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Sex-Ed Bill’s Meaning Muddled

Conservative religious group Colorado Family Action is lining up its members against House Bill 1300 in what it says is a fight for parental...

Ritter Ready To Rumble Over Energy

House Bill 1281 to raise the renewable energy standard in Colorado to 20 percent by 2020 sailed through the House of Representatives on Monday....

Make My Day Better Killed In Committee

Colorado's so-called "Make My Day Better" bill, which was approved two weeks ago by the House of Representatives with a four-vote majority, has been...

Scott McInnis Files Paperwork

Former Republican Rep. Scott McInnis, long expected to run for the U.S. Senate in 2008, has made his candidacy official. As CQ Politics reports: Retired House...

Religious Lawsuit “Victory” Rings Hollow In Idaho Springs

An aggressive Arizona-based Christian legal firm has declared victory over the tiny city of Idaho Springs over a dispute involving group praying at city...

Court Authorizes Mercy For Juveniles

Colorado's Supreme Court narrowly construed the power of a prosecutor to insist upon adult punishments for certain juvenile crimes today in a unanimous 6-0...

R U Paying Attn?

Maine is the latest state to join Colorado and 28 other states in banning some form of electronic communication devices during legislative proceedings, according...

Special Announcement on A41

A "Ceasefire" will be declared on the steps of the Colorado Capitol today--Sunday--at 1:30 p.m. when House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, Amendment 41 supporter Jenny...

The Gazette’s Blank Hole

Call the  Gazette rude. Call the Gazette petty and disrespectful. But whatever you do, don't call the Gazette bipartisan. That would be a real...

Bill Would Require ‘Facts’ in Sex-Ed Classes

The House Education Committee approved a bill Thursday that would require schools offering sex education to include science-based material about contraception and disease prevention...
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