james coleman
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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill to establish Black Coloradan Racial Equity Commission
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Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill on Tuesday establishing a statewide racial equity study to “determine and make recommendations related to any historic and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism” on Black Coloradans as a result of state actions. Senate Bill 53 establishes the Black Coloradan Racial Equity Commission to conduct the study…
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Colorado Senate approves rewritten construction defects bill, which faces uncertain future
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A watered-down version of the Senate’s “construction defects” bill won preliminary approval on Wednesday after four hours of debate and over two weeks of delays, as bill sponsors worked with multiple amendments. A final 25-8 vote Thursday sends to the bill to the House. With just a few provisions remaining from the original version, Senate Bill…
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Colorado Senate approves rewritten construction defects bill, which faces uncertain future
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A watered-down version of the Senate’s “construction defects” bill won preliminary approval on Wednesday after four hours of debate and over two weeks of delays, as bill sponsors worked with multiple amendments. A final 25-8 vote Thursday sends to the bill to the House. With just a few provisions remaining from the original version, Senate Bill…
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CAPITOL M | Feb. 24-March 2: Halfway to Sine Die edition
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Yes, we’re at the halfway mark. Officially, day 60 of the 120-day session is Monday, March 4. Wasn’t that quick? Or, THAT WAS TOO QUICK! Under “things you did not know”… Rep. Matt Soper of Delta has in his family history a lunch, hosted by his ancestors in the early 20th century, with the guest…
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2018 Colo. legislature: Winners and losers from the session
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Winners House Assistant Majority Leader Alec Garnett of Denver and Assistant Minority Leader Cole Wist of Centennial: For the second year in a row, these two lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle took on some of the toughest issues in the session. This year, that included the year’s most controversial bill – the “red flag”…
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Capitol M: Week ending April 6, Budget Edition
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Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd, or, what goes on at the Capitol when lawmakers are not sitting at Coors Field, or as it was briefly known as on Friday, Citizens Bank Park. The next time Rep. Leslie Herod offers you donuts around April Fool’s Day…Capitol M advises…
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Colorado House Black Caucus counts $7.1M in budget wins
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DENVER – The largest group of black lawmakers in Colorado history touted the amendments they secured in the House version of the state budget Thursday. The House Black Caucus took credit for six amendments putting more than $7.1 million into mentoring programs, community corrections treatment services, mental health for peace officers, substance abuse treatment for expecting…
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Capitol M, Week ending Feb. 23
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A weekly look at what goes on behind the scenes at the General Assembly, who pops up from time to time and what Capitol M finds either amusing or interesting. Blast from the past…lots of former lawmakers show up at the Capitol from time to time, from those who have gone over to the…
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar endorses Ashley Wheeland in HD 9 Democratic primary
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat, this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver’s House District 9. “Ashley has a long record of fighting for Colorado communities and their health care, something I am passionate about as well,” Aguilar, a primary care physician,…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 11 edition
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I’LL SEE YOUR BERNIE AND RAISE A JOYCE FOSTER … The battle of the bold-faced names is on in the House District 9 Democratic primary, where three-term incumbent state Rep. Paul Rosenthal is facing two candidates seeking to dislodge him from the southeast Denver seat. Less than a week had passed since Bernie Sanders –…
