Author: Pat Poblete
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History Colorado’s DiPrince named State Historic Preservation Officer
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Gov. Jared Polis on Oct. 19 named History Colorado’s Executive Director Dawn DiPrince as Colorado’s next historic preservation officer. DiPrince will lead the State Historic Preservation Office, which is charged with maintaining Colorado’s inventory of historic places, administering federally funded state programs, implementing a statewide historic preservation plan, coordinating with tribal governments, managing tax credit…
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Neguse wins Climate Conservation Corps funding as Democrats trim reconciliation bill
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As congressional Democrats negotiate cuts from President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse announced his 21st Century Climate Conservation Corps is not on the chopping block. Biden on Thursday made the trip up Capitol Hill to urge House Democrats to embrace a framework on a $1.75 trillion bill packed with many…
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Wildfire committee nixes legislation on fire-detecting cameras, approves trio of grant programs
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A legislative panel that studies wildfire mitigation and prevention on Thursday approved a full slate of bills – including a series of grant programs and a public awareness campaign – after nixing a GOP proposal for a program that would use cameras to boost early detection of remote fires. The Wildfire Matters Review Committee narrowed the…
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Legislative panel on mental health, criminal justice approves full slate of bills
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A panel of lawmakers reviewing treatment of those with mental health disorders in the criminal justice system on Wednesday voted to advance a full slate of five bills, including measures on those found not guilty by reason of insanity, pretrial diversion programs, emergency mental health holds and housing. The Treatment of Persons with Mental Health…
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Tax panel scraps proposal on short-term rentals, advances five other measures
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An interim panel charged with reviewing the state’s tax policy voted to advance a package of five bills, opting in the process to axe a proposal from a Denver Democrat that sought a statewide increase on taxes on short-term rentals. Heading into the Wednesday meeting, the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy appeared poised to…
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Lawmakers approve bills restoring PERA cut, addressing police and fire benefits
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A panel of lawmakers charged with crafting legislation governing pensions for police, firefighters and state employees on Tuesday unanimously approved a trio of bills ahead of the coming legislative session. The first bill of the trio to be approved by the Pension Review Commission seeks to combine a pair of retirement plans administered by the Fire and Police Pension Association. The FPPA in 2020 convened a…
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CU Boulder wins $1.4 million federal grant for trade center
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CU Boulder is in line to receive a $1.4 million federal grant to support the Rocky Mountain Trade Adjustment Assistance Center. The grant, announced Tuesday by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, is one of 11, totaling $13.5 million, doled out by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The funds go to support Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers,…
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DHS receives $1 million federal grant to teach youth about responsible parenting
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The Colorado Department of Human Services has been awarded a $1 million grant from the federal government to help educate youth and young adults about “responsible parenting and the impacts of income changes over a lifetime.” The grant funding going to the Division of Child Support Services within DHS is part of a $10.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for…
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Auditors: State wins high marks on pair of pandemic programs
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A pair of pandemic-related programs stood up near the onset of COVID-19 won high marks after being put under the microscope by the Colorado Office of the State Auditor. Among the reports OSA presented to the Legislative Audit Committee on Monday was an investigation of the Property Owner Preservation Program, which was authorized by House…
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Titone honored for bill on agency rulemaking search engine
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A group made up of some of Colorado’s top business minds is honoring state Rep. Brianna Titone for her legislative work earlier this year. Colorado Concern, a CEO-based organization that describes itself as “devoted to investing in and promoting a pro-business environment through the political process,” presented its 2021 In the Arena Leadership Award to…
