Archive for: Scott Renfroe
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Easier access, lower fees pending for Secretary of State’s Office
Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency
A measure aimed at making transactions between businesses and the secretary of state more efficient garnered unanimous support today in the House Economic and Business Development Committee.
Senate Bill 123, sponsored by Sen. Scott Renfroe R-Greeley, and Rep. J. Paul Brown, R-Durango, would among other provisions offer the public greater online search functionality and reduce filing fees through consolidation of multiple entities.
Brown said the changes represent needed and useful improvements.
“This allows the Secretary of State’s Office to be more efficient and more consumer-friendly,” said Brown.
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Panel slaps cuffs on lawmaker’s bid to stop photo-cop
Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency
Lawmakers voted down a measure Tuesday that would have banned the controversial use of cameras in catching red-light runners and speeders.
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Scott Renfroe…
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Lawmaker pumped up by public support for ban on photo-cop
Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency
Colorado motorists overwhelmingly want an end to cameras used to snag red-light runners and speeders—judging by the feedback to a state lawmaker who is trying to ban the devices and sought the public’s input on the issue.
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Lawmakers to zero in on controversial emissions testing in Weld, Larimer
Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency
State legislation scrapping controversial vehicle emission testing in Larimer and Weld counties is in the works for the 2012 legislative session. Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, who will sponsor the effort along with Rep. Glenn Vaad, R-Mead, said…
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Senate prez seeks to ‘rein in’ online schools after panel rejects bid for audit
Nancy Mitchell / EdNews Colorado
Colorado’s top senator says he’ll introduce legislation to “rein in” online schools after his request for an online education audit was rejected Tuesday on a party-line vote by the Legislative Audit Committee.
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State rep moves to shelve unpopular emissions tests in Larimer, Weld
Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency
A Weld County lawmaker says he will once again run legislation to put both Weld and Larimer counties’ controversial vehicle emissions-testing programs on hold, citing air-quality numbers that he says consistently show compliance with environmental standards—making the tests unnecessary.
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Lawmakers push for audit of Public Utilities Commission
Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency
The Public Utilities Commission, charged with regulating the likes of Qwest and Xcel, may be going under scrutiny itself under a proposal that will be considered this July by the state’s Legislative Audit Committee. The quasi-judicial state agency, whose three …
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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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