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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law every measure sent to him by the Democrat-controlled legislature, including the Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act, passed with no Republican votes. The act allows same-day voter registration and makes mail-in voting the norm. Critics of the law fear it will turn the two recall elections Tuesday into a statewide free-for-all. (Associated Press)

Colorado voters will be asked to make secession official

Eleven rural counties upset over a growing divide with the Democrat-dominated state government are asking voters on the Nov. 5 ballot whether their elected officials should pursue the creation of another state carved from northern Colorado.

October 28, 2013
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, right, flanked by Tim Knight, who led the recall movement in Colorado against two state legislators for the votes on gun control laws, announced that they are considering a recall campaign against five Democratic state lawmakers for their support of gun control bills in California, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California gun grab triggers Colorado-style recall launch

California gun-rights advocates, emboldened by last month's successful Colorado recall vote, announced Thursday that they plan to target vulnerable Democratic legislators for recall over their support for sweeping gun-control legislation.

October 25, 2013
Israeli right wing activists demonstrate against the Palestinian U.N. bid for observer state status, in front of the U.N. headquarters in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. The Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a state on Thursday but success could exact a high price: delaying an independent state of Palestine because of Israel's vehement opposition. Hebrew on sign reads: "Abu Mazen's workers." (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Jew aiding Muslim advocacy group becomes target

The hiring of a Jewish filmmaker and civil-rights activist to head a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim advocacy organization is being greeted with caution by pro-Israel advocates.

October 22, 2013
Anti-fracking proponents maintain the ballot initiatives in several Colorado cities are needed because of the pro-development bent of Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Any proposal to restrict hydraulic fracturing is likely to be challenged and end up in court. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Cities in Colo. to vote on fracking moratorium

It's been a tough year for the oil-and-gas industry in Colorado: First its operations were clobbered in last month's historic floods, and now they're fighting four anti-fracking measures on local ballots.

October 20, 2013
**FILE** The Jack Wade gold dredge sits on Wade Creek along the Taylor Highway north of Chicken, Ala., on June 30, 2005. The dredge, once used for gold mining and later a popular tourist stop along the highway, was demolished in September 2007 by the Bureau of Land Management because of safety concerns. (Associated Press)

EPA facing fire for armed raid on Alaska mine

The Environmental Protection Agency is coming under increasing fire for a raid conducted in Alaska this summer by armed agents seeking violations of the Clean Water Act.

October 11, 2013
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Bender (left) shakes hands with Bernie Herpin as George Rivera looks on after the two Republicans were sworn in Thursday as state senators, having defeated Democratic senators in a recall over new gun restrictions in October. They replace John Morse and Angela Giron of Pueblo. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Recalled over guns, loser fires parting shot

Two Republicans were sworn in Thursday to replace ousted Democratic state Sens. Angela Giron and John Morse, capping Colorado's history-making recall elections and signaling a shift in the state's political direction.

October 3, 2013
**FILE** Guns are offered during a buyback program on Jan. 26, 2013, in San Mateo, Calif. Authorities are offering up to $100 cash for a handgun, shotgun or rifle, or up to $200 for an assault rifle at the event at the San Mateo Event Center. (Associated Press)

NRA threatens suit over Calif. gun bill

The National Rifle Association plans to sue the state of California if Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill restricting the sale of some commonly used hunting rifles, raising the stakes as the deadline approaches for the governor's decision.

October 2, 2013