Under The Gold Dome: Final Turn

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Posted on 07 May 2012.

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BILLS UP TODAY on our quick-look calendar.

IMPROBABLY, civil-unions clears two committees, likely to clear third.

WE DON’T FIGHT THAT MUCH, legislators say.

POLITICIANS ARE PRONE to putting off tough decisions until the last possible moment, AP’s Kristen Wyatt writes. “Need proof? Look to Colorado’s divided Legislature. Just when Republicans ruling the House and Democrats controlling in the Senate appeared likely to pack up and leave Denver without major fireworks, a flurry of last-minute changes set them up for a dramatic final three days.”

UNPREDICTABLE: Ellen Roberts.

UNUSUAL BACKGROUND: Senate press guy Eddie Stern.

ONE OF NINE STATES KEY TO WHITE HOUSE: Colorado.

LEGISLATORS, WE HARDLY KNEW YE

LOOKING FOR LOVE FROM ITS HOMETOWN: Frontier Airlines.

MOVING ON: Film incentives bill.

MOVING ON: Two business-friendly bills.

VETOED: Regional tourism project expansion bill.

DOOMED: High-cost telecom reform bill.

FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITE LICENSE-PLATE BILL on State Bill’s “Plate Progress” report.

GOLD BOOKS: Order in the a.m., delivered to the Capitol by p.m.

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