Legislative News

Ritter gives session an 'A' for education

Bipartisan efforts bolster advances
story_kicker: 
Bipartisan efforts bolster advances

By John Schroyer
THE COLORADO STATESMAN

Gov. Bill Ritter signed the Legislature’s last eight bills into law June 5, bringing the total to 475 bills signed this year.

And with that, the 2008 session came to a complete close.

Legislators work overtime on transportation plan

By John Schroyer
THE COLORADO STATESMAN

Statehouse Republicans have been working on two plans to create transportation funding which, if combined, could yield as much as $5 billion over the next 10 years. This week they made their pitch to Colorado’s Blue Ribbon Transportation Panel in hopes of gaining more support.