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DENVER A deal on the state budget between Democrats and Republicans held true Monday, as the Senate took a series of bipartisan votes to approve the $7 billion spending plan.Like the showdown in...
DATE: April 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER The House defeated an attempt Monday to let grocery stores and convenience stores sell full-strength beer.It was the furthest any bill to allow food stores to sell beer has made it in the...
DATE: April 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER A proposal to combine the state parks and wildlife divisions is nothing new. A similar idea was shot down seven years ago, and proponents are counting on a new governor and quick action by...
DATE: April 9, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Registered voters would have to provide proof of citizenship if challenged by the secretary of state, under a bill the House passed Friday.Secretary of State Scott Gessler, a Republican,...
DATE: April 9, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER In a unanimous vote, the state House approved buying more water in the Animas-La Plata Project.House Bill 1274 spends $14 million for water projects across the state, including $12 million...
DATE: April 7, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Democrats and Republicans struck a deal on the state budget Tuesday, bringing an end to days of closed-door drama.Democrats won lower cuts to public schools, while the GOP got tax breaks...
DATE: April 7, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Senators moved forward with a proposal to merge the state divisions of wildlife and parks Thursday, although two retired chiefs of those agencies warned them to slow down.The proposed...
DATE: April 2, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Payday lenders would be able to keep more fees from their customers under a bill the House passed Thursday.The high-interest lenders fought hard last year against new regulations on their...
DATE: April 2, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER A Republican leader pushed back Tuesday at tea party critics who accused her of selling out the opposition to President Barack Obamas health care bill.A group called Liberty Watch...
DATE: March 31, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Gentlemen farmers could face higher property tax rates under a bill the House passed Tuesday.House Bill 1146 makes it easier to charge higher residential property tax rates on land...
DATE: March 31, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER A divided state Supreme Court has ruled for several Bayfield-area ditch companies in a water rights dispute with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.The 4-3 ruling solidified water rights for...
DATE: March 31, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER A Republican lawmaker who blames former Gov. Bill Ritter for a decline in the gas industry partially backtracked from his plan to undo Ritters pro-environmental reforms Wednesday.Rep. Ray...
DATE: March 31, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
