An exhausted Capitol asks: Why didn’t we listen to Sen. Gail Schwartz?
Sen. Gail Schwartz If Sen. Gail Schwartz had had her way, today might have been the last day of the 2011 legislative session. The Snowmass Village Democrat in 2010 pushed for a measure to make the...
View Article2 Republicans who lost in 2010 try again
[media-credit name="Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post" align="alignright" width="275"][/media-credit]Republican Bob Rankin, who ran for the state Senate in 2010 and lost, is running for a House seat this...
View ArticleSave me a seat: What if Ferrandino and Lundberg sat together for speech?
Legislative leaders have signed onto a proposal to have Republicans and Democrats sit together during Gov. John Hickenlooper’s State of the State speech Thursday instead of with their own party...
View ArticleTop chefs, Colorado style at the Capitol
[media-credit name="Justin Miller, House Republicans" align="alignnone" width="495"][/media-credit]Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, serves home grown fingerling potatoes and fresh-caught trout to...
View ArticleOne-time political foes unite to help veterans cemetery, San Luis Valley
[media-credit name="Senate Democrats " align="alignright" width="275"][/media-credit]Former Sen. Lew Entz, a Republican, and Sen. Gail Schwartz, a Democrat, go over a military cemetery bill before it...
View ArticleFire & Ice: state Senate Democrat’s press guy has an unusual background
[media-credit name="Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post" align="alignnone" width="495"][/media-credit]Eddie Stern, communications director for the state Senate Democrats, takes a call early in the morning....
View ArticleColorado Democrats call on Mitt Romney to explain investments, release tax...
[media-credit name="AP Photo/Charles Dharapak" align="alignright" width="275"][/media-credit] The mayor of Aspen and other Colorado Democrats called on Mitt Romney in advance of his stops here to...
View ArticleTwo state lawmakers visit sinkhole near Leadville, marvel at progress
[media-credit name="Colorado Department of Transportation" align="alignnone" width="495"][/media-credit]Sen. Gail Schartz and Rep. Millie Hamner visit with Colorado Department of Transportation...
View Article“Environmental hater” lauded as lawmaker of the year by Colorado conservation...
Rep. J. Paul Brown and his wife Debbie clap during a delegate breakfast speech by Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota, at the Republican National Convention. (Helen Richardson, The Denver Post)...
View ArticleColorado Agriculture Day: Come & get it
[media-credit name="Colorado Senate Democrats" align="alignright" width="270"][/media-credit] One of last year’s dishes. Think of it as Green Acres meets Top Chef meets West Wing. The Colorado...
View ArticleColorado State University: still rocking 144 years later
Colorado State University's concern choir serenaded lawmakers today and school mascots mugged for the cameras as the college celebrated Founders Day.
View ArticleClub 20 honors state Sens. Gail Schwartz and Ellen Roberts
The Western Slope advocacy group Club 20 has recognized the work of Democrat Gail Schwartz and Republican Ellen Roberts.
View ArticleConservation Colorado releases legislative scorecard
Conservation Colorado today released its 16th annual legislative scorecard which, once again, shows Democrats ahead of their GOP counterparts.
View ArticleMark Udall: of bikes and birds
Sen. Mark Udall traveled nearly the length of Colorado on Tuesday, as he combined official visits with campaign stops.
View ArticleSobbing Castle Rock woman fears her tweet will doom Don Suppes' Senate campaign
A former staffer for GOP state Senate candidate Don Suppes said he's not a racist and had no idea she posted a tweet linked to a controversial website.
View ArticleColorado legislature: old guard teaches incoming rookies
Incoming lawmakers at the Colorado Legislature today learned what to do in committee meetings, tomorrow they'll be part of mock floor sessions.
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