Hick 'Fortunate' No Divisive Colorado Bills To Sign
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado lawmakers proposed a raft of divisive bills from immigration to civil unions during the 2011. But a split Legislature prevented any of them from going to the governors' desk.
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper acknowledged Thursday that may have been his "good fortune" that he didn't have to make the ultimate decision on those bills during his first months as governor.
Lawmakers wrapped up this year's session Wednesday in a cascade of partisanship that made a special session seem imminent because they were deadlocked on a bill governing rules for state agencies. The gridlock was resolved but it underscored what was a difficult legislative term that made it difficult for either party to pass substantive legislation because of the split chambers.
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