Colorado Republicans celebrate policy wins in 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.
Legislative Session
Rep. Bradley announces town hall meetings to review legislative session, focus on future
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
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
Eighteen years after he was first elected to the Colorado Legislature, state Senator Bob Gardner concluded his final legislative session on Wednesday, May 8.
‘The Most Legit Dude’ in the Colorado Capitol: Senator becomes unlikely celebrity
One Colorado legislator has become the subject of fan pages, a weekly holiday and an effort to replace Mayor Mike Johnston’s greeting at the Denver airport with his voice instead.
Three takeaways from Colorado’s 2024 legislative session
Colorado policymakers wrapped up this year’s legislative session on Wednesday night, following a hectic pace that saw them passing major proposals on housing, taxes and guns.
101 bills debated by the Colorado legislature in 2024 that you need to know about
The Colorado legislature debated more than 700 bills in the lawmaking term that ended Wednesday.
Want real property tax relief? Stay tuned for ballot initiatives in November.
A bill passed today, touted as the answer to skyrocketing property taxes, does NOT cut property taxes. Instead of paying an effective rate of 6.3% this year, you’ll be paying 6.8% next year.
Smrz: Thirty-seven 1st Amendment advocates denied a voice at Colorado Capitol
On May 1, 2024, The House Education Committee hearing for Colorado Senate Bill 24-158 proceeded without hearing from any of the 37 opponents registered to provide testimony against the bill. Capital insiders were struck by the one-sided monopolization of the hearing, where only testimony in support of the legislation was permitted. This raises concerns about legislative protocol and stakeholder engagement.
Property tax bill on track to reach governor’s desk by final day of session
With just one day left in the legislative session, an eleventh-hour property tax deal has unanimously cleared two House committees and secured approval at its second reading on the floor.