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Polis throws cold water on public unions bill
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A bill to allow public employees to engage in collective bargaining has run into its biggest hurdle: lack of support from Gov. Jared Polis. The bill is the brainchild of House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo, and Sen. Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder. Esgar worked on a similar bill in 2021, but never introduced it. The draft…
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Prop 110 will fund needed infrastructure — and keep Colorado competitive
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A safe and accessible transportation system is critical to our way of life in Colorado. And yet our transportation infrastructure is literally crumbling around us. According to a recent study, 70 percent of the roads in Colorado are rated “poor or mediocre,” and over 500 bridges around the state are rated as “structurally deficient.” State…
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CON | Am. 74 would drown government in litigation — and hand taxpayers the tab
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Colorado residents are going to be voting on a variety of important ballot measures next month. The one that is most troubling is Amendment 74. This suggested change to the Colorado Constitution would expose both the state and all local governments to untold legal exposure with unclear language referring to government regulations or actions which…
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Municipal League takes positions on setbacks, transportation
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The Colorado Municipal League has staked out the November ballot with a series of position papers. CML supports a sales tax for transportation, but not an opposing measure to require the legislature to fund transportation without raising taxes. The 95-year-old league, which represents 270 Colorado municipalities, is opposed to both measures related to the oil…
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Initiative 108: A record 209K petition signatures turned in
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Proponents of a ballot measure they claim will strengthen private property rights turned in a record 209,000 petition signatures Friday to the secretary of state. Initiative 108 is a constitutional proposal for the November ballot that its chief sponsor, Colorado Farm Bureau, says will allow private property owners to take state or local governments to…
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Colorado Municipal League seats executive board
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The Colorado Municipal League‘s (CML) seated its new executive board during its 96th annual conference in Vail. The 21-member board is elected and responsible for CML’s overall finances, management and policy affairs. CML represents more than 270 cities and towns across the state. New board members are: Re-elected to the board were: Returning board members…
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Q&A with Marc Williams | Arvada’s mayor wants statewide transportation solution
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No one has to tell Denver-area mayors there’s a traffic problem in the booming and sprawling metroplex. Over at the State Capitol, it may still be a partisan issue – “their transportation plan” vs. “ours” – but for Colorado’s nonpartisan mayors, politics takes a back seat to the need for a viable, lasting solution. Just…
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Election Day is two weeks from Tuesday for 120 Colorado cities and towns
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DENVER – The Colorado Municipal League is out with its indispensable guide to the upcoming election issues in 120 towns and cities across the state on April 3. On the other hand, election fever isn’t an epidemic; 63 elections were canceled for lack of a challenger. Here’s the Municipal League’s breakdown: BroadbandColorado statutes require an…
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State ethics commission asserts authority over home rule cities, counties
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In a unanimous vote Monday, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission sent a strong message to “home rule” cities and towns that don’t have ethics policies, as well as to those that believe their policies are up to snuff. The commission voted to accept jurisdiction over an ethics complaint involving a Weld County commissioner, Julie Cozad. The complaint,…
