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Does a government agency have the ability to make a rule that conflicts with what the legislature writes in its laws? That question was at the foundation of a provocative hearing in the Committee on Legal Services, the General Assembly’s panel to review executive branch rules. And at the center was livestock. It all began…

Mayor Michael Hancock’s $1.5 billion 2020 proposed budget received nearly unanimous approval by City Council on Tuesday night. In an 11-1 vote, the mayor’s budget swiftly passed on the floor of Council, with Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca voting against the proposal, and Councilwoman Kendra Black momentarily absent from the vote. “I do not approve of the…

Members of the state’s Legislative Audit Committee were transparent on Monday about their displeasure with executive agencies dragging their feet on implementing audit recommendations. “Some of these departments, it looks like what they’re saying is, ‘Teah, yeah, we’ll get right on it.’ And when they’re off the hot seat, they ignore it,” said Rep. Lori…

The state treasurer oversees the banking and investment of state funds, but it is another division of the office that has increased its workload by nearly 300% in the past three years: unclaimed property. Unclaimed property in Colorado includes abandoned financial assets (stocks, dividends, mutual funds, bank accounts), unpaid wages, securities, life insurance payouts, and…