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Colorado: Pat Steadman

June 1, 2009 - 01:32 pm
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

2 new Colorado state senators take oath of office

Denver Democrats Michael Johnston and Pat Steadman were sworn in Friday.

Johnston of Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts in Thornton replaces former Senate President Peter Groff, who took an education post in Obama's administration.

Steadman helped lead a lawsuit challenging Amendment 2, which banned laws protecting gay people from discrimination. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the law as unconstitutional in 1996. Steadman replaces Jennifer Veiga, who moved to Australia.

Johnston and Steadman were selected by vacancy committees this month.

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February 23, 2009 - 04:54 pm
NEWS FEED: Colorado Independent

Same-sex benefits poised for Aurora decision after initial state Senate OK

By Ernest Luning

(Photo/Danny Hammontree, Flickr)

After numerous delays, the Aurora City Council will debate, on Monday, whether to offer insurance benefits to same-sex partners of city employees. This comes just after the Colorado State Senate gave initial approval to a bill that would do the same for state employees. The Colorado Independent will be live-blogging the Aurora decision starting at 7:30 p.m.

(Photo/Danny Hammontree, Flickr)

Late Monday morning, the Senate passed SB 88 on a voice vote, The Associated Press reports. Some opponents said the bill ran contrary to the will of voters, who voted down a ballot measure in 2006 that would have established domestic partnerships in Colorado, while others echoed a

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February 4, 2009 - 03:33 pm
NEWS FEED: Colorado Independent

Supporters, foes lining up on bill to add same-sex benefits at state level

By Ernest Luning

(Photo/Danny Hammontree, Flickr)

The usual suspects are sending out alerts urging support or opposition to a state bill headed to its first hearing Wednesday afternoon that would allow state employees to add same-sex domestic partners to their benefits packages. The Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee sits down at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to hear arguments for and against Senate Bill 88, sponsored by state Sen. Jennifer Veiga and state Rep. Mark Ferrandino, the General Assembly’s two openly gay members.

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The Colorado Family Institute, an arm of Focus on the Family, “OPPOSES this legislation because it would force taxpayers to endorse domestic partnerships by financially [subsidizing] behaviors they believe are immoral,” according to an e-mail blast sent out Wednesday morning.

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