Is Morse Taking The ‘Highest Degree Of Care’ With Dems?
State Senate President John Morse released his much-sensationalized gun control bill this week that would hold gun sellers and manufacturers liable for any violence perpetuated with what he defines as...
View ArticleColorado Lawmakers Advance Gun Control Bills
DENVER (AP) – A series of sweeping gun-control measures in Colorado is on track to hit the governor’s desk by the end of the month, with Democratic committees in the Legislature advancing all the bills...
View ArticleState Democrats Push Some Gun Measures, Give Up Others
DENVER (AP) – Colorado Democrats advanced aggressive gun-control proposals after a 12-hour marathon debate Friday in a state wrestling with its history of heartbreaking shootings and Western heritage...
View ArticleColorado Senate Gives Final OK To Gun Control Bills
DENVER (AP) – A gun control package pushed by Colorado Democrats cleared the state Senate on Monday, as sponsors described it as a needed response to Colorado’s blood-soaked history of mass shootings....
View ArticleEl Paso County Sheriff, Sen. Morse In Verbal Spar Over Gun Control
DENVER (CBS4) – Verbal shots were taken this weekend between the El Paso County sheriff and a top Colorado politician over the gun control debate. It stems from a radio interview Saturday in Colorado...
View ArticleState Lawmakers Plan To Build Colorado’s Own Firefighting Fleet
DENVER (CBS4)- Lawmakers in Colorado don’t want to rely on the federal government to provide a firefighting fleet from the air. They want the state to have their own resources when it comes to fighting...
View ArticleTax Cut Plan Aired In Colorado Senate
DENVER (AP) — An income tax cut proposed in Colorado has prominent backers, but its prospects are far from certain. A Senate committee plans to start work Wednesday on a bill to create a Colorado child...
View ArticleHaggling Continues Over Marijuana Testing, Magazines
DENVER (CBS4) – Time running is out for the new marijuana rules. Colorado senators scrambled Friday to advance a sweeping series of regulations and taxes on the newly legal drug. The Senate Finance...
View ArticleMarijuana Repeal Effort In Colorado Falls Short
DENVER (AP) — A late-night effort to repeal marijuana legalization in Colorado fell short Monday, when senators backed off a plan to pass a measure that would have opened the door to undoing last...
View ArticleExpansion Of DNA Sampling Fails In Colorado
DENVER (AP) – A proposal to expand DNA collection for some misdemeanor convictions in Colorado failed during the last days of the session because one of the sponsors couldn’t get enough support for the...
View ArticleGun Control Supporters Facing Recall Bids In Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Democratic campaign office here usually would be quiet this time of year, a few weeks after the state’s legislature wrapped up work and lawmakers headed off to summer...
View ArticlePetitions Could Lead To First Recall Of State Lawmaker In History
DENVER (AP) – Gun-rights activists in Colorado turned in petition signatures Monday to set up the first recall in state history of a state lawmaker after he backed some of the strictest gun control...
View ArticleMorse Recall Setting up Potential National Gun Fight
Colorado State Senate President John Morse may very well become the very first Colorado lawmaker to face a recall election. Supporters of the recall effort turned in more than double the signatures...
View Article2nd Colorado Lawmaker Could Face Recall Over Gun Control
DENVER (AP) – A second Colorado Democrat who is facing possible recall over gun control says she wouldn’t change her votes and has no plans to resign. Sen. Angela Giron, of Pueblo, said Monday she’ll...
View ArticleRecall Effort Against Morse Deemed Sufficient
DENVER (AP) – A recall petition against a Colorado lawmaker who supported gun control was deemed sufficient Tuesday, setting up the first potential recall of a state lawmaker in Colorado history....
View ArticleRecall Petition Against Giron Deemed Sufficient
DENVER (AP) – A recall petition against a second Democrat who supported Colorado gun control measures has been deemed sufficient, Secretary of State Scott Gessler said Monday. Opponents of Sen. Angela...
View ArticleState Sen. Giron Files Challenge Against Recall Effort
DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for a second Democratic senator potentially facing a recall election are challenging the effort. In a filing Tuesday, they argue petitioners targeting Sen. Angela Giron failed...
View ArticleHearing Scheduled For July 3 To Protest Giron Recall Petition
DENVER (AP) – Colorado officials have scheduled a hearing July 3 to address a protest of a petition to recall state Sen. Angela Giron, of Pueblo. Giron is the second Colorado Democrat facing a...
View ArticleColorado Senator Challenging Recall Decision
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Democrats targeted for recall elections because of their support for gun control laws are arguing that the elections can’t be held because voters didn’t fully understand the...
View ArticleDems Allege Forgery In Senator’s Recall Effort
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Democrats trying to block a recall election of state Senate President John Morse have brought another allegation that the petition is invalid. El Paso County Democrats on...
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