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Colorado Senate President Pro Tem Roberts announces resignation

Sen. Ellen Roberts, president pro tem of the Colorado Senate, announced today she is resigning her Senate District 6 seat, which covers eight counties...

Littwin: Ellen Roberts’ abortion fib grenades Senate run

So now, thanks to Ellen Roberts, we know the answer to the question of how you run for U.S. Senate as a pro-choice Republican.

Coffman’s departure opens up Colorado’s U.S. Senate race

The announcement Monday that Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman would not seek the 2016 Republican nomination for U.S. Senate opens up possibilities for Republicans statewide. Among...

Thunderdome 2015: Abortion politics vs. Colorado

“Thunderdome 2015” is The Colorado Independent's wrap-up series on the 2015 legislative season. For a series overview, check out “Thunderdome 2015: 120 days under the...

Abortion politics flare as fetal homicide bill advances

DENVER — Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee advanced a fetal homicide bill Wednesday night that, for limited use, would write “personhood” language associated...

‘Obamacare’ long war haunts bill on EPA carbon-emissions plan

DENVER — Obamacare was the unlikely elephant in the room Thursday during a state Energy Committee hearing about a new bill that would rework...

Eyewitness ID reform: Moving right along in Colorado

When State Sen. Ellen Roberts summoned the only person signed up to testify against the eyewitness identification reform bill, there was no response. He didn't show.

State Senate-House Neville team introduces controversial Colorado Parent’s Bill of Rights

DENVER -- Conservative lawmakers Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, and his son, Rep. Patrick Neville, R- Castle Rock, were elected to office on the Republican...

GOP sets sights on state Senate

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners is stirring it up in three GOP Senate primaries.

Scorecard singles out conservation heroes, villains in 2012 Colorado legislative session

The economy and the environment “both won” in Colorado's legislative session this year, according to an annual scorecard that a leading state environmental group released Thursday.