Senators don’t punt on “touchy” subject
Did you really want a picture here? It’s the stuff eighth-grade jokes are made of. There was nudity. There was talk of masturbation. There were various naughty bits called by name. And senators can...
View ArticleRepublican senator restores funding for school breakfast subsidy
Sen. Keith King poses during the first regular session of the 68th Colorado General Assembly. (Joe Amon, Denver Post file) A Republican state senator who’s also a school principal restored funding...
View ArticleSenate strips away Gessler’s money
Continuing a tug-of war over a cash surplus in Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s office, the Democratic-controlled Senate today voted to sweep the money while ripping the Republican over his plan to...
View ArticleSenate gives initial OK to civil unions after ‘historic and civil’ debate
Rep. Mark Ferrandino and Sen. Pat Steadman are sponsors of the civil-unions bill. Both are Denver Democrats. (Lynn Bartels/The Denver Post) Same-sex couples in Colorado would receive many of the rights...
View ArticleReapportionment panel picks Democratic maps for new state legislative districts
In a breakdown of what had been a surprisingly bipartian process for months, a panel drawing new state legislative districts today approved Democratic-drawn maps Republicans said would target GOP...
View ArticleState Rep. B.J. Nikkel not running again, avoids primary with fellow Republican
Provided by House RepublicansRep. B.J. Nikkel, R-Loveland, with Miss Loveland Valentine, Mary Askham, right, today on the House floor. Another Republican incumbent is bowing out of a race with a fellow...
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