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Sen. Ellen Roberts, president pro tem of the Colorado Senate, announced today she is resigning her Senate District 6 seat, which covers eight counties...
The announcement Monday that Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman would not seek the 2016 Republican nomination for U.S. Senate opens up possibilities for Republicans statewide.
Among...
“Thunderdome 2015” is The Colorado Independent's wrap-up series on the 2015 legislative season. For a series overview, check out “Thunderdome 2015: 120 days under the...
DENVER — Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee advanced a fetal homicide bill Wednesday night that, for limited use, would write “personhood” language associated...
When State Sen. Ellen Roberts summoned the only person signed up to testify against the eyewitness identification reform bill, there was no response. He didn't show.
DENVER -- Conservative lawmakers Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, and his son, Rep. Patrick Neville, R- Castle Rock, were elected to office on the Republican...
The economy and the environment “both won” in Colorado's legislative session this year, according to an annual scorecard that a leading state environmental group released Thursday.