Colorado Senate stops bill to limit Native American mascots

By The Associated Press
· Apr. 30, 2015, 3:45 pm
Photo: Indian painting dunking basketballRachel Estabrook/CPR News
A painting on the wall of the gym at La Veta High School, which was painted by a local artist, according to school board member Eleanor Foley.

A GOP-led Senate committee has rejected legislation that would have prohibited Native American mascots at Colorado schools unless a tribe approved.

The bill failed Wednesday on a 3-2 party-line vote.

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