Posted on February 1st, 2007
9News.com
DENVER – Colorado legislators debated and then tabled Wednesday a measure designed to keep an eye on registered sex offenders on the Internet.
The plan would require sex offenders to register their Internet identities and screen names with authorities after they’re released from prison. Sex offenders are already required to register their home addresses.
Legislators said Wednesday […]
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Posted on January 30th, 2007
According to Julia Martinez’s Affairs of the State column in the Denver Post, Democratic Sen. Suzanne Williams is considering legislation to change the Columbus Day holiday in Colorado. Since Colorado was the first state to observe the holiday in 1905, we can be the first to abandon it - even though it is a Federal […]
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Posted on January 30th, 2007
Denver Post: denver & the west
Union bill ticks off business
Time is on Ritter’s side
By Jeri Clausing, Post Capitol Bureau Chief, Denver Post
Article Last Updated:01/27/2007 10:08:59 PM MST
Everyone knew it was going to happen. They just didn’t expect it to happen this fast.
And in politics, timing is everything.
Just two weeks after Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter took […]
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Posted on January 30th, 2007
DenverPost.com
The Colorado Senate today gave initial approval to a bill that would require hospitals to educate rape victims about the availability of emergency contraception.
The bill would exempt health-care workers with religious conflicts from having to talk about the issue, but it would require that hospitals - even Catholic institutions - find someone on staff to […]
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Posted on January 12th, 2007
By April M. Washington, Rocky Mountain News
January 12, 2007
The Colorado Senate today unanimously confirmed Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter’s Cabinet appointments, with both Democrats and Republicans praising his picks to lead major state agencies.
“I think it’s a testimonial to all of the candidates that both sides of aisle came up in support of all the appointments,” […]
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