As Colorado’s New Legislative Session Begins, Many Old Issues Remain

By Shaun Boyd
DENVER (CBS4) – The 2017 legislative session starts Wednesday at the state Capitol and this year’s Legislature includes a record number of African-American lawmakers and the state’s first Latina speaker of the house.
But some things haven’t changed — Republicans still control the Senate and Democrats the House — and some of the same issues will be back too.
Rep. Jovan Melton, D-Aurora (credit: CBS)
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