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Sen. Ulibarri set to introduce bill that allows illegal immigrants to obtain...
A Democratic-sponsored measure that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain a Colorado driver’s license is slated to be introduced on Monday in the Senate. Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City...
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Colorado Black Women for Political Action honor a dozen women, including...
Photo by David Zalubowski, Special to The Denver Post Joanne Davidson chats with Elma Hairston, president of Colorado Black Women for Political Action, at the Women Making History reception March 28....
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Colorado Springs District 4 Council race one to watch as voters cast ballots...
COLORADO SPRINGS – On Tuesday, residents here will cast ballots for City Council contests throughout the city. Gary Flakes was convicted of being an accessory to murder in the 1997 shotgun slayings of...
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It’s April Fool’s Day: Watch out for Rep. Mark Waller
Lynn Bartels This April Fool’s Day prank brought to you by Rep. Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs. Lynn Bartels Rep. Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs. A couple of years ago, Rep. Mark Waller put an “out...
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Campaign: Sen. Mark Udall raises $1.5 million in first quarter for re-elect bid
Sen. Mark Udall’s campaign said the one-term Democrat has raised $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2013 for his re-election bid. WASHINGTON — Democrat Sen. Mark Udall raised $1.5 million in the...
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Bronco Wesley Woodyard helps bring attention to Child Abuse Prevention Month
Sports and public policy joined together today when Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard helped Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Colorado lawmakers raise awareness for child abuse and prevention. Lynn...
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Colorado Senate debates Mike Johnston’s bill to overhaul school finance
CGA Sen. Mike Johnston Another marathon day in the Colorado Senate, this time debating a bill that for the first time in years overhauls how the state finances schools. The changes would be moot,...
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Dudley Brown: Web site now shows he doesn’t have a CSU degree after all
UPDATE: Check out this story from Politico on another Dudley Brown gun group. Dudley Brown, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, changed the gun group’s website biography today after being...
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As lead sponsor in House on gun legislation, Rep. Diana DeGette appears to...
Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette didn’t appear to understand how guns work Tuesday at a forum on gun control. In two different Congresses, she has been the lead sponsor on legislation to ban high-capacity...
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Read gun lobbyist’s Joe Neville statement on “unconstitutional” ethics hearing
Lynn Bartels Lobbyist Joe Neville and his attorney, former Sen. Shawn Mitchell, at an Ethics Committee hearing today. Neville later walked out in protest. Joe Neville, the political director for Rocky...
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Colorado voters turn out incumbents in some cities
The Denver Post The Colorado Municipal League reports that 10 municipalities held electionsTuesday. Among the results: Grand Junction voters narrowly defeated a de-brucing measure and overturned a...
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Democrat Dan Pabon teams up with GOP on strip club budget amendment
Lynn Bartels Rep. Dan Pabon, the guy in the blue shirt and a Denver Democrat, is surrounded by Republican lawmakers who supported an amendment prohibiting welfare benefits from being withdrawn from ATM...
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Budget a family affair for Rep. Priola
Provided by Priola Rep. Kevin Priola’s daughters, Bremma, 7 and Mari, who is almost 3, watched the House’s budget debate from their dad’s desk. Provided by Priola Rep. Lois Court and Bremma and Mari....
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Colorado budget debate blows up late Thursday after Democratic amendment
Lynn Bartels Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, talked privately on the side of the House chambers late Thursday with Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver, after Pabon introduced a budget amendment that infuriated...
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Spokesman for Colorado gun recall group calls legislators the “c” word and...
The spokesman for a group behind the recall efforts of two lawmakers because of their gun votes apologized today for calling certain legislators “c***s” and a “(expletive) retard.” Nick Andrasik said...
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The Harlem Shake, Colorado AFL-CIO style
The Colorado AFL-CIO has launched a PR blitz to promote the “Keep Jobs in Colorado Act,” creating a Harlem Shake-style video and hosting a news conference at 1 p.m. today. House Bill 1292, according...
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Colorado House gives initial OK to bill that helps wrongly incarcerated
William Woody, Special to the Post. Robert Dewey speaks to the media moments after being released from the Colorado Department of Corrections in April 2012 after DNA evidence revealed he was wrongly...
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Paperless effort underway to ease headache of registering motor vehicles in...
An archaic way of registering motor vehicles in Colorado could soon be revamped under a bipartisan measure set to be heard in a House committee Wednesday. House Bill 1289 provides authority to the...
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Gov. Hickenlooper headed to Israel
Dan Balilty-Pool/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Israel’s President Shimon Peres in the president’s residence today in Israel. Peres will soon be meeting with Colorado...
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Denver officially recognizes Civic Center Park as National Historic Landmark
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, center, on Wednesday joins Denver Parks and Recreation Manager Lauri Dannemiller, left, and Deputy Manager of Denver’s Arts and Venues Ginger White to commemorate the...
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