Road hazard: Partisan pothole on fixes

Hours after Gov. Bill Ritter blamed Republicans for failing to help craft a solution to state transportation woes, one of his top aides fired off an e-mail telling staffers not to chat with lawmakers about the problem, reports Jessica Fender.

"I would suggest that we not rush into conversation with legislators . . . we need to get our ducks lined up before legislators are re-approached with funding ideas," Carla Perez, a senior policy adviser, wrote in the May 7 e-mail.

Republicans say that attitude will chill summer negotiations on a roads fix.

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