A bill to ban what’s known as “rolling coal” has initially passed in the Colorado House of Representatives on Wednesday/today. Bente Birkeland has more.
Cliff Willmeng Green Party Candidate for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District
At the recent Green Party State Convention, several candidates were chosen for state wide and federal races including Cliff Willmeng who will run for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, challenging Democratic incumbent Jared Polis. Willmeng says that he is running as […]
Capitol Conversation: The Colorado State Budget
The Democratic controlled House passed the state budget on Friday with five Republicans also backing it. The bill now heads to the Republican controlled Senate. As part of our weekly capitol conversation, Bente Birkeland talks to statehouse reporters about the […]
Budget Initially Clears House
Colorado lawmakers are only constitutionally required to do one thing during their annual legislative session, and that’s pass a balanced budget. And after several days of discussion, members of the Democratic House initially did that on Thursday. Bente Birkeland has […]
House Speaker Discusses Upcoming Budget
The House is debating the budget this week. The numbers are tight, but as Bente Birkeland reports, the Speaker of the House is pleased that lawmakers won’t have to cut key programs such as public schools and colleges or Medicaid reimbursements […]
Rain Barrel Bill in Limbo
A bill that would allow people to collect rain that falls from their rooftops remains hung up in the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, after the chair said he wasn’t comfortable with the measure. It’s not clear when the […]
Hickenlooper nominates Donna Lynne as new Lt. Governor
Colorado’s next Lieutenant Governor is poised to be Donna Lynne, a top executive at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Governor John Hickenlooper made the nomination on Wednesday, and he said Lynne, an Executive Vice President at Kaiser, would be very […]
Hunting in Pink Bill Headed to Governor
A bill to allow hunting in pink is now headed to the Governor’s desk. He’s expected to sign it, which would make Colorado the second state in the country to allow hunters to wear pink. Bente Birkeland has more from […]