joe zimlich
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INSIGHTS: Legislation to shape state politics for decades barely got noticed
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The day after the legislative session ended May 9, most of the Capitol’s top brass met with reporters to size up what had happened the previous four months. They had big-ticket compromises to brag about, for sure. Putting $3 billion into transportation counts. So does fixing a $32 billion shortfall in the state public employees’…
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Colorado redistricting resolutions head to the ballot
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Two resolutions that could help create commissions to draw political boundaries for the Colorado legislature and the state’s members of Congress are headed to the ballot. Monday morning the state House of Representatives passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, which refer respective ballot questions on legislative and congressional redistricting to the November…
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Legislature could help Colorado redistricting overhaul get on the ballot
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After opposing groups made peace on changing how Colorado draws political boundaries, lawmakers will now have a say in the matter. Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, and Sen. Stephen Fenberg, D-Boulder, are sponsoring legislation that would put the question on the ballot in November. Colorado voters, then, would decide if the General Assembly should…
