Frank McNulty

Rape prosecution story: Denver DA, 7News trade inaccuracy charges

Yesterday, we reported about 7News' story on the rate of sex-assault prosecutions under Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey, whose on-camera ripping of reporter Keli Rabon was included online; see our original coverage below. Since then, the tensions between the DA's office and the station hav ... More >>

Videos: 7News shares Mitch Morrissey's criticism of station for rape story

Reporter Keli Rabon's 7News story about the rate at which Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey declines to prosecute sex assault cases would attract attention under any circumstances. But at least as interesting are several videos featuring Morrissey, including an uncut, nine-minutes-plus clip i ... More >>

Champ Bailey isn't being released by Broncos despite the sh*t CBS makes up

Denver blog posts take it one day at a time. South Stands Denver's Colin D. slaps CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora for naming Champ Bailey as a possible salary-cap casualty -- an assertion he sees as pure fiction. At The Colorado Observer, Representative Frank McNulty says more can be done to protect ... More >>

Reader: Insanity defense bill to shift burden of proof to defendant is D.O.A.

Yesterday, Melanie Asmar wrote about a proposal by Representative Frank McNulty, ex-speaker of the Colorado House, to change the way the insanity defense is handled -- placing the burden of proof on the defendant rather than the state. Despite the prospect of accused Aurora theater shooter James Hol ... More >>

Photos: "Pro marriage" supporters protest civil union bill at State Capitol

At noon, two days after a Senate committee voted to approve a bill allowing same-sex civil unions, a sizable crowd of "pro-marriage" supporters rallied on the steps of the State Capitol building. A similar gathering took place in May last year following the failure of another civil union bill. But ... More >>

Insanity defense: Frank McNulty wants to shift burden of proof from state to defendant

When a defendant pleads not guilty by reason of insanity in Colorado, the burden falls on prosecutors to prove otherwise. A bill sponsored by state Representative Frank McNulty would shift the responsibility to the defense, so that a defendant who pleads insanity would have to prove it "by clear and ... More >>

Year in Review: The 2012 Hall of Shame

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Mitt Romney and his Colorado advisers biggest losers of 2012 election, says Colorado Pols

Denver blog posts make hay. Colorado Pols' list of the 2012 election cycle's biggest losers is topped by Mitt Romney and his Colorado advisers -- with Frank McNulty coming in second. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein previews the Nuggets v. the Jazz. The Redheaded Slut: Maybe I'm a service submissi ... More >>

Fight Back Colorado asks what House Speaker Frank McNulty should do next

Should House Speaker Frank McNulty work as a fry cook at a certain "hate chicken restaurant"? Fight Back Colorado, a group devoted to defeating lawmakers in November's election who voted against a bill to legalize civil unions, wants to know. Though the group hasn't announced which lawmakers it will ... More >>

Scott Gessler adopts emergency rule to prevent ballots from being traced to voters

After a voter advocacy group offered proof that county clerks and other election officials could identify how specific people voted -- which would violate a citizen's basic right to a secret ballot -- Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced an "emergency rule" effective immediately that ... More >>

Anti-civil unions lawmakers: Fight Back Colorado asks which should be sent packing

Fight Back Colorado, a group devoted to defeating lawmakers in November's election who voted against a bill to legalize civil unions, is soliciting input on exactly which lawmakers to target. The campaign has launched a survey called Send 'Em Packin' that asks supporters to pick their three least fa ... More >>

Cool! Katie Reinisch moves from the Colorado Legislature to Red Mango

Katie Reinisch kept her cool through four years at the Colorado Legislature, when she was communications director for the Senate Democrats, so it's not surprising that she's having a blast running her own frozen-yogurt spot. "It's so fun, and I'm learning so much," she says. "I'm actually creating j ... More >>

Video: Fight Back Colorado to target lawmakers who killed civil unions bill

A new group called Fight Back Colorado has a message for the lawmakers who voted to kill a bill to legalize civil unions: Watch out. The group launched an effort today to defeat those legislators in November's election -- though they haven't yet named names.

