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Republicans Outraged by Students Learning ‘Facts’ About Sex

By | 04.05.07 | 1:20 pm

After the Senate passed House Bill 1292 this morning, Colorado schools that teach sex education will likely soon be required to “at least mention” contraception, but they are free to continue to emphasize abstinence.

Is this a radical move…

Freshmen In Tough Districts Getting A Boost With Bills?

By | 03.30.07 | 4:37 pm

With several freshmen legislators ranking near the top of our legislative scorecard and Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff ranking near the bottom, it’s clear that our list doesn’t address who has the most power at the capitol. In some…

Colorado Democrats: Who’s the Go-To Person (And Who’s Not)

By | 03.30.07 | 12:43 pm

Following a thorough analysis of every bill introduced through the midway point of the 2007 legislative session, we have reviewed the effectiveness (as measured by legislative success) of House and Senate members. Based on reader feedback, we’re now taking a…

Colorado Republicans: Who’s the Go-To Person (and Who’s Not)

By | 03.30.07 | 10:50 am

Following a thorough analysis of every bill introduced through the midway point of the 2007 legislative session, we have reviewed the effectiveness (as measured by legislative success) of House and Senate members. Based on reader feedback, we’re now…

Colorado’s 10 Least Successful Senators

By | 03.27.07 | 9:22 am

A team report by Kerri Rebresh, Sandra Fish and Wendy Norris.

It would be easy to chalk up the dismal lack of success in passing bills as an unfortunate consequence of minority party status. Following a thorough

Colorado’s 10 Most Successful Senators

By | 03.26.07 | 8:36 am

Wendy Norris and Sandra Fish contributed to this report.

How successful is your state senator at getting his or her bills through the legislature? After careful calculation, Colorado Confidential presents the 10 most successful senators of the…

Homeless, Elderly Helped by HB 1314

By | 02.28.07 | 11:24 am

Social Service directors will be sighing in relief: House Bill 1314, which proposes to extend the deadline for legal residents without proper identification to continue to receive state services, passed through the Senate committee hearing on Tuesday. The temporary rules…

No “Super Tuesday” for Colorado Democrats

By | 01.19.07 | 12:52 pm

The Rocky Mountain state Democratic Parties are working towards having a regional “Super Tuesday” primary on Feb. 5, 2008. So far New Mexico, Arizona and Utah are participating and Montana, Idaho and Wyoming are working towards joining the group. Nevada…

Lawmakers Want On Your iPod

By | 01.10.07 | 12:58 pm

Senate Democrats are jumping into 2007 with new, weekly podcasts from legislators. Every Friday, a new podcast featuring senators discussing key issues will be available to stream or download at www.clickcaster.com.

First up (and available here) is…

Allard Comes to Ed Jones’ Rescue

By | 10.07.06 | 2:23 pm

In one of the top-watched state senate races in Colorado, Republican incumbent Ed Jones reports having $23,245 on hand – nearly half as much as challenger John Morse reported in the bank in the last cycle.

But Jones, a…