Colorado GOP lawmaker who used racist term is reprimanded
By JAMES ANDERSON, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in Colorado was reprimanded Thursday after calling a colleague “Buckwheat” during debate on legislation — a racist term that provoked outcry from Democrats at a time when America is confronting its history of discrimination. It wasn't clear who state Rep. Richard Holtorf was directing the remarks to Wednesday during debate on a