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Tag: Lucia Guzman
What’s on tap for the last week of the 2017 legislative...
It’s called sine die, pronounced see-NAY dee-AY. It translates loosely to “on this day and no more.”
On Wednesday, the General Assembly is expected to...
Deal to save rural hospitals clears first hurdles
The measure to save rural hospitals cleared two major steps in the state Senate today, first winning over the Senate Appropriations Committee Friday morning and...
Lawmakers reach high-stakes deal to save rural hospitals
Two House lawmakers and two Senate leaders have reached bipartisan agreement on a high-stakes and hard-fought state finance deal that fell apart as many...
Legislative session erupts into shouts and accusations over negotiations on major...
Updated to add response from Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran and House Majority Leader KC Becker.
The state Capitol erupted Tuesday morning into a...
Rural funding bill survives first crucial test
A Senate committee today put a bipartisan stamp of approval on its most significant legislation of the session, a measure that its sponsors hope...
The biggest bill of the legislative session pops this week. Here’s...
The name of the game: getting a bill that could make or break some rural hospitals and could free up millions for education and...
Republican Senate leader to back hospital provider fee change
Updated to add comment from Michael Fields of Americans for Prosperity.
While conservative lawmakers are squabbling about how to finance an immediate need for $3.5...
Hospital provider fee dead, or at least on life support, for...
An intense two-year battle between Colorado’s outgoing Senate president and the outgoing speaker of the House appears to be ending right along with the...
The Colorado General Assembly begins its 2017 session next week. Here’s...
Quick — name the biggest accomplishment of the 2016 General Assembly. And no fair counting the budget — it’s the only thing lawmakers legally...
Group explores shifting Colorado to a presidential primary
Republicans and Democrats alike said they wanted Colorado to have a presidential primary after a messy caucus night in March. With no legislative solution...