Illegal Immigrant Tuition Bill Fails
After an emotion filled debate, state lawmakers defeated a bill that that would have allowed illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state college tuition.
Round-Up
Recent actions at the state capitol include granting initial approval to bills that aim to bar the state Land Board from selling or leasing property to the U.S.
Mise en Place: Eggs
Welcome to Mise en Place, a journey of culinary delight where anything can happen.
Capitol Conversation: Budget Cuts and Higher Education
Higher education could be facing a drastic budget cut if state lawmakers can’t come up with an alternative to fill a now 300 million dollar budget shortfall.
Higher Education Budget Cuts
A proposed 300 million dollar budget cut to higher education has left the state’s colleges and universities stunned.
Citizen Report: The Briarhurst Manor
Briarhurst Manor historians Erick and Tamila Wright had a different sort of inspiration for their work.
Pinon Canyon Bill Passes House Committee
State lawmakers are trying a different approach in their efforts to stop the U.S. Army from expanding a military training sight in south-east Colorado.
Illegal Immigrant Tuition Bill Moves Forward Despite Objections
A bill that would give illegal immigrants in-state college tuition passed out of the senate appropriations committee early Wednesday morning over objections from Republicans who say Democrats rushed it through.
Bills in Limbo
Nearly fifty bills are currently backlogged waiting for a hearing in Colorado’s house appropriations committee by the end of this week.
Cyclist Bill Rolls to Governor
A measure that aims to make it safer for bicyclists to travel on Colorado highways has now cleared both legislative chambers.
Colorado's Race to the Top
Colorado senators unveiled a plan on Monday to try and win federal dollars for education reform.
State Lawmakers Try to Block Pinon Canyon Expansion
[slideshow id=14]Some state lawmakers are trying a new tactic in their efforts to block the Army’s plans to expand its 235,000- acre Pinon Canyon training site by introducing a bill […]
Capitol Conversation: Cutting the Budget
In the coming days state lawmakers must cut hundreds of millions of dollars from next year’s budget.
The Almost Snow Ball Fight
The state legislature took a snow day on Thursday afternoon and Friday, giving lawmakers time to travel home in blizzard like conditions.
Budget Preview
In the coming days, state lawmakers must cut nearly 800 million dollars from next year’s budget.
Colorado Central Changes Hands
[slideshow id=13]Denver Post columnist Ed Quillen and his wife Martha founded Colorado Central magazine fifteen years ago.
