jim wilson
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Imagination Library of Colorado launches statewide expansion
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When last we saw Republican former state Sen. Jack Tate, he was headed off to his hometown of Nashville, Tenn., to help manage a nonprofit called Project Return and take care of his mother. But longing to come home to his Colorado family, he’s now managing another nonprofit that he had a hand in setting…
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Full-day kindergarten funding clears Colorado House, on to the Senate
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A bill that would fund full-day kindergarten in Colorado is headed to the state Senate. The House voted 53-11 on Tuesday to send the bill on to its next destination. It cleared the House Appropriations Committee on Friday. House Bill 1262 has garnered more support during the 2019 session than any previous effort, as Republican…
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Colo. House Democrats finally pass pension bill; now they negotiate
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The Colorado House passed a solution to the $32 billion hole in the state public employees’ pension Tuesday morning, sending one of the session’s biggest bills to negotiators with a little more than a week left in the session. The bill passed on a party-line vote. Senate Bill 200 was amended by Democrats in the…
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Hunting, fishing fee increases headed to Hickenlooper’s desk
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Hunting, fishing and other recreational groups asked to pay more to protect Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and now they’ve gotten their wish. Senate Bill 143 passed the House 45-17 Thursday, providing the first infusion of cash to the agency in 13 years. Moreover, it assures that public lands and a raft of conservation programs don’t…
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School Finance Act clears first Colo. House hurdle
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The General Assembly could make major progress on buying down the state’s debt to K-12 public education under the School Finance Act, which cleared the House Education Committee Monday on an 11-2 vote. House Bill 1379 includes an extra $150 million, a request okayed by both the governor and the Joint Budget Committee, to pay…
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‘Idaho stop’ bike bill rolls through House 1st approval
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A bicycle bill described as “the one you love to hate” got enough love to win preliminary approval from the Colorado House of Representatives, but not without a bit of anti-bicycle chatter about the so-called “Idaho stop.” Senate Bill 144 would allow local governments to authorize the Idaho stop in their jurisdictions. It would allow a…
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Colorado lawmakers wrangle over school nurses administering medical marijuana
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A bill that would allow school nurses to administer medical marijuana got preliminary approval in the Colorado House Wednesday, but the debate exposed concerns that might imperil it if it reaches the state Senate. House Bill 1286 passed on a voice vote in the lower chamber but will still need to get a majority in…
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Bill aimed at drug abuse has tough time against Colorado doctors’ orders
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Legislators talk a lot about fighting the drug abuse epidemic, but the fate of a bill aimed at helping by connecting doctors writing prescriptions directly to pharmacies is going to down to the wire House Bill 1279 is supported by the Colorado Retail Council, which includes pharmacies who say it’s a common-sense measure to reduce the…
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Hunting, fishing fees could rise in Colorado, thanks to sportsmen
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DENVER – A bill to increase hunting and fishing fees, with a raft of other revenue-raisers, appears headed for passage in the Colorado General Assembly. The money, nearly $20 million projected by its second year, would go to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, a state agency that depends solely on licenses, fees and taxes on outdoorsmen…
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Columbus Day repeal narrowly passes committee, aims for future compromises
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The annually doomed bill to repeal Columbus Day as a state holiday in Colorado has a twist this year: It would create a commission to forge mutual understanding about heritage between Coloradans of Italian and American Indian descent. The same approach was used to settle disputes over American Indian sports mascots at schools in Colorado in…
