Capitol Conversations: Previewing the 2009 CO General Assembly

· Jan. 6, 2009, 5:36 pm

One hundred lawmakers will arrive at the state capitol tomorrow for the first day of Colorado's 67th General Assembly. Legislators will spend the next four months hammering out new laws and grappling with a projected budget shortfall. Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Bente Birkeland talks about the upcoming session with fellow statehouse reporters.

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