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Coverage of the Colorado Vote

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"House backs death-penalty demise," is Jessica Fender's Denver Post report.Colorado's death penalty took one step toward the grave Wednesday as lawmakers in the state House gave initial approval to a bill that would end capital punishment and use the savings to solve cold cases. House Bill 1274 progresses as lawmakers prepare to take up a proposal next week that would drastically cut sentences for nonviolent, drug and property offenses and end jail time altogether for some offenders. Both plans have earned the ire of district attorneys, who argue that such changes will encourage crime and make it more difficult to properly punish the most heinous criminals. Five Democrats stood with the Republican caucus in opposing HB 1274, though it wasn't enough to kill the legislation...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 16, 2009 (boomark / email).