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Noonan: No shortage of 2017 General Assembly bill quantity, but what about quality?
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The Colorado Senate crossed the 300 bill mark for the first time in quite a few years. The House, with more members than the Senate, will probably get to about 380 bills. Stick in the eye HB17-1328 requires certain federal candidates to disclose their income tax returns to get on the Colorado ballot. The bill…
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Drama-laden open records bill survives another hearing
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A bill aimed at modernizing Colorado’s Open Records Act has survived its first Senate hearing – but with an amendment that could mean trouble down the road. The GOP-led Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted 4-1 Wednesday to send Senate Bill 40 by Democratic Sen. John Kefalas to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill would, in…
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Noonan: Red meat bill strategy wastes time and money at the Legislature
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Patrick Neville, House minority leader from Castle Rock, said at the state GOP’s Capitol Club gathering that, “We’re going to make sure we push some good red meat bills.” For those confused by the term, those are school choice, religious freedom, Second Amendment rights and abortion. News stories outlining Neville’s assurances were published in this very publication.…
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Nicolais: State RFRA bill dies a faster, quieter death
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A perennially contentious proposal, this year’s religious freedom restoration bill, HB 17-1013, died a faster, quieter death than in years past. Sent to the state House committee on State, Veterans, and Military Affairs – a Democratic “kill committee” – in January, the bill’s fate was a foregone conclusion. While the political tumult over the bill declined dramatically,…
