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Another lawmaker leaves the legislature for the Obama administration.
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Segment 3 - State Rep. Ellen Roberts announces for State Senate
Face The State interviews state Rep. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, who announced this week a bid for state Senate District 6.
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Rep. Roberts launches state Senate bid
A Face the State Staff Report
June 4, 2009
State Rep. Ellen Robets, R-Durango, launched a campaign for Senate District 6 Thursday.
The district covers the southwest corner of Colorado, and Roberts already represents about half of the Senate district in the state House. SD 6 is one of the geographically largest districts in the state and covers eight counties: Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan and San Miguel.
Penry and McInnis supporters face off on Facebook
A Face the State Staff Report
April 2, 2009
Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, a Grand Junction Republican, has joined the ranks of candidates being "drafted" for election in 2010. A group of 200 supporters on Facebook want to "draft Josh Penry" to challenge Gov. Bill Ritter in 2010. To get the GOP's nomination, however, Penry may have to take on his former boss, Scott McInnis, who also has a few Facebook friends of his own.
Democrats vote to gut electoral college
A Face the State Staff Report
March 11, 2009Twenty-five Democrats are co-sponsoring a bill designed to award Colorado's nine electoral votes to future presidential candidates who win a national majority of the popular vote. The legislation is part of the "National Popular Vote" movement.
Mid-session recess splits urban and rural lawmakers
A Face the State Staff Report
February 9, 2009In a nearly unanimous vote Thursday, the House adopted a resolution supporting a four-day recess that also urges legislators to forgo their per diem compensation during the break. Rep. Paul Weissman, D-Longmont, sponsored the resolution and presented it as a way for legislators to go home and work with constituents. Rural legislators, meanwhile, expressed concerns about personal finances.
What may be with May
A Face the State Staff Report
January 7, 2009
After a lobbying scandal rocked the House minority last month, uncertainty looms about a possible leadership election, and House Republicans are left contemplating what their caucus would look like under three very different types of leadership.
Dems add rural voice to leadership
A Face the State Staff Report
November 13, 2008
With the General Assembly’s top Democrat leaders hailing from urban Denver, the party is now tipping its hat to rural Colorado by selecting Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, as the next House speaker pro tem. The choice has rural leaders questioning how it will impact issues important to their districts.
Ref O benefits from support of heavy hitters
A Face the State Staff Report
September 3, 2008Dozens of state organizations and elected officials have endorsed Referendum O, a measure that proposes to transform Colorado's ballot initiative process.
Roberts: Beyond social issues: why Palin is a solid pick
FTS Opinion
September 2, 2008By Rep. Ellen Roberts
John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was just what the Republican presidential ticket needed. I say this not as a partisan Republican--because as a first term state representative--I’ve shown, as has Sen. McCain in his much lengthier legislative career, that I don't just toe the party line.
Rep. Ellen Roberts on Referendum O
With so much news coverage of the initiative process, little attention has been directed referred measures on the ballot. Referendum O is before voters by a vote of the General Assembly and, if passed, would make significant changes to the process by which citizens pursue statutory and constitutional initiatives.
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