Author: Marianne Goodland

Instead of a direct cut to K-12 education funding, the state’s next spending  plan could take a different approach — changing how Colorado counts students. It’s part of the budget proposal submitted by Gov. Jared Polis in November, but it has school officials and teachers across the state howling in protest, and they intend to…

A Boulder County Democratic vacancy committee chose Katie Wallace on Tuesday night to replace former state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis of Longmont. Jaquez Lewis resigned earlier this month after allegations surfaced that she mistreated legislative aides and that she allegedly falsified one or more letters of support submitted to a state Senate ethics committee.  Jaquez…

The bill that backers hope will kickstart affordable condominium construction in Colorado passed its first major test on Tuesday, with strong bipartisan support from the House Transportation, Local Government, and Housing Committee. House Bill 1272 did not emerge unchanged, however; the committee made substantial changes through seven amendments, including an eight-page amendment first reported by…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Senate on Tuesday approved — but not without opposition — four appointments made by Gov. Jared Polis to the state Parks and Wildlife Commission. How the four commissioners dealt with the wolf issue, although just one aspect of the commission’s responsibilities, took front and…

Perhaps no revenue forecast has been more anticipated—and more worrisome—than the March 2025 estimate from legislative economists and the governor’s office, which came out Monday. As it turns out, some of those fears were realized, with expectations of higher inflation, partly due to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and higher transportation costs, higher unemployment,…

The longstanding fights between home builders and trial lawyers are in a different place as the bill to resolve longstanding condo construction defects issues heads to a committee hearing Tuesday. The hearing on House Bill 1272 in the House Transportation, Local Government and Housing Committee will review an eight-page amendment that is bringing some of…

While canceling interim committees would save the state budget about $300,000 in general fund dollars, that doesn’t appear to be a good enough reason for Senate Democrats — including two members of the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) — who fought to keep two of the interim committees currently on the chopping block. Senate Bill 199…