The Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom program has experienced tremendous growth in demand from teachers wanting to include agriculture in their curriculum. So much so, there are currently 1,100 classrooms — over 23,000 students — signed up, creating the need for an additional $20,000 in funding to avoid turning away students.
Demand for Colorado’s Ag in the Classroom creates increased funding need Read More »
Leaders of the Colorado General Assembly, along with several Democratic members, are seeking sweeping exemptions for lawmakers from the state’s open meetings law, which contains guarantees of transparency when officials craft policies.
Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead for the Colorado General Assembly.
State legislature is closed for President’s Day, will resume business Tuesday Read More »
In the old days, if a small or midsize beef processor wanted to get the most out of their highest-quality meat, they had to do as the big processors do: pay a living, breathing human sometimes upward of $114 an hour to travel to their plant, often out in the boonies, and grade the meat ranchers sold them after seeing it in person.
Colorado’s policymakers are looking for ways to help communities grappling with the costs of accommodating roughly 40,000 immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the past year.
Two candidates are vying to become the next Colorado House District 63 representative, following Minority Whip Rep. Richard Holtorf, R-Akron, in the position.
HD 63 candidates Johnson, Urdiales speak at Logan County dinner Read More »
The state Senate Judiciary Committee is expected in the coming weeks to take its first look at a bill that has divided the usually united county clerks in Colorado over allowing people in jail to vote on election day. This could cost the state between $200,000 and $1 million.
Colorado county clerks are divided over bill to require voting service centers in jails Read More »
State leaders opened a new temporary rental assistance grant program this week that will use $30 million approved by the Colorado legislature in November to try to keep people in their homes after eviction filings reached record high numbers in pockets of the state last year.
New $30 million Colorado rental assistance program launches this week Read More »
A Democratic-controlled House committee killed legislation that supporters said would put more teeth into Colorado law following hours of testimony, in which victims who were bought and sold as children for purposes of sexual exploitation sought to persuade lawmakers to advance the measure.
Colorado House committee kills bill to increase punishment in child sex crimes Read More »
Did our glassy-eyed governor just expose his hypocrisy and ownership of a (Gasp!) gas stove in sharing a picture of his Valentine’s Day meal with the masses?
Gov. Polis busted for cooking on gas stove in his home Read More »
