DENVER — This morning, the House of Representatives passed the state budget. The measure which passed with bipartisan support, was far from perfect, as Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives squashed three amendments that would have redirected millions of dollars to the state’s schools and infrastructure. One amendment, sponsored by Rep. Kit Roupe, R-Colorado
DENVER — Today, conservatives in the Colorado Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee put an end to two bills that would have needlessly interfered with how Colorado businesses operate and would have hurt the state’s economy. HB 16-1001, sponsored by Rep. Jessie Danielson, D-Wheat Ridge, and Rep. Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, would have required Colorado employers
DENVER — Today, Colorado Senate conservatives halted climate change legislation that would have cooled the state’s economy, rather than global temperatures.House Bill 16-1004, sponsored by Rep. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, Rep. Jenni Arndt, D-Fort Collins, and Sen. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, would have empowered a single state bureaucrat to devise and spend undefined taxpayer resources on implementing
DENVER — Tonight, Republicans in the Colorado legislature passed a practical and timely measure in response to the United States Supreme Court’s stay on President Obama’s Clean Power Plan out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy.Senate Bill 16-157, sponsored by Sen. John Cooke, R-Greeley, Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, and Rep. Tim
Hillary Clinton’s significant enthusiasm deficit could have negative ramifications for those who have hitched their wagons to her star. One of the top targeted U.S. Senate seats to flip could be the one currently held by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colorado). Bennet’s campaign will be closely tied to Clinton’s presidential bid, and the blowout victory Bernie
DENVER — Today, a House-passed bill that would have needlessly interfered with working relationships between Colorado employers and employees met its timely demise in the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.House Bill 16-1002, sponsored by Rep. Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, and Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, would have forced private employers to give their employees leave
Senate panel votes to require PERA to only do business with Israel friendly companiesDENVER — The Senate Finance Committee cleared a measure that would require the public employee’s retirement association (PERA) to divest from businesses that have economic prohibitions against Israel. Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado, released the following statement hailing today’s vote: “Most Coloradans would be
DENVER — This afternoon, Democrats on the House State, Senate and Veterans Affairs Committee voted against protecting the integrity of Colorado’s elections. In a 5-4 vote, liberal legislators killed a bill by Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, that would simply require those individuals registering to vote on or immediately before Election Day to show photo identification. Kelly
DENVER — Few legislators have gone after small business owners more than state Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora. Today, the liberal trial lawyer who is running for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, unsuccessfully tried to mandate that all private employers provide employees sick time. The measure failed to pass the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.
Not a surprise: Bennet still mum on the issueDENVER — Colorado Democrats like U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet are afraid of taking a stance on 'ColoradoCare'. The ballot measure being championed by state Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, would impose a costly, Soviet-style single payer healthcare system on hardworking Coloradans. While Bennet is hiding from reporters on this
