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Sen. Guzman backs magazine gun bill impacting two businesses in her district
The chairwoman of the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee says she supports a bill banning ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds although it impacts two businesses in her Denver district...
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Hickenlooper mum on assault weapons ban, high-capacity ammo ban
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Gov. John Hickenlooper wouldn’t say Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation whether he believed in an assault weapons ban. WASHINGTON — Gov. John Hickenlooper skirted a...
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Sen. John Morse’s gun liability bill could be introduced Wednesday
Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette Senate President John Morse says his gun liability bill could be introduced as early as Wednesday. The president of the Colorado Senate said he is “shooting for Wednesday”...
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Coffman introduces bill to avert “sequester” but increases cuts to defense...
Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, proposed an alternative to the defense part of the sequester that actually chops more money, but does it in a way, he says, that preserves national defense. WASHINGTON —...
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Hickenlooper accused of doing his own sidestep on Colorado gun bill
Gov. John Hickenlooper has taken some heat for what critics call his “waffling” or “weasling” on a bill limiting ammunition magazines to 15 rounds. “I from time to time to have said contradictory...
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Colorado Energy Office expanded probe blocked, GOP miffed at decision
Republicans are unhappy that Democrats on the State Audit Committee blocked their effort to have the state auditor expand its financial probe of the Colorado Energy Office’s inability to track $252...
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DPS school board elections: Candidate announces, others considering running
Denver school board elections are in November and the jockeying is only starting to begin for what is likely to be another rousing and bruising campaign for four seats up for election. Denver Post file...
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Bill dealing with tax evasion inspired by Colorado’s most famous tax evader
Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post Douglas Bruce drinks a Slurpee outside a Denver courtroom before his sentencing hearing on tax evasion charges in February of 2012. Sen. Kent Lambert might get some...
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Denver Councilman Brooks, 3 others selected for 2013 Marshall Fellowship
Denver Councilman Albus Brooks was awarded the 2013 Marshall Memorial Fellowship along with three other Denver-area leaders — Major Thomas Heier of the U.S. Air Force; Janet Lopez of the Rose Community...
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock to kick off “Good Government Committee” on Friday
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Friday will launch the city’s “Good Government Committee,” created to assess how the city’s government operates under the current city charter and structure and offer...
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RMGO gun lobbyist Joe Neville slapped with ethics complaint, hearing is Friday
The lobbyist for Colorado’s most in-your-face gun rights group will learn Friday whether he faces an ethics investigation after a run-in with a fellow Republican over the fate of the first four gun...
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Colorado senators to hear seven gun bills Monday in two committees
Colorado senators on Monday will hear seven gun bills in two separate committees meeting at the same time, setting the stage for a long and wild day at the state Capitol. When four gun bills were heard...
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Frank McNulty has no regrets on Colorado civil unions bill vote last year
Conservative Rep. Carole Murray stunned and delighted gay activists this week when she voted for a civil unions bill, but first she came to the defense of a fellow Douglas County Republican. Karl...
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Sen. Michael Bennet gives nod of support to Romanoff in 6th District
U.S. Michael Bennet, left, and Andrew Romanoff at a 2010 debate. The Denver Post Once political foes, Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, in a news release late Friday afternoon, endorsed former...
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Colorado GOP honors Hank Brown, who laments a changing Democratic Party
Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post Former First Lady Frances Owens and her daughter, Monica Owens, with 2012 legislative candidate Brian Watson at a reception before Friday’s Centennial Dinner. Lynn...
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Colorado GOP chairman’s race gets nasty, personal to candidates’ dismay
Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post Mark Baisley and Rep. Lori Saine Colorado Republicans this morning will elect a chairman to lead them for the next two years, and supporters for both are more than happy...
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Gun control ignites Colorado Republicans, who expect good things in 2014
Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post New El Paso County Chairman Jeff Hays, Rep. Frank McNulty and 2012 legislative candidate Rick Enstrom at the Colorado GOP central committee today at Cherry Creek High...
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Paul Sandoval: His spirit lives on at Colorado Democrats’ annual JJ dinner
Provided by Susan Reimann Gov. Dick Lamm and state Sen. Paul Sandoval, two Denver Democrats, were first elected to office in 1974. The spirit of the late Paul Sandoval, a former state senator and...
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Colorado Senate President John Morse: From “screw yous” to “thank yous”
Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post Rep. Angela Williams of Denver, Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and former Rep. Rosemary Marshall of Denver attended the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual...
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Colorado House to honor the late Bev Bledsoe, a “wickedly smart” speaker
Special to the Denver Post House Speaker Bev Bledsoe, standing, and his wife Alice attended the rehearsal dinner for Rep. Chuck Berry and lobbyist Maria Garcia in June 1988. The Bledsoes set the couple...
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