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DENVER School leaders from across the state descended on the Capitol on Thursday to plead for a stay of execution as legislators get ready to vote on a historic budget cut for schools.Gov. John...
DATE: March 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER The machines in the cluttered, basement print shop across the street from the Capitol should be humming right now, printing hundreds of copies of the 2-inch-thick state budget.But the shop...
DATE: March 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER The state Senate approved civil unions for gay and lesbian couples Thursday after what the sponsor called a historic and civil debate.Gays and lesbians cannot marry in Colorado, but...
DATE: March 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER State senators killed a last attempt by local governments to protect their gas and oil tax money Monday.Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, wanted her House Bill 1123 to stop the Legislature...
DATE: March 24, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Cities and counties that refuse to join a federal immigration database would lose grants from the state under a bill the Colorado House passed Tuesday.House Bill 1140 would force all...
DATE: March 24, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Democratic senators shot down a Republican plan to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit Tuesday.Both sides cast House Bill 1205 as a public safety issue. Gun advocates...
DATE: March 24, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Lawmakers moved quickly Monday to strengthen the states legal defense against Southwest Colorado ranchers who have sued to protect their water rights from gas and oil drilling.House Bill...
DATE: March 24, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Two proposed initiatives to limit taxes began working their way to the November ballot Friday.The plans by conservative activists, coupled with proposed tax increases that are already in...
DATE: March 22, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
The unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan is likely to delay plans to build a uranium mill in the Paradox Valley by at least a few months, according to an executive at the company that owns the...
DATE: March 22, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Spending is down and revenues are up at the state Capitol good news for legislators who have to pass a budget for the state next month.But economists warned legislators not to get too...
DATE: March 22, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Hunters and anglers greeted a proposed merger of the state parks and wildlife divisions with mixed reactions Thursday.Fees from hunting and fishing licenses pay for the Colorado Division...
DATE: March 19, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
DENVER Colorado would stay on year-round Daylight Saving Time under a bill a Senate committee passed unanimously Wednesday.Despite the resounding vote for Senate Bill 22, it has little chance of...
DATE: March 17, 2011 | CATEGORY: State Nation World
