Colorado legislature starts 2013 session
The 2013 legislative session started today at 10 a.m. New members of the house were sworn in and the 69th General Assembly elected Rep. Mark Ferrandino, a Denver Democrat representing HD2, as Speaker of the House. He is the second openly gay legislator elected to a leadership role. Sen. John P. Morse, a Democrat representing [...]
When the Colorado legislature convened this week, local organizations were already keeping an eye on possible new requirements …
Continue reading …Hang onto your wallets, Colorado. The Legislature is back in session. It’s an old joke, but it holds special significance for the 2012 session. This year, it’s all about helping voters’ pocketbooks. Expect long arguments over the next five months about how to strengthen the economy, chip away at Colorado’s 8 percent unemployment rate, and [...]
Continue reading …Elections are over – unless you’re a small business owner in Colorado. The National Federation of Independent Businesses is polling its members about issues that the next session of the legislature needs to deal with. The group annually polls members on state and federal issues that affect their operations. NFIB has 7,000 members in Colorado. [...]
Continue reading …Colorado lawmakers are planning to debate changes to daylight saving time when they convene next year. The Denver Post reports that one proposal would make daylight saving time permanent, while another would keep the state on standard time year-round. Sen. Greg Brophy, a Republican from Wray, wants Colorado to permanently run on daylight saving time, [...]
Continue reading …Colorado Republican lawmakers say they won’t be bound by transportation projects approved by Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter as part of his FASTER transportation program. State officials disagreed Monday, saying the state plans to sell $300 million in bonds by the end of this week and tampering with the programs might endanger the state’s credit rating. [...]
Continue reading …With several races still undecided, Colorado lawmakers are gathering to elect new leaders after following the general election Tuesday. House Republicans say believe they won back the majority in the House and they plan to go ahead and pick a speaker, majority leader and other top leadership positions on Thursday. One House race remained tied [...]
Continue reading …The Dolan Company, parent of the Colorado Springs Business Journal, has formed a partnership with Telran, Inc. to create a real-time legislative reporting service in all 50 states. The service, called the Legislative Information Service of America, will combine Dolan’s experience as a publisher of numerous law and real estate publications with Telran’s Statewatch programs [...]
Continue reading …In-state undergraduate students at the University of Colorado will pay 7 percent to 9 percent more in tuition at the Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver campuses starting this fall. The Board of Regents approved the increases Monday on an 8-1 vote. Out-of-state undergraduates will pay 2 percent to 5 percent more. CU system officials say [...]
Continue reading …A measure that could set aside revenue for education could make November’s ballot. A group of Colorado education nonprofits is asking for the legislature to refer a measure to the ballot that could increase state revenue specifically to pay for preschool, K-12 and higher education. The measure, which could be introduced as early as tomorrow, [...]
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