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Eight measures expected to make November ballot, dozens more possible

Westword, Approved, State / May 14, 2024 / Ballot initiatives, Elections

The list of ballot measures awaiting Colorado voters in November is growing. State lawmakers voted to send five measures to the ballot before the Colorado Legislature adjourned on May 8, adding to two citizen-initiated measures that had already officially qualified for the ballot: an effort to include economic impact statements before the questions on ballot measures, and another to cap property tax revenue increases at 4 percent each year.

Wolverine reintroduction legislation is ‘completely opposite’ of Colorado’s ballot–driven wolf plan

Approved, State, The Colorado Sun / May 14, 2024 / Legislative Session, Wolverine

A new predator could be coming to Colorado’s high country but supporters are promising this reintroduction will be different.

Colorado Republicans celebrate policy wins in 2024 legislative session

coloradopolitics.com, Approved, State / May 13, 2024 / Legislative Session

House and Senate Republicans celebrated big policy wins during the 2024 legislative session, in particular focusing on property taxes and an income tax rate reduction.

Numerous citizen-led initiatives working for a spot on Colorado’s November ballot

Approved, completecolorado.com, State / May 13, 2024 / Ballot initiatives

Colorado is one of just 21 states that allow citizens’ ballot initiatives to change state statute or amend the state Constitution, and one of just 14 states that allow for direct initiatives, meaning the state’s legislature does not have to confirm the statute.

Here’s when Miller moths will start to swarm in Colorado this year

denvergazette.com, Approved, State / May 12, 2024 / Miller moths

This past weekend, I made the mistake of leaving the door open while I was heading in and out of my backyard with the pup – and sure enough, I noticed an intruder had snuck its way inside as I locked up for the night. Thankfully, it wasn’t one of the neighborhood bears or a local bobcat – but an old familiar friend.

Rep. Holtorf details the ‘good, bad and ugly’ of state legislative session

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / May 11, 2024 / HD63, Richard Holtorf

State Rep. Richard Holtorf, the whip of the Colorado House’s Republican Conference, offered review of the recently closed Colorado legislative session in a press statement this week.

Rep. Bradley announces town hall meetings to review legislative session, focus on future

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / May 11, 2024 / Brandi Bradley, HD39, Legislative Session

State Rep. Brandi Bradley has announced a pair of town hall meetings she will host in District 39 to discuss legislative victories, losses and what lies ahead.

Voters might get chance to tell schools to notify parents of signs their kid is transgender

Approved, State, Westword / May 11, 2024 / Education, Elections, Legislative Session, Transgender

Days after a new state law began allowing Colorado students to choose their names at school, an effort to require parental notification for such behavior started petitioning for the November ballot.

Bob Gardner’s infamous filibusters, policy prowess made him one of the GOP’s most effective weapons

Approved, State, Westword / May 11, 2024 / Bob Gardner, Legislative Session

Eighteen years after he was first elected to the Colorado Legislature, state Senator Bob Gardner concluded his final legislative session on Wednesday, May 8.

From bag fees to car fees, two ballot measures could end Colorado’s fee-frenzy

State, Approved, CBS Colorado / May 10, 2024 / Ballot initiatives

In an effort to avoid having to go to voters for tax increases, Colorado state lawmakers have increasingly turned to fees.