brian delgrosso
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First draft: House debate on state budget ‘long bill’
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House Dems with Republican support pass state budget The House passed the state budget Friday morning. The $27 billion spending bill written over the course of months by the bipartisan Joint Budget Committee survived House debate mostly intact. House Bill 1405 passed on a 39-26 vote. Five Republicans — Reps. J. Paul Brown, R-Ignacio, Don…
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Small Business Day attendees at Capitol celebrate victories, gird against defeats
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Colorado legislative leaders and top business owners mingled on St. Patrick’s Day with about 100 attendees at Small Business Day events at the Capitol sponsored by the state chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business. Group members and guests spoke with enthusiasm about benefits the small business community brings to the state economy and…
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The Hot Sheet, March 23, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 49 | MARCH 23, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning, and a happy Snowpocalypse Wednesday to those of you in the Denver metro area and happy snow day to the Colorado state House and Senate. “Whimps” says veteran state Capitol…
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The Hot Sheet, March 22, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 48 | MARCH 22, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Not a good Tuesday morning in the world with yet another terrorist attack striking the heart of Brussels, Belgium, 2 explosions at Brussels Airport and one at a subway station with at least…
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Salazar oil-and-gas liability bill makes bumpy way through House
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The legislative showdown over oil and gas drilling had been headed to the full Colorado House for months, rumbling along like a low-grade temblor. When it finally hit the floor Thursday morning, it sent lawmakers out of their seats to the front of the chamber, where they faced off for more than two hours of…
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The Hot Sheet, March 17, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 45 | MARCH 17, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Happy St. Patricks Day! Lot’s of phone calls and emails from y’all yesterday. You folks absolutely love The Hot Sheet. It warms my heart. We are going to continue to dig deep…
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Half-way home: House minority tallies wins, examines remaining goals for session
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The first act of this year’s session of the Colorado General Assembly has been one of mostly compromise and accord. But in the second act, the drama will likely start up in earnest. During a mid session review by members of the House Republican Leadership Friday, Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, said the 60 days of…
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VIDEO: Workforce development package gets bipartisan lift
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[vimeo 156622574 w=700 h=394]Colorado lawmakers rolled out a package of 10 bills focused on state workforce development Wednesday at the Capitol, touting cooperation among industry representatives, Republicans and Democrats to better prepare young Coloradans to thrive in what they called a changing economy that offers new kinds of careers. The bills extend a similar drive…
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Republican Sandgren launches challenge to Salazar
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Former middle school biology teacher Jessica Sandgren kicked off her campaign to challenge state Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, Wednesday night surrounded by House Republican leadership and several elected officials from Adams County. House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, who introduced Sandgren at her campaign launch at the Thorncreek Golf Course clubhouse, recalled that voters in…
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The Hot Sheet, February 10, 2016
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By TCS Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Jared Wright@_JaredWright_ Wednesday, February 10, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, happy Wednesday, and here’s to a good start to the rest of your week … Your post-N.H. presidential recap and analysis: As the polling from the last several days predicted, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders walked away from the Granite State last night with respective wins, Trump commanding 35.1%…
