Attorney General John Suthers is asking for federal reimbursement of the price of incarcerating illegal immigrants in the state of Colorado. The General Assembly passed a law in 2006 instructing the attorney general to actively seek federal reimbursement under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program for the costs of keeping illegal immigrants in prison. “Colorado [...]
Continue reading …As the General Assembly opens this morning for the 2010 session, elected officials are facing the grim task of cutting nearly every area of state government. And no one thinks the session is going to be particularly friendly for business, higher education or Medicaid. Legislators are considering tax increases, the end of enterprise zones, curtailing [...]
Continue reading …Gov. Bill Ritter and Colorado Senate President Brandon Shaffer unveiled three job-training bills that will be introduced during the 2010 legislative session. The legislation includes a job retraining program, incentives for creating health care jobs in rural areas and a nursing school-loan forgiveness program. “It all begins with a good job,” Shaffer said. “At the capitol, we’re [...]
Continue reading …Two El Paso County legislators received a zero grade for their conservation votes from environmental advocate Colorado Conservation Voters. David Schultheis and Bill Cadmen both received zero percent, the first time any lawmaker received that designation since 2001. Scott Renfroe received the other zero score. The Conservation Scorecard catalogues votes cast by state lawmakers on 13 pieces [...]
Continue reading …Wind energy has received a favorable report from the Department of Labor, just as Colorado made the list of top 10 states for wind energy production and the General Assembly considers new “green” energy legislation during the final days of the session. The DOE study shows that renewable electricity standard would reduce fuel prices for all sectors, [...]
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