senate state affairs committee
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FEEDBACK: Senate committee was wise to defeat anti-energy development bill
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Colorado’s Senate State Affairs Committee rightly rejected Senate Bill 48, which would have allowed local elected officials to ban energy development and prevent minerals owners from accessing their private property. Sen. Matt Jones, who is also running for Boulder County Commissioner this year, tried to say this was simply about giving local elected officials zoning…
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Kefalas confident privacy issues can be resolved in bill to modernize public records access
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State Sen. John Kefalas says he hopes that an amendment he plans to introduce in committee Wednesday will take care of the bulk of the privacy concerns raised over legislation he’s sponsoring that would require government agencies to produce public records in searchable digital formats. “I happen to be a person of faith,” the Fort…
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Donna Lynne wins legislative confirmation as Colorado’s new lieutenant governor
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Health care executive Donna Lynne will be Colorado’s new lieutenant governor. Lynne was approved by the Senate on a 35-0 vote Wednesday night after winning unanimous approval by the five members of the Senate State Affairs committee earlier in the afternoon. Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Lynne as his choice to replace outgoing Lt. Gov.…
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At mid-session, freshman Buckner wiser, more determined than ever
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State Rep. Janet Buckner is going all in. During her first regular session filling the House seat vacated by her late husband, Rep. John Buckner, Janet spent nearly two months fighting for the parental involvement bill he championed last year only to see it die in the Senate State Affairs Committee. At midsession, her optimism…
