school finance
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NOONAN | To Amendment 73’s foes, below average is good enough for our schools
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The Blank Check, Blatant Deception committee against Amendment 73, led by Luke Ragland of Ready Colorado, argues that this fall’s ballot initiative to increase public school funding will “devastate Colorado’s economy.” According to this theory, catastrophe will occur if Colorado’s voters decide to raise $1.6 billion annually for public schools that have been underfunded from…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Ex-New Mexico official pleads guilty to embezzlement, perjury
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Ex-state senator pleads guilty to embezzlement, perjury SANTA FE – Former New Mexico state Sen. Phil Griego has pleaded guilty to embezzlement and perjury charges for misspending and falsely reporting campaign account activity, lengthening his ongoing stay in prison. Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that Griego, a Democrat, was sentenced to an additional year based…
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IN RESPONSE | Amendment 73 will build great schools, thriving communities
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(Re: “THE PODIUM | Glut of tax measures on this fall’s ballot may be a tough sell,” Aug. 22.) We love Colorado. Like so many others who have chosen to live in our state, we love the quality of life, the open spaces, extraordinary vistas, and the feeling that this is a place where one…
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NOONAN | Record of outgoing legislative leadership: incremental change
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The opening of the 2011 General Assembly marked the first year of Gov. John Hickenlooper’s administration. It was the year that Kevin Grantham, Senate president, and Crisanta Duran, House speaker, started their eight years in the Senate and House. Other prominent leaders in that elected class include Sen. Lucia Guzman, Senate minority leader; Rep. Millie…
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200+ bills remain in last week of Colo. legislative session
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Finally, some serious progress has been made on the number of bills awaiting the final up or down vote in the Colorado General Assembly! The legislature is finally whittling down the looooong list of bills left to work through the 2018 session, which ends exactly in one week, no later than midnight, Wednesday, May 9.…
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This Week at the Capitol: April 23-27
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Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. MONDAY Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 357 Senate Concurrent Resolution…
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General Assembly adding bills more than subtracting in waning weeks
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Wednesday marks the start of the last three weeks of Colorado’s 2018 General Assembly session. As of a week ago, the General Assembly still had 295 bills – out of a total of 615 – awaiting final action. You’d think a week later that number would be lower. You’d be wrong. As of Wednesday morning, the…
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This Week at the Capitol: April 2-6
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Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. This week, the Senate will take up the Long Appropriations Bill, which is likely to be…
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Out West Roundup: Fearing a Utah ‘coronation,’ 11 Republicans challenge Romney
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Utah Fearing a Utah ‘coronation’, 11 Republicans challenge Romney SALT LAKE CITY – Eleven Republicans stepped forward before a filing deadline last week to challenge former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the Utah Senate race, including a state lawmaker who says an “establishment insider” can’t fix problems in Washington. Many of the candidates acknowledge…
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Colorado school superintendents launch own effort to reform school finance
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Superintendents and all but a handful of Colorado’s 178 public school districts spoke with a unified voice Wednesday to advocate for a legislative ballot measure they say will fix Colorado’s school finance funding formula. The ballot measure is contained within House Bill 1232, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Dave Young of Greeley in the House. Republican…
