Tag: Legislative Update
Legislative Update: Environmental, social justice, and workplace issues
The Colorado Senate will introduce the Long (budget) bill this week, making its changes and passing it on to the House next week. The...
Legislative Update: Moving forward, but is it progress?
The legislature has been in “real” session for almost one month. After returning on February 16, 410 bills were introduced, and hearings began. Bill...
Legislative Update: Not in session, but work goes on
It is an odd time for legislative involvement. Officially, the General Assembly is in a temporary adjournment until February 16. Some legislative committees continue...
Legislative update
Happy New Year! Will we see a repeat of 2020?
Legislature will be back—later. Pre-session fundraisers by both political parties are being held—virtually for the...
Legislative update
Air Commission Action a Real Turkey
One week before Thanksgiving, the Air Quality Control Commission overruled recommendations by its staff and ordered early closure of...
Legislative report: We’re off and running!
In Colorado, the elections are over! November 3 brought few surprises. Several House members were elected to the Senate, while brand new faces in...
Legislative report: Climate issues continue to drive policy
Following a blitzkrieg of climate legislation in 2019, state agencies continue to push for new policies and regulations to meet the statutory goals of...
Legislative report: Let the (political) race begin!
Temperatures have dropped, a hint of fall is finally in the air, kids are back in school, and candidates are raising money and campaigning....
Legislative report: Keeping up with Zoom!
In this new world of virtual reality for organization meetings, regulatory hearings, and stakeholder meetings it is easy to become glued to the screen....
Legislative report: A tale of two legislatures
No, there was really only one 2020 legislative session in Colorado but the two-and-a-half month interruption at the halfway mark due to the coronavirus...