Posted on February 1st, 2007
ColoradoSenateNews.com
Senate Republicans are rallying for a showdown with House Bill 1072. They will offer a blizzard of amendments to the Democrat bill allowing closed, forced-dues shops at Colorado workplaces, according to two GOP senators who will help lead the floor fight.
“We can’t stop the train, but hopefully we can slow it down long enough to […]
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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 29th, 2007
An update to Colorado’s Good Samaritan law—making it easier for off-duty health care workers to offer emergency assistance at school sporting events—was approved by the Senate on second reading Monday.
Republican Senator Shawn Mitchell’s bill will make clear that the law covers doctors and other health care professionals in such circumstances in order to ward off […]
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Posted on January 28th, 2007
DENVER – State Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield, is scheduled to introduce legislation Monday that relieves men, who are proven not to be the father through DNA testing, from continuing to pay child support.
Senate Bill 56 is scheduled for consideration in Monday’s Judiciary Committee meeting.
“This legislation sounds like common sense,” said Mitchell. “We need to have […]
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Posted on January 20th, 2007
Sen. Mitchell to lead fight on floor against Senate Bill 46
DENVER –Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany, R-Colorado Springs, Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield, and Sen. Dave Schultheis, R-Colorado Springs, made the following remarks in response to the Democrats’ proposal to undermine the Electoral College:
“For politicians to push this idea — after voters strongly rejected it in […]
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