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Democrats Give Up Benefits For Locked-Out Workers

Colorado Democrats have backed off a bill to allow unemployment benefits workers locked-out by employers as a defensive maneuver during labor disputes.

2013/05/03

Robert Ray (left) is convicted of issuing the orders that led to the killings of witnesses Javad Marshall Fields and his fiance Vivian Wolfe. Sir Mario Owens (center) is on death row for carrying out those killings. And Nathan Dunlap (right) is convicted of killing four at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in 1993. He's been in reviews and appeals for more than 15 years. (credit: CBS)

Personal Stories Grip Lawmakers On Death Penalty

A proposal to abolish Colorado’s death penalty will be one of the most emotional issues this legislative session – in part because lawmakers’ own stories are closely connected to the debate.

2013/03/17

Robert Dewey was wrongly convicted and served 18 years in prison before being released. (credit: CBS)

State Lawmakers Consider Compensation Bill For Wrongly Imprisoned

A man who spent nearly two decades behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit could get some compensation from the State of Colorado.

2013/03/07

Colorado Senate Gives Final Approval To Civil Unions

Civil unions for same-sex Colorado couples have cleared the state Senate for a third and possibly final time.

2013/02/11

Debate over the civil union bill in the state Senate on Friday (credit: CBS)

Civil Unions Move 1 Step Closer To Law In Colorado

Civil unions are one step closer to law in Colorado as the bill moves forward in the state Senate where lawmakers took their first vote today. But it wasn’t without some debate.

2013/02/08

Audit: Colorado Energy Office Plagued By Misspending

Colorado’s embattled energy development office is plagued by misspending, sloppy accounting and high turnover, according to a blistering state audit released Tuesday.

2013/01/29

Lawmakers Debate Adding Homelessness To Protected Categories

A proposal to add homeless people to Colorado’s hate crime law has cleared its first hurdle at the state Capitol.

2011/02/17

Divisive Organ Donation Plan Shelved In Colorado

A divisive plan to boost organ and tissue donations in Colorado by switching all driver’s license applicants to donors unless they opt has been shelved after the plan sparked loud opposition.

2011/02/09

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