The Democrats who run the show at the Colorado State Capitol are split on a number of issues, including the Israel-Hamas war. Protestors arrived for day one.
House Speaker Julie McCluskie on Monday sent a letter to state Rep. Elisabeth Epps formally reprimanding the Denver Democrat for interrupting the chamber during the final day of the special legislative session in November. McCluskie, a Dillon Democrat, wrote.
From the moment the Colorado General Assembly's leaders gaveled their chambers into session Wednesday, they acknowledged the undercurrent of acrimony that's seeped ever more deeply into state politics.
The kickoff of the 2024 lawmaking session at the Colorado Capitol Wednesday was largely marked by the formalities and first-day cliches that come year after year, with one deviation: pleas for civility. In the vast.