Tag: don coram
Anti-rolling coal bill on its way to governor
Cyclists, pedestrians and outdoor dining enthusiasts, breathe easier! A bill to stamp out the practice of “rolling coal,” when a driver of a diesel...
Meet the “Mod Squad”: centrist state Senate lawmakers who don’t always...
In July 2012, Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, citing his Christian...
Republicans walk a tightrope over rural hospital fix
As lawmakers continue to negotiate over the session’s biggest bill - to free up millions of dollars for rural hospitals, instead of cutting funds to...
Senate Republican slams door shut on anti-Shariah legislation
A measure that some called “anti-Muslim” failed to gain enough support to clear its first committee hearing last week, with one moderate Senate Republican,...
Anti-abortion bill killed in GOP-controlled Senate
It’s not a good day when you’re a conservative Republican and can’t even get your anti-abortion bill out of the Republican-controlled Senate.
But that’s what...
Republicans on State Affairs do about-face, pass contraception bill
Up was down and right was left Wednesday at the state Capitol.
You might think that if you witnessed the vote Wednesday afternoon in the...
Senate passes 2017-18 state budget, but not without fights
*Update: the Senate voted 30-5 Thursday morning to approve the 2017-18 state budget. Four Democrats and one Republican, Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs,...
Q&A: Why Republican Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg flipped on the hospital provider...
Republican state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg of Sterling set off shock waves at the state Capitol this week when he decided to sponsor a bill,...
Coal rolling regulation rolls through the House
Imagine you’re sitting down one evening to dinner on the patio of a restaurant. Just as you’re about to take your first bite, a...
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...