A measure that would require more disclosure for corporations and labor unions who want to spend freely in Colorado’s elections cleared its first committee yesterday. The bill stems from a recent Supreme Court decision and passed along party lines. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.
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Democrats introduced a bill yesterday that aims to place stricter requirements on companies and unions that want to spend money in Colorado elections. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.
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The speaker of the state house met with the secretary of state and a handful of county clerks yesterday to try and work out differences on a proposed elections reform bill. The proposal has drawn Republican fire, and may be delayed for a year. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.
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Republican state lawmakers opposed to new federal health care legislation are trying to block the bill at the polls and in the courts…Lawyers for the Army and the Colorado health department will return to court next month to talk about monitoring chemical weapons after bad weather forced a postponement in a conference scheduled last week…and, the Colorado Supreme Court has issued an opinion that state’s campaign finance laws are unconstitutional under a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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The state legislature’s only unaffiliated representative is mounting an effort to make it easier for other independent candidates to get on the ballot by sponsoring a bill to change the filing requirement. The measure recently cleared a house committee unanimously and is expected to be debated on the full floor later this week. Bente Birkeland has more from the state house.
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Congresswoman Betsy Markey (CO-4) has asked credit card companies to waive fees on donations bound for relief efforts in Haiti…the Colorado State University System has released a draft of a proposed ban on guns on its Fort Collins and Pueblo campuses…and, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa announces he will not seek re-election.
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