WALLET CHECK
A state trooper interrupted the House Republican caucus lunch, saying he was hunting for a missing wallet.
"Have you checked with Gov. Ritter, yet?" quipped Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma.
Republicans, who want a protected "rainy day" emergency fund established as recession looms, have gigged Ritter for spending "every red cent" of revenue in his proposed state budget, which reaches the maximum 6 percent annual growth limit.
DARN THOSE ETHICS
"Drinks are on Paul!" a lawmaker shouted on the floor as colleagues cheered the selection of Rep. Paul Weissmann, D-Louisville, as "Best Bartender" by YS magazine for his work at Louisville's historic Blue Parrot Bar on Main Street.
"Drinks are not on the House," House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, shot back.
FIGHTING WORDS
"I don't know, Memphis has never stolen our water!"
Sen. Josh Penry, R-Fruita, shouted from the floor when Sen. Jack Taylor, R-Steamboat Springs, rose to congratulate the University of Kansas Jayhawks for winning the NCAA men's basketball championship over the Memphis Tigers
On tap today
9:30 a.m.
* House and Senate convene.
House scheduled to take up:
* An initial vote on SB 181 to improve the coordinated response to school emergencies.
* A final vote on HB 1377, which would have judges consider $50,000 bail when a drunken driving suspect flees police.
1:30 p.m.
* Duane "Dog" Chapman, Denver-born bounty hunter and reality TV star, is expected to oppose HB 1382, which proposes a government-run "alternative bond program," during a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee.
* Judiciary will also hear SB 205, which would grant a criminal defendant a new trial when authorities destroy key evidence despite a court ordering its preservation.
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