Author: Kristen Wyatt, The Associated Press
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Battleground Colorado enters 2016 with abortion debates
DENVER — Colorado Republicans could be forgiven for thinking that several years of fiery political contests over abortion and reproductive rights, which helped Democrats win several elections in this socially-liberal swing state, were behind them. Then, last year a pregnant woman close to giving birth was gruesomely attacked with a knife, and a few months…
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Emerging from shadows, marijuana industry tries to build brands
DENVER — Snoop Dogg has his own line of marijuana. So does Willie Nelson. Melissa Etheridge has a marijuana-infused wine. As the fast-growing marijuana industry emerges from the black market and starts looking like a mainstream industry, there’s a scramble to brand and trademark pot products. The celebrity endorsements are just the latest attempt to…
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Swing state Colorado mulls universal health care proposal
DENVER — A new plan for government-run health care that covers everyone is coming from a surprising corner: Colorado, a politically moderate swing state where Republicans and Democrats often share control of state government. Universal coverage proposals — known as “single-payer” — have failed time and again in the United States. Left-leaning Vermont recently pursued…