Tag: Jerry Sonnenberg
Lawmakers pull provider fee bill back from the brink, negotiations continue
The state Capitol erupted this morning in dueling press conferences as lawmakers worked to salvage a deal that would convert the state’s hospital provider...
Provider fee deal falling apart, rural schools say “leave us out.”
State lawmakers were within handshake's reach of a long sought-after bill that would free up millions of dollars to save hospitals, help rural schools and...
Legislative session erupts into shouts and accusations over negotiations on major...
Updated to add response from Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran and House Majority Leader KC Becker.
The state Capitol erupted Tuesday morning into a...
Republicans walk a tightrope over rural hospital fix
As lawmakers continue to negotiate over the session’s biggest bill - to free up millions of dollars for rural hospitals, instead of cutting funds to...
Rural funding bill survives first crucial test
A Senate committee today put a bipartisan stamp of approval on its most significant legislation of the session, a measure that its sponsors hope...
The biggest bill of the legislative session pops this week. Here’s...
The name of the game: getting a bill that could make or break some rural hospitals and could free up millions for education and...
Republicans on State Affairs do about-face, pass contraception bill
Up was down and right was left Wednesday at the state Capitol.
You might think that if you witnessed the vote Wednesday afternoon in the...
MAP: How much money could your hospital lose next year?
Hospitals across the state are rejoicing today over legislation Colorado Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg introduced Monday night to reclassify the Hospital Provider Fee.
The bill would eliminate...
What’s in the proposed 2017-2018 state budget for the average Coloradan
Today, the state Senate began the process of reviewing a $26.8 billion* budget that will cover the operations of state government for the year...
Q&A: Why Republican Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg flipped on the hospital provider...
Republican state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg of Sterling set off shock waves at the state Capitol this week when he decided to sponsor a bill,...