Nearly fifty bills are currently backlogged waiting for a hearing in Colorado’s house appropriations committee by the end of this week. Many of those bills have been in limbo for weeks, and most are expected to get defeated because of the huge budget deficit facing the state. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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A measure that aims to make it safer for bicyclists to travel on Colorado highways has now cleared both legislative chambers. It passed the house on Monday with bi-partisan support, but not without some controversy. It next heads to the Governor’s desk. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Colorado senators unveiled a plan on Monday to try and win federal dollars for education reform. If successful they say the state could see an additional 1 billion dollars in aid. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Some state lawmakers are trying a new tactic in their efforts to block the Army’s plans to expand its 235,000- acre Pinon Canyon training site by introducing a bill that would bar the sale of state lands for the expansion. The bill’s House sponsors came together in Pueblo yesterday to talk about the effort. KRCC’s Eryn Gable was there and has this report.
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In the coming days state lawmakers must cut hundreds of millions of dollars from next year’s budget. Bente Birkeland talks to state house reporters about what options are being considered as part of the Capitol Conversation series.
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The state legislature took a snow day on Thursday afternoon and Friday, giving lawmakers time to travel home in blizzard like conditions. But for a few legislators the snow was cause for some fun Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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In the coming days, state lawmakers must cut nearly 800 million dollars from next year’s budget. Options are limited and the budget committee says at this point, everything is on the table. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Denver Post columnist Ed Quillen and his wife Martha founded Colorado Central magazine fifteen years ago. Since then the quirky newsprint publication has covered everything from the arts to water rights-as long as it was about central Colorado. Just last month they sold the magazine. March was the first issue with Mike Rosso, the new owner, at the helm. KRCC’s Shanna Lewis has this retrospect and look forward.
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The Hospital Affordability Act passed out of the Colorado House yesterday; it now heads to the senate. The measure aims to gives an additional 100 thousand people in Colorado health insurance by leveraging more federal dollars for Medicaid. But it’s not the only major healthcare proposal in the works this session. Bente Birkeland looks at two other bills that could see a rigorous debate.
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It’s time for the “Citizen Report,” a collaborative effort between the Colorado Springs Gazette and KRCC that brings the voices of citizen journalists to the airwaves.
This week, Kathy Loidolt tells of a personal lesson related to the ol’ adage “you are what you eat.”
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(The “Citizen Report” is a collaboration between the Colorado Springs Gazette and KRCC. More information is available at the YourHub link at ColoradoSprings.com.)
