2018 Colo. legislature: Winners and losers from the session
The good, the bad and the ugly: Last week, Colorado Politics told you what legislation got done and didn’t get done at the Capitol during the 2018 General Assembly session, which ended May 9. Now, we take a look at the lawmakers who were winners and losers during the four-month-long session. Read full article #MeToo #harassment #PERA #expulsion #civilrights
By Policy Or Pressures Unsaid, Capitol Aides And Interns Remain Quiet On Harassment
Sexual harassment scandals at the Colorado Capitol have drawn attention to one group that isn’t used to the limelight: lawmakers’ aides and interns. Many say that are they the legislature’s most vulnerable workforce. In the run-up to the historic vote that expelled Rep. Steve Lebsock for sexual harassment, Democratic Rep. Leslie Herod recounted her first year experience as a legislative aide. Twenty-two-years-old and fresh out of college, she took enormous pride in her positi
Lebsock Expelled From Colorado House Following Marathon Harassment Debate
At the end of a dramatic day full of tears, personal revelations even some political maneuvering, Colorado legislators voted to oust one of their own over multiple allegations of sexual harassment. House members voted 52 to 9 to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock. The vote required two-thirds of all the House to say “aye” — or 44 of the 65 members. At the start of the day, that outcome was not guaranteed. Eight Republicans were needed to join Democrats, sans Lebsock, to move ahead with
Hours before vote on whether to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock, Colorado Capitol inches toward political b
But others — including House Speaker Duran — said it had been long enough. Rep. Leslie Herod, of Denver, said postponing the vote to next week would just give Republicans more time to find procedural holdups. “If you need more time to read the report,” she said in a jab at her GOP counterparts, “I will bring you a snack. Let’s get in that room, and let’s get it done.” Read full article #expulsion #harassment
