Second time in a week measure has been defeated
(NEWSER) - Colorado’s civil unions measure died for the second time in less than a week yesterday, this time during a special session of the Colorado Legislature. The bill—which had already passed the state Senate and had enough Republican support in the House to pass—was first killed after a Republican filibuster last week. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper then called for yesterday’s special session to take up the issue again, but Republicans assigned the bill to the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, which killed it, 5-4, along party lines, preventing it from hitting the House floor. Democrats had expected the defeat. More»
