Irene Aguilar’s Senate District 32 seat. “For over 10 years, I’ve known Robert as a tireless volunteer for progressive causes, always putting the needs of others above his own,” Duran said in a statement. “Now more…
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Debt collectors have to clean up their acts under new Colorado law
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One new Colorado law should be music to the ears of those who don’t care for calls from debt collectors, especially for money they don’t owe. Senate Bill 216 cracks down immediately on “zombie debt,” uncollected or written-off bills the debt collection agencies buy in bulk to try to collect on. Unfortunately for the public,…
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Getting to yes, just saying no: Lawmakers Everett, Hansen and Kennedy talk session votes
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By one measure, state Rep. Justin Everett, a House Republican serving his third term in the Colorado General Assembly, and state Reps. Chris Hansen and Chris Kennedy, a pair of Democrats in their first terms, stand as far apart as any lawmakers at the Capitol, based on the votes they cast in the just-completed 2017…
