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Former Dem Secretary of State Buescher to be senior deputy to GOP AG Suthers

Colorado's former Democratic secretary of state has a new job working for the state's Republican attorney general. Bernie Buescher, who was defeated in November by the GOP's Scott Gessler after serving about half of...

McNulty unanimously chosen as new House speaker

A Republican is now the speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives for the first time in six years. Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, was unanimously elected speaker this morning. He was nominated by both majority leader Amy Stephens...

68th General Assembly set to open today

Colorado's state legislature will convene for its sixty-eighth biannual session today. The gathering of 65 representatives and 35 senators comes one day after the inauguration of a new governor, new state treasurer, and new secretary of state...

Supreme court nominating commission sends Ritter three candidates to replace chief justice

The state's Supreme Court nominating commission has sent Gov. Bill Ritter the names of three candidates to replace retiring chief justice Mary Mullarkey. The announcement Tuesday means that Ritter will choose between two men and one women for...

Former state Rep. Miller to be Tancredo's running mate

Former Republican congressman Tom Tancredo announced Tuesday that he has selected a former Jefferson County legislator as his gubernatorial running mate. Tancredo, who is running for governor on the American Constitution Party ticket, chose Pat Miller, 63, to run for...

Colorado loses "Race to the Top" bid

Colorado will not be receiving any money from the Obama administration's Race to the Top education reform program. The state, along with 18 others and the District of Columbia, was designated a finalist for $175 million in grant...

Giron to replace departing state Sen. Abel Tapia of Pueblo

A former aide to Sen. Michael Bennet and his predecessor, secretary of the interior and former U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, will replace state Sen. Abel Tapia, D-Pueblo. Angela Giron was selected by a vacancy committee to fill the...

Gov. Ritter appoints new judge in Weld County

Gov. Bill Ritter appointed a Greeley lawyer to the Weld County bench today. Todd Leslie Taylor will be the newest judge in the 19th Judicial District. Taylor, a partner at Taylor & Rapp, is a former legal aid lawyer, prosecutor...

Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey to retire after 23 years on state's high bench

The chief justice of the state supreme court has announced she will retire. Mary J. Mullarkey, who has been on the supreme court since June 1987 and is the first woman chief justice in Colorado history, said at an afternoon...

Gov. Ritter's deputy chief of staff resigns

The second-in-command of Gov. Bill Ritter's staff is leaving the capitol. Kelly Nordini, who was instrumental in the administration's successful effort to convince the General Assembly to raise the amount of renewable energy that...

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