From The Denver Post: Two GOP bills aimed at undoing some of former Gov. Bill Ritter’s “new energy economy” are scheduled for hearings Monday afternoon. One sponsor, Sen. Scott Renfroe of Greeley said his bill is simply an effort to protect the consumer.

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From 9News: State Sen. Pat Steadman is hoping this is the year his fellow lawmakers will pass a bill allowing civil unions for gay and lesbian couples in Colorado. About a hundred supporters gathered at the First Unitarian Society of Denver Sunday afternoon. They held signs and gathered signatures.

From Gayzette: One Colorado has built a coalition of organizations in support of civil unions representing a half million Coloradans, the organization announced today. The Voices for Strong Families Coalition is made up of key labor, education and progressive organizations, said Brad Clark, executive director of One Colorado. Key organizations include the NAACP of Colorado Springs, the Latina Initiative, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

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The Durango Herald: Colorado leaders are pondering how to pay for the water systems that people need in a new era of government frugality. The power shift in Congress was a hot topic at the Colorado Water Congress convention Friday. “If you’re looking for federal dollars for projects, don’t think that Congress is going to be your personal banker, at least for the next few years,” said Christine Arbogast, a lobbyist with Kogovsek Associates, whose clients include the two Ute tribes.

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The KRMA current-affairs program debuts a new occasional format dubbed “Colorado Quarterly” and hosted by CEO Doug Price.

This program features a debate on whether schools are favoring the success of girls at the expense of boys. Guests: Lynn Gagnone, Dottie Lamm, Tim Foster and Rico Munn.

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The subject is the state of investigative journalism. Jon Caldara’s guests are The Denver Post’s Chuck Plunkett and the Independence Institute’s Todd Shepherd.

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Guests: Calhoun, Kopel, Silverman, Sealover. Topics: Big Air, Obama State of the Union, Scott Gessler moonlighting, legislative budget wrangle, civility.

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From The Greeley Tribune: State Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, was named the 2010 Legislator of the Year by the Colorado Corn Growers Association along with Senate President Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont.

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From KUNC: The Hickenlooper Administration is warning state higher education leaders that they shouldn’t expect the gloomy budget picture facing colleges and universities to improve this year. The Governor told a group of students and faculty from the University of Colorado today at the state capitol that there is no magic fix for higher education.

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The Colorado Independent: “Water is the most vital of all our natural resources,” Governor John Hickenlooper today told the annual convention of the Colorado Water Congress. In brief remarks on the third and final day of the conference, HIckenlooper said Colorado needs to be every bit as diligent in handling its water budget as its fiscal budget.

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From 9News: Colorado’s future elections would be mostly conducted by mail under a proposal set to be debated at the State Capitol. House Bill 1131 would require eligible voters to receive their ballot at their home and they could vote either by sending it in, dropping it off or surrendering it at what’s being called a “service center” in the eight days leading up to and on Election Day in exchange for a ballot they could then cast in person.

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