Tag: Bob Rankin
GOP hardball in Colorado Statehouse has Dems vowing to get tough...
It’s a shame, Colorado Republican lawmakers are saying this week, that Democrats have been so unwilling to work across the aisle this legislative session.
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Colorado’s oil and gas regulatory agency – and other environmental programs...
Environmental and conservation programs, including the body that regulates Colorado's oil and gas industry, may see the cash influx they need to keep operating...
Colorado’s oil and gas regulatory agency is running out of money...
As the state grapples with the aftermath of last April's fatal pipeline explosion in Firestone and a fervent demand by residents to better regulate...
Lawmakers race to secure federal broadband money
This story was updated Wednesday afternoon to reflect a vote by the House.
The Colorado House Wednesday passed a bill aimed at securing as much...
Seven education storylines to watch as the Colorado General Assembly gets...
As Colorado lawmakers return to the Capitol on Wednesday to begin crafting education policy and setting spending priorities, they face significant budget challenges, an...
IUD funding slashed from state budget, House considers new approach
The bipartisan battle to secure $5 million to fund a Colorado program that offers teens long-acting reversible birth control hit another snag at the...
House U-turns on immigrant driver’s license funding
DENVER -- The House rejected a program-funding standoff on Wednesday that threatened to bring hallmark D.C.-style dysfunction to the state Capitol this legislative session....
Dems Hamner and Young join powerful budget committee, Duran and May...
Just after she was elected the first female Democratic Speaker of the House, Boulder Rep. Dicky Lee Hullinghorst was tasked with replacing two of the most...
Colorado conservation groups say Hick, Bennet wins bode well for ‘New...
Members of Colorado’s conservationist community today lauded the election of Democrats John Hickenlooper (governor) and Michael Bennet (U.S. Senate), pointing to their victories Tuesday as a clear sign that the state still supports Gov. Bill Ritter’s alternative energy agenda.
Schwartz survives scare; Dems hold onto state Senate majority
The Denver Post is reporting that state Sen. Gail Schwartz, a Snowmass Democrat with a big GOP target on her back, won her re-election...