Legislature Halfway Through Budget Process
The General Assembly is halfway through the budget process — Monday the Senate passed the spending package for next year and ow it begins its journey through the House.
By Megan Verlee
Voter Citizenship Checks Gets First House Approval
The Colorado House gave preliminary approval yesterday to a bill authorizing the Secretary of State to contact people who might have registered to vote without being citizens. But lawmakers disagree […]
By Megan Verlee
Looking Inside the CO Budget Deal
There’sfinally momentum on one of the biggest issues state lawmakers face thissession — the budget.
By Megan Verlee
Lawakers Reach Deal on Budget
It took eight days longer than usual, but the Colorado legislature finally has a budget to debate. The massive spending bill was introduced in the Senate yesterday. But getting to […]
By Megan Verlee
CO Lawmakers Stalemated on Budget
Colorado’s budget committee is now more than a week behind schedule to introduce a spending bill for next year.
By Megan Verlee
House Judiciary Votes Down Civil Unions
The General Assembly hasn’t spent much time on social issues this session — lawmakers are putting a lot of their energy into agreeing on a budget. Civil unions though, has […]
By Megan Verlee
Grass Fire Forces Thousands from Their Homes
Story posted at 11:30pm 3/24 A grass fire that blew up quickly in Douglas County yesterday is mostly contained. The fire forced more than eight thousand people out of their […]
By Megan Verlee
Crews Continue Work on Golden Fire
Get the most current updates from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s blog _____________ Update 3:15pm 3/23 — Jefferson County officials have closed Hwy 6 between Golden and to the Gilpin County […]
By Megan Verlee
Bill Would Allow Full Beer Sales at Groceries
The General Assembly will take up the issue of what kind of stores can sell what kind of beer yet again this session. A bill introduced yesterday would allow grocery […]
By Megan Verlee
Drawing New Political Boundaries
Map credit: National Atlas.gov There’s little in political life as contentious as redistricting. The last three times Colorado lawmakers tried to draw Congressional lines, the maps ended up in court. […]
By Megan Verlee
Budget Breakdown – Local Impact Grants
In communities near oil and gas drilling, industry taxes pay for all sorts of stuff — roads, parks, water treatment plants. But that money doesn’t go to towns directly — […]
By Megan Verlee
Bill Could Re-Write Bail Bonding
Colorado’s bail bond industry is up in arms over a new bill that would create a competing bail system run by the courts.
By Megan Verlee
Budget Breakdown – The Public Conversation
In good years, state budgeting is generally something only lawmakers and policy wonks care about. But with Colorado facing a massive shortfall and groups moving to put a tax increase […]
By Megan Verlee
Civil unions pass Senate committee
Sixteen states now have some kind of official recognition of gay relationships. A bill making its way through the state legislature would make Colorado the 17th.
By Megan Verlee
Solar Incentives, Civil Unions Hot Topics at Capitol
With the legislative session almost half over, there’s a lot going on under the Capitol’s golden dome. Ryan Warner talks with CPR’s Megan Verlee about some of the session’s hot […]
By Megan Verlee
Monument Concerned About Bike Race
Professional cycling returns to Colorado this summer with the firstannual Quiznos Pro Challenge race. Cities are already lining up to hostnext year’s stages, but there’s a growing controversy over one […]
By Megan Verlee