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DENVER A Republican lawmaker backed away Monday from his second attempt to pass an Arizona-style immigration law.Rep. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, previously killed his own...
DATE: May 5, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER One thing has become apparent to both Republicans and Democrats in the state Legislature this year: Public schools can no longer count on the state to pay the bills.Schools are reeling...
DATE: May 3, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
Just days before the public comment period is set to end for one of two proposals by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce emissions at two New Mexico coal-fired power plants, U.S....
DATE: April 30, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
Denver Water and Western Slope leaders announced Thursday they will stop fighting and start playing nice with Colorados water resources.The terms of the legal settlement among some of the states...
DATE: April 30, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Democrats played their card in the Congressional redistricting game Thursday, introducing a bill to draw a new map that splits the Western Slope.Senate Bill 268 would set up seven new...
DATE: April 30, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia is raising tens of millions of dollars to pay for a new teacher evaluation system that will replace the current seniority system in public schools, he said...
DATE: April 30, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER One of the few proposals that Gov. John Hickenlooper has publicly supported died quietly Wednesday afternoon.Unlike past governors who laid out detailed lists of favorite bills each...
DATE: April 30, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER The Legislature set itself on a collision course over health care, advancing bills this week that both support and reject the insurance law signed by President Barack Obama.A House...
DATE: April 28, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Legislators refused Monday to grant in-state tuition to the children of illegal immigrants.In a party-line 7-6 vote, the House Education Committee killed Senate Bill 126, which would have...
DATE: April 28, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER The bipartisan effort to draw new congressional districts for Colorado collapsed Monday when Senate Democrats walked away.The Democrats plan to introduce one or two bills this week that...
DATE: April 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Gov. John Hickenlooper offered an upbeat assessment of his team on Thursday, his 100th day in office.Person by person, this is the most talented cabinet in the United States right now,...
DATE: April 23, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Cuts to public schools are now less than half of what Gov. John Hickenlooper proposed in February, thanks to a plan the House adopted Thursday.A alliance between Democrats and a key...
DATE: April 23, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
