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By Dan Roth on May 1, 2013, 11:05am
Colorado's Democratic legislative majorities passed civil unions legislation earlier this year, and today gay and lesbian couples in the state celebrated as the new law went into effect.
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By Nathan Thomas on April 16, 2013, 1:46pm
2013 may be remembered as the year that Democratic efforts to protect and expand voting rights re-asserted themselves. In just the past few weeks, Democratic legislation has advanced in at least four states - California, Oregon, Colorado, and Maryland - that would remove significant barriers to voting while protecting the integrity of our elections.
Republicans in all four states, naturally, oppose the efforts.
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By Dan Roth on April 13, 2013, 9:45am
According to the Associated Press, "a proposal to grant Colorado driver's licenses to people in the country illegally got initial approval in a Senate committee" earlier this week. The bill specifies that the licenses would show that the people are not U.S. citizens, so they could not register to vote, or use the identification to board a plane or get work.
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By Dan Roth on March 12, 2013, 1:18pm
The Denver Post is reporting that the Colorado House of Representatives voted 39 to 26 "to allow gay couples to form civil unions despite protests from Republicans."
