Gov. John Hickenlooper has drawn up a list of potential appointees to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and only two incumbents are on the list. Hickenlooper is nearly a month late in making appointments to the nine-member commission, which evaluates and issues permits. Two executive directors of state agencies will sit on the [...]
Continue reading …Concerns about bias, undue industry influence and conflicts of interest have been raised by consumer health groups as the state’s newly created health insurance exchange board prepares to hold its first meeting Monday. The board is responsible for creating the health insurance exchanges by 2014, the year they will be fully implemented. Created by the [...]
Continue reading …The Colorado House of Representatives has passed a bill that would add monthly premiums to the Child Health Plan Plus program for families with incomes between 206 percent and 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. The bill, SB 213, has already passed the Senate and is now on its way to the governor. The [...]
Continue reading …Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a tourism bill into law yesterday, HB 1031. The bill is intended to help cities certify “creative districts” – through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade – to promote cultural growth and attract artistic industries. HB11-1031, sponsored by Rep. Joe Miklosi, D-Denver, defines a creative district as a “mixed-use [...]
Continue reading …Gov. John Hickenlooper has plans to streamline state government by consolidating two divisions in the Department of Natural Resources. Hickenlooper plans announce details this afternoon at the state capitol. The proposal marks the latest step toward changing state functions. He has also merged two top-level positions: the executive director of the Colorado Department of Public [...]
Continue reading …Hickenlooper tours Fort Carson, promises greater military cooperation
February 10, 2011 Comments OffGov. John Hickenlooper toured Fort Carson this morning and promised greater cooperation with military leaders. “Fort Carson has a $4 billion economic impact – and that reaches beyond El Paso County,” he said. “It’s the link between Colorado Sprigs and Pueblo, and I encouraged the military leaders to make use of that link to create [...]
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