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Littwin: It was cleanup time at the state Senate, and Baumgardner...

As you’ve probably heard, Randy Baumgardner, the oft-accused sexual harasser who survived an expulsion vote last session, has now resigned from the state Senate....

Don’t call them freshmen: New Colorado lawmakers reject term as gendered,...

The common term for first-time legislators in Colorado, as in many other places, is “freshmen.” But some among the state’s crop of incoming state representatives...

Littwin: In the Colorado Senate, the #MeToo movement turns back into...

If you don’t remember the bad old days — you know, like last year — the Colorado Senate is here to remind us how...

Littwin: In a dramatic day at the Capitol, Lebsock’s accusers were...

It was one of the finest days ever witnessed at the state legislature. It was so moving, so emotional, so powerful that only a...

Littwin: Not sure we needed the lesson, but Baumgardner shows us...

If there’s anything we’ve learned during the #MeToo movement, it’s how to apologize and how not to. And so I think we can all agree...

CO lawmakers want to give consumers more protection against “zombie-debt” collectors

A bipartisan group of legislators is backing a bill to give Colorado consumers more protection from unsavory debt collection tactics. The bill would extend for...

Guns, pot, the Kochs and more: 5 memorable stories from 2016

From puncturing false narratives about Colorado to writing lengthy explainers that would never fit in a newspaper's pages, from interviewing would-be revolutionaries to penning...

New Senate Prez Cadman launches session by prioritizing cooperation

Taking Republican control of the State Senate for the first time in a decade, newly elected Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, lit candles...

And they’re off: Colorado General Assembly Opening Day

Colorado's General Assembly kicked off its 70th session in classic Colorado style -- so bipartisan it’s hard to say who’s walking onto the court with the upper hand.
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