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Budget decision on Civil Rights Commission provokes angst and rally

Feb 11, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

The deadlocked vote last week over funding the Colorado Civil Rights Commission continues to draw reaction, as well as a Tuesday rally to defend the agency. Both the Division of Civil Rights and the Civil Rights Commission are up for a sunset review hearing on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., the first step in re-authorizing the…
Progressives groups release combined scorecards rating Colorado legislators

Jun 26, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A group of liberal advocacy organizations for the first time released combined legislative scorecards this week, conglomerating assessments of the 100 Colorado lawmakers’ votes last session on key legislation the organizations said they plan to present to voters next year. A Republican who received among the lowest overall scores, however, dismissed the endeavor as a…
Ethics Watch dynamo Peg Perl starting a firm, eying a run for Denver office in 2019

Jun 10, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The MVP of good government and public policy at the Colorado Capitol is changing jerseys. Peg Perl, tenacious senior attorney for Colorado Ethics Watch, is starting a consulting firm, Democracy TNG. She’s also thinking about running for local office in Denver in 2019. That’s as much of an announcement as she’s making right now. If…
Republicans kill parental leave bill; Democrats look to make Priola pay

Mar 10, 2016

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John Tomasic

Democratic supporters of a parental leave bill knew they were going to take a hit Tuesday in the Republican-controlled state Senate committee where bills go to die, so they made sure to get in their own political licks earlier in the day. In the afternoon State Affairs Committee hearing, the voting was over in a flash.…

women’s lobby of colorado

Budget decision on Civil Rights Commission provokes angst and rally

Progressives groups release combined scorecards rating Colorado legislators

Ethics Watch dynamo Peg Perl starting a firm, eying a run for Denver office in 2019

Republicans kill parental leave bill; Democrats look to make Priola pay