First P-TECH Schools Announced
(Jan 12, 2016) – Legislation sponsored by Majority Leader Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, has given the green light to two new “Pathways in Technology Early College” (P-TECH) schools, the first of their kind...
View ArticleBill to Expand Business Intelligence Center Gains Support
(Jan. 28) – Rep. Angela Williams, D-Denver, advanced her bill to formalize the successful Business Intelligence Center past the Business Committee this afternoon on a 13-0 vote. HB16-1014 formalizes...
View ArticleLebsock Home Brew Freedom Bill Advances
(Jan. 28) – A simple, commonsense measure to allow adults to brew beverages for personal use and remove antiquated language from Colorado state statute, sponsored by Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton,...
View ArticleVigil Business Development Bill Passes House, On to Senate
(Feb. 2) – A bill sponsored by Rep. Ed Vigil, D-Alamosa, to give more flexibility to provide activities in support of business recruitment, management, and development passed the House 51-13 on third...
View ArticleEsgar and Vigil Supporting American-Made
(April 15) – In the face of another round of steel industry layoffs in Pueblo, Reps. Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo, and Ed Vigil, D-Alamosa, sponsored a resolution this morning to push the state to prioritize...
View ArticleForever Mile High
(April 28) – A bill by Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver, to ensure ‘Mile High’ remains a part of Broncos Stadium passed the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee on an 11-2 vote this afternoon. “The...
View ArticleSaving Rural Hospitals – and Much More
(May 8) – The House Finance Committee voted 11-2 this afternoon to advance one of the biggest bills of the session – a bipartisan measure to save Colorado hospitals from more than $500 million in...
View ArticleHouse Passes Broadband Funding Reform
(May 9) – The House closed in today on final agreement on a significant telecomms reform intended to spur the expansion of broadband internet service in rural Colorado. Lack of broadband service hurts...
View ArticleHouse Dem Leaders Denounce U.S. Senate Arbitration Vote
(Oct. 25) – Speaker Crisanta Duran and Majority Leader KC Becker said today that they were appalled by the U.S. Senate’s vote to overturn a federal rule protecting consumers’ right to band together...
View ArticleSales Tax Simplification Bill Advances
(Nov. 1) – The State of Colorado took a giant step today toward streamlining a system of calculating and collecting sales taxes that is so convoluted that it has been identified as inhibiting economic...
View ArticleHouse OKs Kraft-Tharp’s Red Tape Relief for Business
(Jan. 23) – Colorado took an important step today toward removing red tape for business when the House gave voice-vote approval to Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp’s bipartisan bill to take the headache out of...
View ArticleWelcome, Outdoor Retailers
(Jan. 23) – The House of Representatives welcomed the Outdoor Retailer show to Denver today and noted the policy decisions that attracted the show to Denver. The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer show...
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