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Months of frustration fuel final chaotic push at Colorado Capitol

Colorado Democrats fight over priorities and tactics as Republicans cry process foul

Democratic state Rep. Mike Weissman, right, addresses a question from Republican state Rep. Marc Catlin, center in the well during debates over amendments to SB23-303 in the House chambers in the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on May 7, 2023. At left is Republican state Rep. Lisa Frizell. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Democratic state Rep. Mike Weissman, right, addresses a question from Republican state Rep. Marc Catlin, center, in the well during debates over amendments to a bill in the House chamber in the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on May 7, 2023. At left is Republican state Rep. Lisa Frizell. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Nick Coltrain - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Long-simmering frustrations among Colorado lawmakers erupted into public view in a chaotic ending to the 2023 legislative session Monday night, as major legislation died and Democrats vented frustrations with their Republican colleagues and with each other.
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