The red wave that swept America in last week’s election didn’t exactly miss Colorado, but it was very selective. It will probably be felt most acutely in the State Legislature, where control will be split, the Republicans gaining a slim edge in the House and Dems solidly reclaiming the Senate.
The Denver Post is reporting that state Sen. Gail Schwartz, a Snowmass Democrat with a big GOP target on her back, won her re-election bid over Republican Bob Rankin of Aspen by just 832 votes, allowing Democrats to hold…
State Senate President Brandon Shaffer rallied the crowd at the Democratic headquarters early this morning with a short speech meant to wake up reporters and party faithful.
He predicted Democrats would control the state Senate 18-17 after Tuesday night, with…
Gov. Bill Ritter may be a lame-duck chief executive laid up by a recent bike crash, but his clean-energy agenda keeps rolling along like Lance Armstrong in the Alps.
Lawmakers, after initially singing Kumbaya on a transportation funding bill that would raise vehicle registration fees to pay for road and bridge repairs, went their bipartisan ways late Wednesday when the possibility of tolling on existing roads was reintroduced.
That prompted a Democrat-led state Senate vote of approval by a 19-16 party-line margin late Wednesday, and a mass exodus by Republicans.
The Democrats at state Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald’s retirement announcement Tuesday had plenty of things to say about her. But it was Republican Sen. Josh Penry who captured Fitz-Gerald’s essence in a single sentence.
“You could fight with her
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So what if the November 2008 election is still nearly 16 months away?
Some folks are ready to run. Here’s a look at what’s up on the state Senate side of things.
Eight senators, five Democrats and three…
The Colorado State Legislature wrapped up its work early today, much to the apparent pleasure of lawmakers. Giddiness permeated the air as the 2007 session of the state House and Senate began coming to a close this afternoon. As Speaker…
The Democratic Senate leadership met with reporters this afternoon to pat themselves on the back for all the great work they’ve done this session. And to argue about metaphors.
The legislature, Senate President pro tem Peter Groff said, is…
Colorado legislators had a bittersweet morning today. Many of them woke up giddy with excitement about the snow day bestowed on them yesterday by Mother Nature, House Majority Leader Alice Madden and Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon. They put…
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