Senate President Kevin Grantham of Cañon City has removed Republican Sen. Randy Baumgardner from four committees as punishment for allegations that he sexually harassed a nonpartisan Senate staffer and created a hostile work environment for other Senate staffers. But a statement by Grantham that implied he had the cooperation of Senate Minority Leader Leroy Garcia of Pueblo in his actions against Baumgardner was disputed Thursday by Garcia, who told Colorado Politics he was told, not asked, about what should be done. Grantham's decision comes in the wake of a pair of reports, made public on April 23, that covered an investigation conducted by Littleton Alternative Dispute Resolution into various allegations of misbehavior by Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette