Tag: joint budget committee
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Colorado allocates $7.5M for food assistance program for women and children amid federal shutdown
The federal government shutdown prompted the Colorado General Assembly’s budget writers to take action on Tuesday, allocating additional funds to the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) food program. The state portion of the federal program falls under the Department of Public Health and Environment. Last week, the department requested an emergency funding addition of $7.5…
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Q&A with Colorado lawmaker Barb Kirkmeyer | Republican says she’ll be a governor who ‘knows how to govern’
State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer says her decades of experience in government — as a county commissioner, director of a state department and state legislator — have prepared her to be a “really great governor,” and the Brighton Republican argues that’s what it’ll take to pull Colorado out of the tailspin she says it’s in. The…
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Colorado Senate committee advances bill to create 29 judgeships, with lawmaker support delicate
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to establish 29 new Colorado judgeships by a vote of 6-1 on Wednesday, with supporters and opponents both cautioning that their positions could change based on the availability of money. The committee heard testimony from numerous witnesses in support of the bill, including from sitting judges. Chief Justice…
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Bills on occupancy limit, foster youth advance, Denver council may try to override mayor’s veto | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 12, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: The Colorado House on Friday gave final approval to two major proposals dealing with housing and youth in the foster care system with a few defections among Democrats. House Bill 1007 would block local governments from imposing residential occupancy limits except for public…
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Colorado I-70 construction problems lead to extra ‘$100 to $150 million’ cost
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation’s massive project to reconstruct a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 70 is creating concerns for nearby residents in the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods. (Video by Skyler Ballard & Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “NEWS | Denver’s Central 70…
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Colorado Legislature 2021 preview | 5 things to watch during the session
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Politics’ insiders handicapped the issues to keep an eye on in the 2021 Colorado legislative session. 1. COVID-19 How long will the session last? The General Assembly will gavel in and then recess until February, but to what end? Will the vaccine be more…
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Joint Budget Committee cuts $724 million from K-12 in final attempt to balance the 2020-21 budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With time running out to find the money to balance the 2020-21 budget, the Joint Budget Committee Thursday took their biggest cut of all: $724 million from K-12 education. The vote was unanimous and painful. For nearly three weeks, the JBC has been trying to…