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Colorado completes final sale of certificates of participation from 2017 transportation bill
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Colorado Treasurer Dave Young announced Wednesday the state has wrapped up the final of four $500 million sales of certificates of participation intended to help finance transportation projects across the state. Certificates of participation are akin to bonds, but under Senate Bill 17-267, the state is putting up as collateral state buildings, under lease-purchase agreements.…
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HUDSON | Dem ploy to trip up Stapleton was an embarrassing misfire
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In the unlikely event you were hoping for a respectful, policy-dominated political debate in Colorado this year, House Democrats serving on the Legislature’s Capital Development Committee dashed those expectations Monday morning. In the spirit of the World Cup’s quadrennial coincidence with our state elections, a yellow card for partisan tripping appears in order. House Democrats…
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Gorman: Rural Colorado bill seriously lacking in transparency, accountability to taxpayers
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Senate Bill 17-267 was recently approved by the Senate Finance Committee on a 4-1 vote. That’s potentially bad news for taxpayers, and sick people. The bill would make Colorado’s state budget less transparent, reduce legislative and taxpayer control over state spending, create two new slush funds outside of legislative control, increase state indebtedness, and use…
