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Lawmakers still can’t pinpoint reason for prescribed burn
Sunana Batra / Colorado News Agency
Lawmakers taking testimony at the Capitol Wednesday on last March’s devastating Lower North Fork Fire were unable to pin down state officials on why they carried out the prescribed burn that sparked the blaze in such tinderbox-dry conditions.
The Lower North Fork Wildfire Commission…
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Colorado Lottery could share info with national database
Dan Njegomir / Colorado Watchdog
The Colorado Lottery is in the early stages of brainstorming a data-sharing system with lotteries in other states, according to lottery officials and documents.
The effort would pool detailed marketing information in a central repository for all the programs to tap into and compare notes.
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Colorado’s low-income students to get a break on testing fees
Staff / EdNews Colorado
Colorado will receive a federal grant totaling $653,573 to cover all or part of fees charged to low-income students taking Advanced Placement tests, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday.
The state’s share is among more than $21.5 million in grants to 43 states.
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State preps for next round in school-funding court battle
Todd Engdahl / EdNews Colorado
Last year’s decision that found the state school finance system unconstitutional should be overturned because it actually ignores the state constitution and “collapses” legislative and executive roles into the judiciary, Attorney General John Suthers argued in a brief filed with the Colorado Supreme Court…
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Legislative ban on trans fats in school lunchrooms: moot?
Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency
Lawmakers have appropriated $6,800 to the State Board of Education for a consultant to help implement a phase-out of trans fats in the state’s schools—yet most school cafeterias don’t offer any. Now, at least one state board member is saying the effort is unnecessary.
Senate Bill 68, sponsored by Sen. Lucia Guzman…
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Pols praise bipartisan aid to unemployed, trade barbs over economy
Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency
A bipartisan measure signed into law earlier this month by Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper addressing the plight of unemployed Coloradans through training opportunities is being hailed by its proponents as timely—despite party-driven discrepancies over how Colorado is faring.
House Bill 1272, sponsored by…
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New initiative stumps around the state to take public’s pulse
Charlie Brennan / EdNews Colorado
Education and state constitutional issues are emerging as the top two areas of concern for those participating in the TBD Colorado initiative launched earlier this year by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
The first wave of multi-regional citizen summits for TBD Colorado…
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Guv, state will challenge ruling against Colorado Day of Prayer
Valerie Richardson / The Colorado Observer
Gov. John Hickenlooper has agreed to appeal the court decision banning the Colorado Day of Prayer proclamation to the Colorado Supreme Court, according to the attorney general’s office.
Fred Yarger, spokesman for Attorney General John Suthers, confirmed Friday that the governor…
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Among special session’s few strides: a boost to unemployment insurance
Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency
A proposal that could reduce the amount Colorado employers have to pay into the state’s unemployment fund met with state lawmakers’ approval on the final day of last week’s special legislative session and is on its way to the governor’s desk.
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With special session on horizon, parties squabble over who failed to lead
Leslie Jorgensen / The Colorado Observer
In the wake of a storm over the failure to debate the civil unions bill on the House floor earlier this week, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has formally announced that a Special Legislative Session will begin Monday…
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Pitfalls abound in bill to allow same-day voter registration
“The unions and other Democratic interests like the same-day voting provision…”
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