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Proposed deadline extension to schools with Native American mascots riles Democrats
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A mystery amendment to House Bill 1390, the annual school finance act, put a last-minute blip onto the annual funding measure and riled Democrats who have worked for two years to require public schools to eliminate Native American mascots. Legislators added the amendment to the bill during a Senate Education Committee hearing on April 28. …
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Two weeks, 315 bills left in 2018 legislative session
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Well, at least the count went down a little. With 14 days left in the 2018 General Assembly session, the count for bills that are still pending some form of action has gone down, but not by much. There are now 174 bills in the House awaiting decisions ranging from committee hearing to governor’s decision…
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Colo. teachers have a lot to sweat out in 2018 legislature’s final days
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Colorado teachers have a lot riding on the final two weeks of this year’s legislative session, both in policy and politics, from their weekly paycheck to their future pension. The House of Representatives this week is expected to debate and vote on a fix to the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, a plan to shore…
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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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This Week at the Capitol, Week of April 16-20
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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 House Education Committee, 1:30 p.m. Room 112 House Bill 1379, School Finance Act.House Bill…
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With four weeks to go, hundreds of bills still await final action
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Wednesday marks the beginning of the last four weeks of Colorado’s 2018 General Assembly session. That means “hurry-up” time, with 295 bills (out of 615) on the House and Senate docket still looking for final action – and at least one more to come. The majority of those bills on final approach originated in the…
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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…
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NOONAN: A+ Colorado slams public schools — but sidesteps issue of school finance
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A+ Colorado doesn’t have much good news to report on Colorado public schools, citing its updated research that shows how few of the state’s students enter the 300 most competitive colleges and universities in the country. Many high schools have no graduating seniors who will attend competitive higher ed institutions. The vast majority have fewer…
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Hickenlooper signs ‘Long Bill,’ applauds bipartisan collaboration on state budget
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday signed the upcoming year’s budget, known as the Long Appropriations Bill, praising legislators on both sides of the aisle for coming together to avert “draconian” cuts while safeguarding spending on health care and schools. Senate Bill 254 sets a $28.7 billion budget for the state for the 2017-18 fiscal year,…
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YESTERYEAR: Ritter, Caldara face off over School Finance Act
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Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … A new welfare law was finally agreed upon and the Legislature narrowly averted a special session. “That’s the art of compromise,” Gov. Roy Romer said. He added that he would sign the latest version of the state’s welfare reform law that had successfully met the…
