Posted on 26 November 2009. Tags: 2010 General Assembly, 2010 Legislature, Alaska, Aurora, Boulder, Brighton, California, Colorado Cities, Colorado General assembly, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Municipal League, Colorado Springs, Craig, David Ogden, Eric Holder, Fountain, Greeley, Hawaii, Jim Billings, Maine, Maryland, Medical Marijuana, Michigan, Montana, Montrose, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pueblo, Pueblo City Council, Pueblo County, Rhode Island, Tom Sexton, Vera Ortegon, Vermont, Washington
For Colorado cities, dealing with the issue of medical marijuana in 2009 is a lot like being offered that first joint back in the 1960s – do you join the party or just pass it on?
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Posted in Featured Stories, Medical Marijuana, Municipal
Posted on 22 November 2009. Tags: 2009 General Assembly, 2010 General Assembly, Amy Oliver Cooke, Cheri Gerou, Colorado Constitution, Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Transparency Project, Commission of Higher Education, HD-25, House District 25, House Minority Leader, House Speaker, Independence Institute, Long Term Fiscal Stability Commission, Sean Conway, Senate Minority Leader, Senate President, TABOR, Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, Weld County Commission
“An unimaginative failure. That’s the best way to describe the results of the Long Term Fiscal Stability Commission,” write three of its minority members in today’s Denver Post.
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Posted in Budget, Featured Stories
Posted on 20 November 2009. Tags: 2010 General Assembly, Amy Oliver, Associated Press, Bill Ritter, Colorado Lobbyists, Colorado Open Records Act, Colorado Transparency Project, Evan Dreyer, Gayle Berry, Governor's Energy Office, Independence Institute, Kent Lambert, Lobbyists, Low-income Energy Assistance Program
Colorado lawmakers and Gov. Bill Ritter are taking another look at the long-standing practice of hiring lobbyists to push legislation through the statehouse, the Associated Press reports.
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Posted in Featured Stories, Legislative
Posted on 20 November 2009. Tags: 2010 General Assembly, 2010 Legislature, Charles W. Pike, Charlie Pike, Colorado General assembly, Colorado Legislature, General Assembly, John Morse, Office of Legislative Legal Services
Starting with the 2010 session, Colorado legislative attorneys will start updating the sometimes lengthy summaries that appear at the beginning of text of proposed legislation.
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Posted in Featured Stories, Legislative