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Legislative News – April 2019
Legislative Update: Legislature in Final Quarter
Even as it continues to introduce new bills, the General Assembly approaches its final 32 days of the session....
Share interior provides more than $291 million in conservation funding for...
AML funds improve coal communities and the lives of their residents
U.S. Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced the availability of the...
Legislative News – March 2019
Legislative Session – Part 2
The second half of the legislative session kicked off Monday, March 4. The session is limited by the Colorado Constitution...
Coal-fired power plants are closing early and Colorado lawmakers want to...
House Bill 1037 would let electric companies recoup money spent to build the plants while funding economic impact grants to towns losing jobs along...
Governmental Affairs Committee Update
The CMA Government Affairs Committee meets weekly most Mondays during the Colorado legislative session. Chaired by Jim Sanderson, CMA's Vice Chair of Governmental Affairs,...
Legislative News – February 2019
Legislature Hard at Work
We are nearly one-quarter of the way through the legislative session. The open seat for HD 57 to replace Rep. Rankin...
The Shutdown in Coal Country: Why the Worry?
Ten words in faded red ink adorn the glass door of the federal building: “Please hold mail for duration of government shutdown. Thank you.”
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Legislative News – January 2019
Happy New Year! At 10:00 a.m. on January 4, the First Regular Session of the 72nd General Assembly will convene welcoming newly elected Senators...
Rep. Dylan Roberts’ Mining BIll Aims to Protect Water Quality Near...
Recently appointed District 26 Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Eagle, has introduced a bill he says will help make sure maintaining water quality is a priority,...
Environmentalists Are Demanding Aggressive Action on Climate Change. How Far Will...
The political right in Colorado says the defeat of 2,500-foot setback measure signals the state is OK with the status quo for oil and...