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SpeakOUT from Mayor Michael Hancock: Liberty and justice for all

SpeakOUT from Mayor Michael Hancock: Liberty and justice for all

It’s impossible to miss the winds of change sweeping across America and Colorado in recent days. From the White House to our Statehouse, the clarion call to extend basic civil rights to same-sex couples has never [...]

Civil Union Act dies after House leaders shut down the floor before debate

Civil Union Act dies after House leaders shut down the floor before debate

"We are at an empasse at civil unions and that is not going to be resolved tonight," Speaker of the House Frank McNulty said. "We attempted to work through several different scenarios." [...]

Past the point of no return: fate of <br />Colorado civil union bill to be decided <br /> today by GOP leadership

Past the point of no return: fate of
Colorado civil union bill to be decided
today by GOP leadership

The Colorado House of Representatives will have exactly 17 hours to either debate the Colorado Civil Union Act or let the clock run out on the bill that would establish legal protections for gay and lesbian [...]

Colorado civil union bill a hop, skip and jump away from becoming law —<br />if the clock doesn’t run out first

Colorado civil union bill a hop, skip and jump away from becoming law —
if the clock doesn’t run out first

There's light at the end of the tunnel for supporters of the Colorado Civil Union Act. But is it just the train? The bill that would establish civil unions here is in the hands of Republican [...]

MIRACLE: House committee approves <br /> civil union bill

MIRACLE: House committee approves
civil union bill

In a shocking about-face, a Republican controlled House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to establish civil unions in Colorado Thursday night. [...]

Civil union bill heads to the House: <br /> The time has come for you to stand up <br /> for your rights

Civil union bill heads to the House:
The time has come for you to stand up
for your rights

There's always hope. And this time hope's name is Rep. Brian DelGrosso of Loveland. DelGrosso, unlike other Republicans on the committee, has vocalized the possibility his 'nay' can become an 'yea.' [...]

Colorado civil union bill moves one step closer to House showdown

Colorado civil union bill moves one step closer to House showdown

The Colorado Senate today gave its first of two OKs to a bill to establish civil unions. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Pat Steadman, is expected to pass through the Senate tomorrow to the House [...]

You don’t deserve marriage unless you fight for it

You don’t deserve marriage unless you fight for it

When we last met, we were discussing GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s Colorado surge. Tens of thousands of Coloradans came to support his anti-Obama/anti-gay platform. Now we’ve learned from a Senate Judiciary Committee member that 30,000 [...]

All eyes on the House, civil unions at Colorado LGBT Lobby Day

All eyes on the House, civil unions at Colorado LGBT Lobby Day

Vicki Thompson tapped her foot while she peered through the lobby window into the Colorado House chamber. Her eyes, like lasers, focused on her state representative, Brian DelGrosso. The Loveland woman, partnered with another woman for 18 [...]

Civil unions follow a familiar path, but supporters note changing circumstances

Civil unions follow a familiar path, but supporters note changing circumstances

A bill for civil unions passed its first 2012 test in a Colorado Senate committee Feb. 15 by 5-2 vote – identical to the support a similar bill received on that committee last year before it [...]