Colorado's proposed controversial oil and gas overhaul bill, which could put a long delay on the issuance of new drilling permits, skated through the Senate floor on party lines, and now moves on to the House where odds of its defeat grow even slimmer.The bill passed through the Senate this week by a vote of 19-15 on strict party lines. One Republican, Senator Ray Scott, minority whip, excused himself from the vote. The bill aims to alter the power of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the state agency charged with overseeing the industry, by giving local government more authority over oil and gas ... (full story)