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Proposals advance for wildfire-detecting cameras, forestry workforce expansion
A state Senate committee unanimously advanced two bills Thursday aiming to improve Colorado’s wildfire prevention efforts through workforce development and new technology. These are the first wildfire bills to pass out of committee this session, after the state legislature approved nearly a dozen laws last year trying to mitigate the threat of wildfires in Colorado.…
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Committee unanimously advances bill to create a free adult high school in Colorado
Coloradans age 21 and up could soon earn a high school diploma in person for free, if a bill unanimously advanced by the Senate Education Committee is passed into law. Senate Bill 3 seeks to create the Colorado Adult High School Program, providing a free high school education and free industry certificates or college credits…
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Proposal to require 36 hours of driver’s ed, training for Colorado teens advances
A Colorado Senate committee advanced a bill Monday to require teenagers to complete up to 36 hours of driver’s education to be eligible for a driver’s license. If passed by the full state legislature, Senate Bill 11 would mandate that Coloradans under the age of 18 take a 30-hour driver’s education course and receive at…
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Colorado community colleges could soon issue high school diplomas
A Colorado bill seeking to allow community colleges to award high school diplomas passed its first hurdle on Monday, receiving unanimous approval from a state Senate committee. If passed by the full state legislature, Senate Bill 7 would allow community colleges, area technical colleges and local district colleges to issue high school diplomas to students…
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New bill would make Colorado teens take driver’s education before getting a license
Teenagers in Colorado could soon be required to complete up to 36 hours of driver’s education to be eligible for a driver’s license, if a new bill introduced to the state legislature passes. Senate Bill 11, introduced on Tuesday, would require Coloradans under the age of 18 to take a 30-hour driver’s education course and…
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Tribal leaders urge changes in sports betting, water rights in first Colorado legislature address
For the first time in state history, leaders of Colorado’s Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Southern Ute Indian Tribe gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday to present their needs to the legislature. The occasion marks the inaugural address from Colorado’s two federally recognized tribes to the state House and Senate, as mandated by Senate…
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Colorado rolls out emergency alert system for missing Indigenous people
A new emergency alert system that focuses on missing Indigenous people in Colorado is scheduled to go live on Friday. The Missing Indigenous Person Alert was created by the state legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 150 in May, which also established the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives to facilitate these investigations. The…
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Hickenlooper’s bill to reduce space junk unanimously passes Senate
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill co-sponsored by Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper that seeks to clear dangerous debris in Earth’s orbit. The bill, called the Orbital Sustainability Act, would create a program to research, develop and demonstrate technologies to safely remove debris and to create a new market for these services. The…
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Hundreds of child care providers sign up for Colorado’s universal preschool program
Registration for child care providers to participate in Colorado’s new universal preschool program is now open, with state officials reporting that more than 250 providers have signed up already. Around one week after the registration portal went live, there are more than 12,000 openings available for kids to receive state-funded preschool through the providers that…
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Pueblo awarded $774,000 through state’s new public safety grant program
The city of Pueblo will be awarded $774,000 to help improve public safety and reduce crime, thanks to Colorado’s new Safer Streets Grant Program. The grant program was created by Senate Bill 1, passed by the state legislature in May. The bill allocated $10.3 million for grants to fund neighborhood improvements designed to increase public safety,…