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HERE ARE THE 87 BILLS on today’s quick-look calendar.
OF NOTE TODAY: First Colorado budget debate.
OUTRAISES PERLMUTTER: Joe Coors. Jr.
IT’S OKAY TO SWITCH: Santorum delegates.
TODAY’S POLITICAL CORRECTION: After congratulating Colorado College students Tuesday on the completion of an intensive research project on the Colorado River Basin, Gov. John Hickenlooper clarified a remark attributed to him in 2003, when he was elected mayor of Denver. The remark: Denver wouldn’t be Denver without Western Slope river water.
SOMETIMES DOESN’T GET HIS WAY: John Hickenlooper.
GIVE IT UP: Pitkin County calls for withdrawal of bill to divert lottery funds to veterans.
PRIVILEGE AND PRESERVATION IN THE CORPORATE SETTING: Davis Graham & Stubbs partner Andrea Wang will be presenting a free CLE program with ethics credits anticipated for in-house lawyers on how to avoid communication pitfalls in the digital age. The program is co-sponsored with Law Week Colorado. 7:30 – 9:00 a.m., Thursday, April 26, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, 1550 17th Street, Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202.
NEW NAME: “The Buffalo Highway.”
NEW OLD NAME: “Arapahoe County Detention Center.”
MOVING ON: Mail ballots to inactive voters bill.
MOVING ON: Give preference to Colorado bidders bill.
MOVING ON: Ban trans fats in schools bill.
IF HE WINS, HE’LL PROBABLY LOSE HIS DAY JOB: Jared Wright, HD-45.
HAT OUT: Alice Nichol, Adams County.
SHE’S CAMPAIGNING WHILE YOU’RE WORKING: Emily Tracy, SD-8 hopeful.
FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITE LICENSE-PLATE BILL on State Bill’s “Plate Progress” report.
GOLD BOOKS: Order in the a.m., delivered to the Capitol by p.m.
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TODAY’S CALENDARS. House. Senate.
SUBSCRIBERS: Your Virtual Bill Box is here. Your Personal Calendar is here.
YESTERDAY’S BILL ROUNDUP FOR STATE BILL SUBSCRIBERS, COURTESY OUR VIRTUAL BILL BOX:
* Introduced bills
* Signed bills
* Bills acted upon
* New fiscal notes
* Bill amendments
* New bill versions
* Day’s archived audio
* Day’s archived video
* New lobbyists
* New principals
TODAY’S HICKENLOOPER SCHEDULE:
* 3:30 p.m. – Gov. Hickenlooper will join U.S. Sen. Mark Udall and Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock to deliver remarks at the IMA Financial Group headquarters groundbreaking ceremony. Location: Union Station, 17th Street and Wynkoop Street, Denver.
NOTHING ON THE SOCIAL CALENDAR
AGAIN DISHING GOSSIP: Penny Parker.
GET READY FOR 2,000 EDUCATION ACTIVISTS OUT ON THE WEST STEPS TODAY: 8:00 AM 2:00 PM, Jefferson County Education Association.
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