Tagged: Colorado State Legislature

Headlines:

• County’s Board of Health to spray Orchard City and Delta to prevent West Nile Virus
• Petition to recall Colorado Senate president John Morse is verified by Secretary of State
• Senators Udall and Bennet want trains to lay off the horns
• Mesa County officials warn COGCC against over-regulation
• BLM imposes stage one fire restrictions on public land
  

Headlines:

• Renewable Energy bills for rural electrical associations awaits governor’s signature
• Small plane crash-lands on Highway 50 in North Delta
• Williams cited for leak by state
• NASA and CU invite you to send your name to Mars (find web link below)
• Migratory Bird Day is May 11 (find web link below)
• Legislature to end on a High Note
  

Headlines:

• After lawsuit, BLM releases names of gas parcel nominators in North Fork
• Democrats get election reform bill through first panel after party line vote
• Garfield County Commissioners file official protest with BLM
• Two new monitors detect unsafe levels of benzene near Parachute Creek
• Five art students from Hotchkiss High win award for giant bulldog

Headlines:

• Democrats introduce bill to change voting procedures
• Workshop at Blue Sage on Tuesday will discuss sensitive topic
• Environmental damage from  Parachute spill continues to escalate
• iSeeChange looks at the odd absence of leopard frogs

The State Senate held a lengthy debate April 1 on a complicated plan to change how Colorado funds its K through 12 schools. The Democratic proposal initially passed the senate on a party line vote. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.

Headlines:

• Capitol Conversation - State Budget
• Pipeline Leak Reveals Holes In Regulatory System
• Threat of Colony Collapse Coming to a Beehive Near You
• Crane Count: 750 last night; 11,000 so far
  

A bill to repeal the death penalty in Colorado got its first committee hearing at the capitol on Tuesday. The issue is especially personal for some lawmakers and is sure to be contentious as it moves through the statehouse. After a long debate the committee delayed a vote on the measure, and as Bente Birkeland reports, the hearing was filled with heart wrenching stories.

Headlines:

• Bill Would Fund More Oil & Gas Inspectors
• Grand Junction Gas Explosion Causes Injuries, Evacuations
• Parachute Hydrocarbon Leak Continues
• Death Penalty On Table At Legislature
• DOE Favors Uranium Leasing Continuation
• Delta County Honors Local Veteran
  

State lawmakers are a little more than halfway through the legislative session, and there’s been no shortage of drama and divisive issues. Bente Birkeland takes stock of what’s happened so far and what’s ahead as part of our capitol conversation series.