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Two Democratic senators will miss part of the 2020 legislative session, creating greater uncertainty about the outcome of some of the majority party’s policy...
Update, Oct. 18: The recall of Senate President Leroy Garcia failed on Friday, after organizers fell short by more than 13,386 signatures. The Secretary...
State Sen. Brittany Pettersen never figured she would have to fight so hard to persuade her colleagues to expand opioid-addiction treatment in Colorado.
The...
The state Senate has flipped blue.
Five Democratic women who ran in key state Senate battlegrounds claimed a monumental victory Tuesday night, ousting two GOP...
State Rep. Brittany Pettersen sat before an 18-member state legislative committee to present a package of bills she helped write aimed at creating more...
From left to right, top row: Szabo, Ytterberg, Kerr; bottom row: Sias, Pettersen, Moreno
With Wednesday’s entrance of state Sen. Andy Kerr of Lakewood into the...