John Hickenlooper, Mike Coffman could see political fallout, pollster says

John Hickenlooper and Mike Coffman aren't exactly ideological twins. But at the end of this big political week in the State of Colorado, they both face political fallout, albeit for very different reasons: a special session that failed to pass civil unions and comments questioning Barack Obama's bir ... More >>

Frank McNulty kills civil unions bill, earns shmuck of the session

He looked shmucky enough at the end of the regularly scheduled session of the Colorado Legislature when he pointed the finger at Democrats for not pushing the civil unions bill earlier, then delivered his own lethal injection when he sent the proposal to a "kill committee." And then whoops, House S ... More >>

Dee Coram, gay son of rep who helped kill civil unions bill, on love and dad

"This is certainly not the first issue we've ever disagreed on," says Montrose businessman Dee Coram about the stance staked out by his father, Representative Don Coram, in regard to the now-defeated civil unions bill. "But this is certainly the most public issue we've disagreed on." No kidding: The ... More >>

Civil unions bill dies in special session: "Forced acceptance" v. love, rights

The so-called House "kill committee" has put to death a bill to legalize civil unions. The measure, sponsored by House Minority Leader Mark Ferrandino, who is gay, failed despite having bipartisan support in the full House when the committee's five Republicans voted against it. But first, supporters ... More >>

Top 10 tweets attacking House speaker Frank McNulty for civil unions bill's death

Civil unions bill supporters are blaming House speaker Frank McNulty for its death for assigning it to a so-called "kill" committee. Witness the explosion on Twitter, where the response was vitriolic even by social media standards. If there were any positive takes, we could't find them. Here are the ... More >>

Civil unions: Catholics, conservatives rally to celebrate bill's defeat

At noon, a day after Republican lawmakers defeated a bill to legalize civil unions in a special legislative session, conservatives rallied on the steps of the Capitol building. The event had been planned days in advance, but due to the demise of civil unions, the tone was celebratory. House Speaker ... More >>

Video: John Hickenlooper says civil unions aren't marriage on CNN

Colorado's special session, which begins today, is earning nationwide attention for Governor John Hickenlooper due in large part to the civil unions legislation whose death largely inspired it. But in conversation with the net's Candy Crowley (see it below), Hickenlooper avoided espousing same-sex m ... More >>

Civil unions go before "kill committee" that could give pot bills new life

A bill to legalize civil unions and two bills dealing with marijuana have been assigned to be debated this afternoon in the House's State, Veterans and Military Affairs committee, which is likely to reject civil unions but keep the latter measures alive. Today is the first day of a special legislati ... More >>

THC driving bill on special sessions agenda: Does that mean Hick will sign it?

As we've reported, Governor John Hickenlooper called for a special legislative session following the blockage of a civil unions bill. The governor's office has identified seven bills that Hickenlooper hopes will be addressed beginning on Monday, including the controversial THC driving bill. Does tha ... More >>

Civil unions stalemate: Fallout affects small businesses, poor, others

The Republican House leadership's successful effort to block passage of a civil unions bill yesterday, orchestrated by Speaker Frank McNulty, could well have aftershocks stretching to the fall elections. And lawmakers who opted for inaction may be facing much more than the wrath of liberals and acti ... More >>

Civil unions bill will die in House because of GOP leadership blockage, survey predicts

Denver blog posts have plenty of stick-to-it-iveness and gumption. At this writing, the majority of people responding to a Colorado Pols survey predict GOP leaders like Frank McNulty will block the civil unions bill from coming to a full House vote. The Colorado Independent's Troy Hooper on a snow ... More >>

Laura Bradford: Denver Police apology for special treatment step toward openness

Update below: Yesterday's Denver Police news conference was among the odder in recent memory -- but also among the more welcome. The DPD's concession that Representative Laura Bradford had received special privileges rather than being busted for a DUI, and its willingness to offer details about how ... More >>

John Hickenlooper: Hat's off to Colorado's entrepreneurial spirit

John Hickenlooper might not like wearing a tie, but he has a thing about hats these days. He donned a giant cowboy hat for his speech at the Citizens of the West dinner Monday night (scary photo at right and below); he modeled a Denver Broncos cap during his State of the State speech yesterday. But ... More >>

Douglas Bruce preventative measures: Are legislators trying to outlaw him?

Douglas Bruce.​After the uproar over three tax-cutting initiatives on last year's ballot, at least two bills introduced in the 2011 legislative session are designed to head off similarly furtive petition strategies in the future -- and keep anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce from repeating the pe ... More >>

Ethics scandal in Colorado House not exactly in Blagojevich territory

In today's Rocky Mountain News, Lynn Bartels demonstrates once again why she made our list of the five journalists who the Denver Post should poach first in the event of a Rocky closure -- a sidebar to the feature article headlined "The Rocky Mountain News is Going Down." In her piece "Ethics Charg ... More >>

Ryan Frazier puts his job on the line with Amendment 47

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