Author: Michael Davidson

Super Slab   The proposed Super Slab corridor will not be removed from official records in seven counties, but its developers must clear more hurdles before they can move forward on it.   Calhan Republican Rep. Marsha Looper’s much-amended HB1007 was given final approval on Tuesday. The measure wipes mention of the toll road corridor from the…

DENVER – The CSAP exams have won a stay of execution, although much of the state’s student assessment program is probably living on borrowed time.An attempt to eliminate CSAPs for high school students and the CSAP writing test taken by students in grades three through 10 failed Monday when a watered down bill was voted…

   DENVER – You may need a driver’s license to get a beer, but you don’t need one to get a ballot.   When voters go to the polls this year, they will be able to show they’re eligible to vote by presenting a copy of their birth certificate, pay stub or utility bill.   The Legislature has…

    DENVER – Democrats and Republicans quarreled Thursday night about whether to require students to pass an English proficiency exam before receiving a diploma.    Thursday night the House was still debating the bill that would put Gov. Bill Ritter’s education reform program into effect.    Further debate and a vote are expected today.    The version the Senate passed 31-0 included the…

DENVER – While efforts to create government programs to expand access to health care for the uninsured have slowed, Democrats are pushing two bills through the Legislature that they say would improve the quality of care for those with insurance.The bills would regulate how much insurers can charge in premiums, and penalize insurers that do…

Agenda   Today: Gov. Bill Ritter is scheduled to sign the budget for fiscal 2008-09. The state will spend $18.4 billion.   Critics of massage parlors who claim some are fronts for prostitution and human trafficking could see a bill that tightens regulations debated by the House Health and Human Services Committee.   Tuesday: The constitutional measure modifying…

Bruce fallout    A lawmaker said today she has received threatening e-mails and phone calls since she chastised colleague Douglas Bruce for referring to Mexican immigrant workers as “illiterate peasants.”    Rep. Kathleen Curry said the threats began after she cut off Bruce during a debate Monday on a bill to help Mexican farmworkers get temporary visas.    Curry, a Democrat…