House Majority Leader Monica Duran
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What you need to know about the Colorado legislature reading a 661-page bill aloud
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A rarely used procedural move by a Republican legislator threw the Colorado House into an extended slowdown, after she invoked her right to have a nearly 700-page state budget bill read aloud in full. Once Rep. Brandi Bradley, R‑Roxborough Park, made the request, the House was required by law to read House Bill 1410, which…
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House GOP stalls Colorado budget debate by forcing full reading of 661-page bill
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A procedural battle at the Colorado Capitol boiled over on Wednesday night, when a House Republican demanded the 661‑page state budget be read aloud in full — a move that delayed the advance of the proposed $46.8 billion spending plan. Colorado legislators are constitutionally required to adopt a balanced budget each year. For next year’s…
