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Legislative NewsLegislators play musical committee chairs
1/15/2010
By Leslie Jorgensen Most of the last-minute changes in 2010 General Assembly committee assignments weren’t really unexpected — but a couple of changes in the House Agriculture Committee made some Republicans feel like they’d just landed on the floor in a game of musical chairs. House Majority Leader Terrance Carroll swiftly uprooted a couple of Democrats after their rebellious actions made headlines. Liston bill aims to ease Capitol entry crunch
1/15/2010
By Cindy Brovsky If Rep. Larry Liston’s proposal is approved, the long security lines into the state Capitol could become much shorter by March. Carroll sets sights on criminal justice reform
1/15/2010
By Cindy Brovsky With more looming budget cuts and the economy expected to take the spotlight in the 2010 session, Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll is determined not to let criminal justice reform disappear in the shadows. “The more we can stop people from returning to jail or prison and give them alternatives to be productive, the more money we will have in the General Fund for higher education, K through 12 education and jobs,” he said. Budgetary concerns will affect most issues at Capitol
1/8/2010
By Leslie Jorgensen “Jobs, jobs, jobs!,” said Gov. Bill Ritter of the goals in the Legislative session that begins Wednesday, Jan. 13. Ritter pitches a “glass half full” economic picture of Colorado — job creation is up, and the number of unemployed is down. Lawmakers look at raiding gaming fund
1/8/2010
By Leslie Jorgensen Colorado gaming communities have benefited from one-arm bandits over the past decade, but if a bill passes in this legislative session, the machines won’t be spitting grant dollars this year — and maybe not for several years. Ritter trumpets bill to aid the arts industry
1/8/2010
By Anthony Bowe Colorado’s surging arts and creative industries may be bolstered by more jobs and expansion thanks to three new pieces of legislation soon to be introduced, according to Gov. Bill Ritter. 40 legislators given Common Sense award
11/20/2009
By Brad Jones Tort reform, an issue absent from the center stage of national politics in recent years, has surged back as a key issue in the congressional debate over America’s health care system. It’s also returning to the spotlight in Colorado, where the Colorado Civil Justice League, established in 2001 as “the only statewide coalition dedicated exclusively to ending abusive lawsuits and creating a fair civil justice system in Colorado” feted state lawmakers at a reception Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Palazzo Verdi in Greenwood Village. Fiscal stability commission offers up bills
11/6/2009
The Long-Term Fiscal Stability Commission, which has been meeting through the summer, voted to support the following bills this week: Gory TABOR battle shaping up
10/30/2009
By Jason Kosena In Colorado politics, it’s all about TABOR... again. As the state grapples with the fallout over the nation’s worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, swords are being drawn both to defend and attack the 1992 amendment to the Colorado Constitution called the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Can lawmakers swallow early release before prison costs swallow state budget?
10/30/2009
By Ellen Miller GRAND JUNCTION — State figures show that spending on the Department of Corrections has quadrupled since 1984, eating an ever-larger share of Colorado’s general fund each year at the cost of higher education and other programs. |
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