spending
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Experts, candidates testify in lawsuit attempting to block Colorado campaign contribution limits
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A collection of former and current Republican candidates testified in federal court on Wednesday about the struggles they faced running campaigns with Colorado’s constitutionally-mandated contribution limits in an attempt to convince a judge to block the enforcement of those caps heading into the 2022 election. At the same time, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office questioned…
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Envelope with checks found in Colorado Capitol bathroom creates sticky situation
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It’s like something out of a Hollywood movie: a mysterious envelope, stuffed with money, shows up in the most unlikely of places. But it’s not a movie – it actually occurred on Thursday in the Colorado state Capitol. A House staffer went into the men’s public bathroom at the north end of the Capitol basement…
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House passes national defense bill without Lamborn provision to delay Space Command move out of Colorado
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Congressional negotiators on Tuesday dropped a provision from the annual defense bill that would have postponed any work toward moving U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, pending completion of two investigations into the decision. Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees agreed on a final version of the $768 billion National…
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Robinson: Haphazardly throwing money at education not the solution
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I was pleased to read Paula Noonan’s education piece, as it provides an excellent illustration of the origin of Colorado’s budget problems. While Ms. Noonan rattles off the shortcomings in Colorado’s educational performance with ease, she is decidedly more vague about her prescription for success. Her solution? Spend another billion dollars a year. An answer…
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Holbert: Republicans fight for a taxpayer-first state budget
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President Trump’s first foray into the thickets of Washington-style budgeting naturally is generating a lot of media attention, but back here in Colorado, in the General Assembly, we’re also about to enter our most critical week in terms of hammering-out our spending priorities. And because our state budget probably has an even greater impact on…
