rep. tony exum
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Lead in school drinking water in Colorado gets some attention from bill that pays for testing
Lawmakers got the lead out in the final hours of the session. (Come on, I couldn’t let that go.) They passed a bill to help school systems pay for testing to see if their drinking water has lead in it. House Bill 1306 puts up $300,000 a year for schools to test their water, by…
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Baby, it’s cold outside … but still warm indoors with a little help from the state
The Colorado House agreed Tuesday to extend an initiative that helps heat the homes of more than 58,000 low-income Colorado families. Lawmakers approved House Bill 1116, sponsored by Reps. Millie Hamner, D-Dillon, and Tony Exum Sr., D-Colorado Springs, appropriating $13 million a year in severance tax revenue through 2023 to help subsidize heating bills and in some cases upgraded insulation for those of modest…


