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McLachlan: Supreme Court ruling strengthens Colorado bubble bill

The Supreme Court's unanimous decision, today, to overturn the Massachusetts law creating a 35-foot do-not-approach zone around abortion clinics is actually an affirmation of Colorado's version of the law according to state Rep. Mike McLachlan, who defended the "bubble bill" before SCOTUS as Solicitor General of Colorado back in 2000, when the law was upheld.

Far-right state Rep. Brown faces tough election battle in new moderate...

J. Paul Brown may be one of the most conservative members of the Colorado Legislature. He not only votes against virtually all Democrats’ bills, he often votes against his fellow Republicans’ bills. More than once, his has been the only no vote on a bill.