It is increasingly likely that Colorado Democrats will not pass a bill this year to start a statewide paid family and medical leave program. On Sunday evening, the lead bill sponsors, Sen. Faith Winter and Rep. Matt Gray, learned that their partners on the bill, Rep. Monica Duran and Sen. Angela Williams, will drop their names from the effort. At a minimum, it represents a huge setback for the bill, and it could signal that the bill is nearing death. Winter, a Westminster Democrat, was in tears during a brief interview on the Senate floor on Monday morning. “I failed Coloradans.
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