Even veteran lawmakers say Congress is moving extremely fast this year. Bills and votes keep coming, and in the first six months, Colorado’s freshmen legislators are working hard to just keep up. Reporter Sara Sciammacco has this report card for KRCC.
A Denver District judge has put a campaign finance measure on hold, saying it’s discriminatory and violates free speech protections guaranteed under the first amendment. Colorado voters narrowly passed Amendment 54 last fall. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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CSU-Pueblo increases tuition…Colorado Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry says Republicans need to admit they made mistakes…Lynx kittens discovered in the state…and, AAA says 4th of July travel estimates for Rocky Mountain states will buck the national trend.
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Plans for dedicating the Ludlow Massacre Memorial Monument as a National Historic Landmark…reviewing the state worker’s compensation program…and challenging Amendment 54.
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Colorado holds the highest growth rate for children living in poverty…Gov. Bill Ritter attends the Western Governors’ Association meetings…a subcommittee approves extending a spending ban on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site…and, Representative Betsy Markey testifies for wildfire mitigation.
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Two new Democrats were sworn into the state senate on Friday to replace outgoing lawmakers. A total of four Democratic lawmakers have resigned from the statehouse this year. Two more are considering it. Bente Birkeland explores the trend.
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A 1.4 billion dollar budget shortfall, selling full strength beer in grocery stores, and a universal health care proposal…these are just some of the issues lawmakers had to grapple with during this year’s legislative session. Bente Birkeland discusses the highs and lows as part of the Capitol Conversation series.
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The state’s annual legislative session wrapped up on Wednesday, and as to be expected Republicans and Democrats paint a vastly difference picture about the accomplishments over the past 120 days. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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The state’s annual legislative session is scheduled to wrap up tomorrow, and lawmakers still have some big issues to grapple with. In the final days the senate will debate one of the most controversial bills of the entire session. Bente Birkeland has more as part of the capitol conversation series.
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Senate Democrats have selected Majority Leader Brandon Shaffer of Longmont to be the next Senate President. Three other lawmakers were originally interested in the job, but on Friday the members unanimously backed Shaffer. Current senate president Peter Groff will leave at the end of the legislative session to take a job in the Obama administration. Bente Birkeland discusses the leadership change in the Capitol Conversation series.
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It’s April 15th, tax day, and many cities saw antitax protests. As KRCC’s Aaron Retka reports, Colorado Springs was no exception.
The race to replace Colorado Senate President Peter Groff, and a state lawmaker withdraws his bid for a single-payer health care system.
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Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
District 2 is essentially the northern area of Colorado Springs. Incumbent Darryl Glenn is running unopposed. I met with him at City Hall to talk about council and why he’s seeking reelection. Here’s part of the conversation.
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All ballots must be in to the city clerk’s office by 7 PM on Tuesday, April 7th.
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Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
District 4 is essentially the eastern and southeastern area of Colorado Springs. The race features residents Tony Carpenter and Bernie Herpin. Both stopped by the KRCC studios for an interview. Yesterday we heard from Herpin. Here’s part of the conversation with candidate Tony Carpenter.
Here’s the full conversation (25 minutes):
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Ballots are in the mail for this year’s Colorado Springs municipal elections. The mail-in only ballots include district races and four initiatives.
District 4 is essentially the eastern and southeastern area of Colorado Springs. The race features residents Tony Carpenter and Bernie Herpin. Both stopped by the KRCC studios for an interview. Tomorrow we’ll hear from Carpenter. Here’s part of the conversation with candidate Bernie Herpin.
Here’s the full conversation (32 minutes):
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