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Colorado Lawmakers To Weigh The Findings Of The Lebsock Investigation

Posted: March 1, 2018

Colorado lawmakers will convene Thursday to debate the merits of an independent investigation that the House majority leader says found sexual misconduct allegations against a state representative to be credible, the Associated Press reports. 

Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Democrat who represents a suburban Denver district, has been accused of sexually harassing or intimidating five women, both inside the statehouse and at local bars and restaurants. He has denied the allegations.

House Majority Leader KC Becker introduced a resolution to expel him Tuesday citing the investigation results, which have not been publicly released in un-redacted form.

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Colo. House Democrats Move To Expel Lebsock Over Sexual Harassment Claims

Posted: Feb. 27, 2018

Colorado House Democrats will move to expel one of their own, Rep. Steve Lebsock, of Thornton, over sexual harassment claims. Five women have filed formal formal complaints against Lebsock, Colorado Public Radio reports. 

House Majority Leader KC Becker said Tuesday a report from an outside investigator found their allegations to be credible and she plans to introduce the resolution to expel him.

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Capitol ID Card Bill Held Up This Morning In Senate Appropriations

Posted: Feb. 27, 2018

A bill that would allow high utilizers of the Capitol to undergo background checks to bypass Capitol magnetometers stalled this morning in the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

Bill sponsor Sen. John Cooke agreed to a delay to address committee members' concerns with Colorado State Patrol opposition and the bill's creation of a cash fund outside the TABOR spending limits. 

CLA members can access a fuller report of the proceedings here (you must be signed in to view). 

The measure, SB18-116, would enable people to pay up to $250 annually for the photo ID card that, when displayed, would allow them to move into the Capitol without being screened. 

A wide majority of CLA's members and would-be members support improved Capitol access, a recent survey conducted by CLA shows. The association plans to soon widely distribute "Capitol Clear" lapel badges that would let professional lobbyists and others show their support.

See the badge here. 

 

CLA Issues Important Members-Only Update 

Posted: Feb. 26, 2018

The Colorado Lobbyists Association issued an important members-only update today. 

Please sign in to view the update here. 

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KUNC Story Spotlights Capitol Access, Concealed Carry

Posted: Feb. 26, 2018

Colorado’s Capitol, like 28 other statehouses across the country, has security checkpoints at public entrances. There are metal detectors that visitors and lobbyists must pass through under the watchful eyes of State Patrol officers, who are there to protect everyone in the building and keep illegal guns and other weapons out. But for some, the security is too much, according to KUNC.

“It’s easier to get on an airplane than it is to get into the people’s Capitol,” longtime lobbyist Mike Beasley, who often has to empty the contents of his pockets to go through security because he leaves and returns several times a day, told the news outlet.

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