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Colorado State Legislature

  • Colorado is making the digital learning program Zearn Math available for free to schools statewide as part of a broader effort to address gaps in math learning that widened during the pandemic. Several East Middle School students will be attending West Middle School in Grand Junction this fall after the school’s closure.
  • West Slope legislators including Speaker of the House Julie McCluskie held a bipartisan town hall last week via Zoom. The hour and half long meeting included a run down on legislative agendas from five Senators and seven Representatives.
  • Prior to the upcoming Colorado State Legislative Session KVNF's Lisa Young spoke over the phone with State Representative Matt Soper of House District 54 on a number of topics including his past and most recent committee assignments. Several new laws are going into full or partial effect this year in Colorado including the Fentanyl accountability and prevention bill passed by the state legislature in 2022, state minimum wage increases from $12.56 to $13.65. Colorado is one of 27 states raising its minimum wage in 2023, stores will now charge customers a 10-cent fee for each plastic and paper bag, there will also be a sales tax exemption for certain hygiene products including diapers and menstrual products thanks to a law passed by state legislators last year. Also this year egg producers who have more than 3,000 laying hens must demonstrate a ratio of one square foot per hen to become certified and sell eggs in Colorado.
  • Wilderness Workshop leads conservation groups blocking 53 fracking leases in the Piceance BasinAnimas River sees lowest flow in recorded history as…
  • Governor Jared Polis calls lawmakers back in December for special session to consider COVID reliefReporter Laura Palmisano looks at how Montrose County…
  • Red Flag Bill making its way through the statehouseBill would allow family, law enforcement members to take guns awaySNAP benefits in danger of being cut,…
  • Another Republican lawmaker accused of harassment at statehouseBill would give tax benefits to families paying for health care out of pocketFeature on the…
  • Capitol Conversation: first week of legislature, upcoming billsColorado teens finding service, volunteer options onlineParks and Wildlife to host trapping…
  • Colorado legislative session opens, first day speechesCloud of sexual harassment hangs over State CapitolLawmakers face issues in transportation, health…
  • Governor Hickenlooper on eve of last legislative sessionCapitol Coverage talks broadband, PERA, sexual harassment with GovernorLegislature opens…