Ten legislators abandon controversial Republican Study Committee

Former Colorado Springs Senator Dave Schultheis is no longer holding forth on bills on the Senate floor in Denver, but he has continued to exert influence this year as the powerful force behind the conservative Republican Study Committee of Colorado. Now that influence may be waning. This week, a third of the RSCC flock quit the committee, rejecting the would-be radical-right revival.

Early Bird Special: Fourth of July freedom of the open road edition

Amid one of the slowest news weeks of the year, here’s our tribute to some of the automotive news around Colorado that caught our attention:

• Colorado drivers sure love their Ford pickup trucks. That’s according to an exhaustive…