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Colorado Concern has a radio message for lawmakers: Fix roads
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DENVER – The business alliance Colorado Concern has a message for state lawmakers coming to a car radio (and traffic jam) near you: Make a deal to fund transportation. The organization is spending $25,000 to run that message during morning and afternoon drive-times on far-reaching Denver AM radio stations 850 KOA and 630 KHOW, including…
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Updated: Transportation ballot initiative could seek money only for local Colorado needs
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Update: The paperwork for a new ballot initiative was filed by a statewide coalition of business interests. It has two parts, the chamber said after filing it, much of it Colorado Politics previewed last week. A sales tax increase of 0.35 percent to address local and multimodal projects. Forty percent will go to municipalities, 40…
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Colorado Senate amendment would push transportation tax vote to 2019
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DENVER – Amendments to a critical transportation funding bill Wednesday night trimmed a request from the state budget to $250 million a year and delayed the request for permission from voters until November 2019. The Colorado Senate has been wrestling with Senate Bill 1 for a week. The legislation would tap the state budget ea each…
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Transportation bill stalls, as Colorado Senate Democrats filibuster
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Colorado Senate Democrats continued their attempts to amend a bill that would tie up $300 million a year from the state budget for transportation. Republicans played defense and ultimately passed Senate Bill 1 postponed to a third day of debate next Tuesday. If Republicans pass the legislation on a recorded vote with their one-seat majority,…
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Trump’s State of the Union could have a message on roads for Colorado
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When President Trump delivers his first State of the Union Tuesday night, many in Colorado hope there’s something to be said about Colorado roads, at least indirectly about how to pay for them. The question is whether Colorado will be giving or receiving in the system that now relies very heavily on federal fuel tax…
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Highway-funding legislation is a great first step — but not the final answer
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This week, the Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1, a bill to designate General Fund dollars to our transportation infrastructure. It should come as no surprise that the Colorado Contractors Association and many others support this idea and generally any investment into our roads and bridges. For years we have been ringing…
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Colorado House and Senate leaders continue to duel over transportation solution
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The debate over transportation at the Colorado state Capitol this week has all the feel of an “I was here first!” argument. Leaders of the Colorado House and Senate spoke Monday about their views on transportation, with both claiming it’s their top priority. But on how to get there, they still appear to be miles…
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Senate’s ruling Republicans reach out to rural Colorado as #coleg opens
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The Colorado Senate’s majority Republicans are pitching upgrades to the information superhighway – as well as to plain-old paved highways – as a boon to rural Colorado. A press announcement touting the legislation said both proposals – the first two Senate bills introduced on opening day Wednesday – demonstrated a “commitment to assisting parts of rural…
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Advocate for small businesses gives Colorado General Assembly a grade of B- for session
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Colorado’s largest association of small businesses gave the General Assembly’s just-completed session a grade of B- in a legislative report card issued this week. Split control of the House and Senate led to missed opportunities, said Tony Gagliardi, Colorado director for the National Federation of Independent Business, which counts 7,000 members in the state. He…
