Data bases are also available through CARL, the Colorado Association of Research Libraries, which has expanded to 411 institutions across the country.

Oates received the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Ralph Smith Innovation Award in 2008.

The Colorado Association of Mortgage Brokers, for one, is campaigning instead to license brokers and create a mortgage board where homeowners could take complaints.

"Our mission is to protect the language rights of all kids," said Silvana Carlos, president of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education.

Cassidy was President and CEO of the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry from 1998 until 2000.

The ad, which was run by a political group associated with the Colorado Association of Home Builders, was later pulled off the air.

"We're taking this pretty seriously, unfortunately," Pat Read, the executive director of the Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations, said of the proposed initiative.

The bill was opposed by the Colorado Medical Society, and supported by the Colorado Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

In March 2008, Rice received the Bridge Builders Award from the Colorado Contractors Association for his work on transportation issues.

At the request of the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies, Rice also sponsored legislation requiring drivers to yield to transit buses re-entering traffic.