Rep. Mark Ferrandino and Sen. Chris Romer, both Denver Democrats, announced plans to introduce legislation today that would cap payday loan rates at 36 percent APR. If approved by the Legislature, the measure would go to the voters later this year rather than to Gov. Bill Ritter’s desk.
Tag Archive | "Ballot Initiatives"
Targeting Payday Lending
Posted on 22 February 2010.
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Substance Abuse Help Is Among New Colo. Laws
Posted on 31 December 2009.
A new state law going into effect New Year’s Day will provide comprehensive preventive health care to people in rural Colorado.
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Rep. Cindy Acree Says She’ll Push Colo. To Opt Out Of U.S. Health Plan
Posted on 30 December 2009.
“Right now (there are states that) are in fiscal distress and cannot support or sustain the federal legislation as written,” Acree said. “And there are civil liberties here that are being infringed upon.”
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Colorado Ballot Measure Opponents Question Signatures
Posted on 11 December 2009.
Opponents of two measures that have been approved for the 2010 ballot are looking to see if their proponents violated signature-gathering requirements.
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Tancredo Initiative Would Require Immigration-Status Checks of Hires
Posted on 05 December 2009.
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo wants every Colorado business to verify that new hires are U.S. citizens, a proposal that prompted cries of racism from critics.
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Initiative Easing Restrictions on Grocery Booze Sales Clears Hurdle
Posted on 02 December 2009.
A roomful of lobbyists from all sides of the Colorado booze-in-grocery-stores debate watched warily as a ballot initiative relaxing restrictions on wine and full-strength beer sales cleared its first hurdle Tuesday.
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