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Democrats in the state legislature plan to take on some meaty issues this year -- paid family leave, a public option, the death penalty. But Speaker of the House KC Becker says the party wants "good policy," not an aggressive agenda. Then, ever get a whiff of moth balls in Metro Denver? We've tracked down that smell and others.