Tag: colorado state senate
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Colorado’s $46.8 billion budget nears finish line. Here’s what changed
Colorado legislators on Tuesday adopted a $46.8 billion plan to pay for state operations and programs next year after a joint panel reconciled differences between the House and Senate versions. A small group of lawmakers had resolved those differences. Lawmakers adopted what is called the conference committee report on House Bill 1410 — the budget…
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Proposal to use TABOR refunds for education gets preliminary OK in Colorado
KEY TAKEAWAY: Colorado residents will lose more than $7,000 in TABOR refunds over 10 years under a Democratic proposal to divert the money to K-12 education. If approved by the full Senate, its next stop is the House. Colorado senators on Friday gave preliminary approval to a proposed ballot measure that would take billions of…
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After internal strategy sessions, Colorado Senate to take up $46B budget debate
Tax Day carries added weight at the state Capitol this year, as the Senate prepares to take up the 2026‑27 budget on Wednesday following a day of preparations by both Republican and Democratic caucuses. Senators are expected to raise some of the House amendments from last week’s debate, as well as their own ideas. On…
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Survey from Ford Amphitheater owner touts support for noise bill moving through legislature
A bill that would help Ford Amphitheater and other for-profit concert venues receive noise exemption permits for future concerts is being considered by a state House subcommittee after passing the Senate on a 30-4 vote this month. State lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 98 after a 2025 Colorado Supreme Court ruling in a noise pollution case…
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Colorado Sen. Mike Weissman calls for cold water on heated hate speech
Likening the recent record-setting warm temperatures to hot political rhetoric, Colorado Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, pleaded for an end to death threats and other hate speech directed at lawmakers of both parties. “The increasingly tragic reality of our politics, however, like the increasingly tragic reality of our climate, is one of combustibility,” Weissman said from the well…
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Colorado Senate swears in Adrienne Benavidez after district vacancy win
Sen. Adrienne Benavidez, a Democrat from Adams County, was sworn in Monday to the Colorado Senate, just four days after winning a vacancy election in District 21. She was sworn in by Colorado Court of Appeals Justice Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov. Usually, that role is handled by a member of the Colorado Supreme Court,…
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Colorado legislators, friends and family pay tribute to late Sen. Faith Winter
Colorado legislators on Friday, joined by current and former lawmakers, memorialized the late Sen. Faith Winter, noting her contributions to public policy in transportation, family and medical leave, and climate legislation. Winter died in an auto accident on Nov. 26 at the age of 45. Winter’s legacy in the General Assembly, where she served from…
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President Pro Tem Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet to resign from Colorado Senate
A top Democrat in the Colorado General Assembly is resigning to take a new job. President Pro Tem Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet of Commerce City, who has served in the General Assembly since 2017, will become the director of the David and Laura Merage Foundation for Combating Antisemitism. Her last day is this Friday. The…
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State Sen. Angela Williams won’t seek second term in Colorado Senate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save State Sen. Angela Williams, D-Denver, announced Monday she will not seek a second term in the state Senate in November. Williams’ decision to run on the Democratic ticket for the U.S. Senate race in November made her east Denver seat wide open, and Rep. James…
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State Sen. Angela Williams won’t seek second term in Colorado Senate
State Sen. Angela Williams, D-Denver, announced Monday she will not seek a second term in the state Senate in November. Williams’ decision to run on the Democratic ticket for the U.S. Senate race in November made her east Denver seat wide open, and Rep. James Rashad Coleman, D-Denver, jumped into the race for the seat…