“The $14,212 also doesn’t include what’s paid to full-time staff (like the legislature’s nonpartisan lawyers and senior nonpartisan staff in the House, such as the chief clerk) and it does not include the cost of running security checkpoints at the Capitol or for janitorial staff.”

“When you factor in all of those other costs, the tab borne by taxpayers to read a bill at length for 15 hours would easily exceed $10,000, though the exact amount is likely impossible to calculate.”

“Bradley, in an interview Tuesday with The Sun, defended the cost.”

“She feels like she accomplished her goal of raising awareness about what she believes are shortcomings in the House’s ethics rules that let representatives escape accountability.”

“The political cost for Republicans... All but two Republican state representatives missed the assembly because they were in the House.”

“State Rep. Mary Bradfield, R-Colorado Springs, told Colorado Politics what Bradley did was tantamount to a “temper tantrum.””

“State Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-Fort Morgan, told the news outlet she would have rather debated the bill than listen to it.”

“The decision of when to have bills read at length is typically a caucus decision, said House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell, a Colorado Springs Republican. But that wasn’t the case with the budget bill, also known as the “long bill.””

“Caldwell told reporters Monday that Bradley’s demand that the bill be read at length was a “complete and total surprise to the caucus” that prompted Democrats to limit debate on the budget.”

“Caldwell and state Rep. Matt Soper, a Delta Republican, said Bradley’s decision to have the budget be read at length also eliminated a bargaining chip for the GOP.”

“Bradley argues it’s solely Democrats’ fault the House worked on Saturday, calling the decision vindictive and arguing the budget debate could have been pushed into this week.”

“House Majority Leader Monica Duran, D-Wheat Ridge, said that she informed Republican leadership, namely Caldwell, that representatives would be called into work on Saturday if the budget bill was read at length.”

“Bradley told The Sun she was never informed by Caldwell that reading the budget bill at length would prompt a Saturday workday.”

“Bradley’s complaint against Weinberg... One of those alleged comments was about two other female Republican colleagues’ genitals and fellatio.”

“The House Ethics Committee, made up of three Democrats and two Republicans, found there was probable cause to believe that Weinberg used a master key to access unauthorized areas within the Capitol and that he made inappropriate sexual remarks in violation of the General Assembly’s workplace harassment policy.”

“The panel voted unanimously to recommend to House leadership that Weinberg be formally admonished for a pattern of unbecoming behavior and that leadership recommend to Weinberg that he get additional sexual harassment training.”

“Bradley claimed that the ability of Weinberg to decline a hearing and effectively end the inquiry was a loophole.”

“Bradley said she met with McCluskie, Duran and Caldwell about the need to update the House’s ethics rules, before having the bill read aloud, and that the leaders promised to review them after the lawmaking term ends in May.”

“A spokesperson for McCluskie and Duran said they remain committed to reviewing the ethics process after the legislative session ends — but now without Bradley.”

“The budget debate continues in the Senate this week. Barring any more delays, the document should be finalized and sent to the governor for his signature sometime before the end of the month.”