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Position: Rep. J. Paul Brown
Position: Capitol Report
Where did the summer go? October has been a very busy month for me. I started the month by helping the family and our sheepherders bring our sheep out of the mountains to our Ignacio headquarters,...
DATE: Nov. 8, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
I look forward to showing off Southwest Colorado to the Capital Development Committee during our last tour for the interim beginning in Denver beginning on Oct. 11 and concluding on the 12th and...
DATE: Oct. 4, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
The Capital Development Committee continues to be an eye opener. The committee began a four-day tour in August with a visit to the office of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation in Pueblo. This is...
DATE: Sept. 6, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
My favorite color is green. I was reminded of that as I traveled to Greeley to attend and speak at the annual Colorado Farm Bureau summer conference. We truly do have a beautiful state and it is no...
DATE: Aug. 6, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
The first session of the 68th General Assembly of Colorado recessed on the late evening of May 12, 2011. I was home by the middle of the afternoon on May 13 and immediately was in the lambing pens...
DATE: July 12, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
The first session of the 68th General Assembly of the State of Colorado is officially over. The Colorado House of Representatives adjourned a little before 10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11. I learned...
DATE: May 19, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
The session is winding down quickly. We are being rushed by close to 100 bills that have been stacked up in the Senate. They are coming to the House in droves and are being hurried through...
DATE: May 10, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
The next week will be crazy under the Gold Dome. The legislative session will formally be done at midnight on May 11. Late bills are allowed with the permission of Senate and House leadership, and...
DATE: May 3, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
The legislature continues to grapple with the budget. On Thursday, we debated Senate Bill 11-230, the school finance act. Through the hard work of Rep. Tom Massey, a deal was struck with Senate...
DATE: April 26, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
My weekend was marred by the Friday afternoon meeting of the Joint Congressional Redistricting Committee. Democratic co-chair Senator Rollie Heath presented six suggested maps from Democrats, every...
DATE: April 19, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
The House and the Senate leadership have reached a compromise on the 2011/2012 balanced budget or Long Bill. Thanks to Republicans Jon Becker, Cheri Gerou and Kent Lambert and Democrats Mary Hodge,...
DATE: April 12, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
There is little argument that black bear numbers in Colorado have increased exponentially in the past 19 years, bringing with those numbers significant problems that cannot be dealt with by the...
DATE: April 5, 2011 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
