Author stephanie
By Jesse Paul THE COLORADO SUN In-state tuition at Colorado’s state-run colleges and universities could rise as much as 3% on average under Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal presented to state lawmakers on Wednesday, leaving some alarmed about the prospect of driving up the cost of higher education. The Democrat wants to spent $147 million
By Alex Burness THE DENVER POST Colorado will have to make tradeoffs if it hopes to avert a tuition hike for the state’s public universities next year, Gov. Jared Polis told state budget-writers Wednesday. It was Polis’ first public meeting with state budget-writers since he sent them his 2020-21 budget request Nov. 1, and he received generally
By Marianne Goodland COLORADO POLITICS Colorado state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger has been named the 2019 Legislator of the Year by the Economic Development Council of Colorado, a statewide network of eco-devo professionals in both the public and private sector. The council saluted the Arvada Democrat for her “outstanding work” in supporting economic development excellence. The
By Ed Sealover DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL “If they move forward, I wouldn’t legally challenge it. But I’m sure somebody would,” said Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada. Read more
By Marianne Goodland THE GAZETTE Measures on how Colorado conducts its elections are among 207 new laws taking effect Friday. Contributions now will be limited for candidates seeking county offices, whether commissioner, sheriff, treasurer, surveyor or coroner. House Bill 1007 was sponsored by Rep. Emily Sirota, D-Denver, and Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, and signed April
By Brian Eason THE COLORADO SUN By the end of the new fiscal year, Colorado state lawmakers will have pumped a record-setting $1.7 billion extra into transportation over a two-year stretch, with over $1 billion more on the way. But they also made history in another way, to little fanfare: For the first time, lawmakers
By Tom Turner MONTROSE PRESS I pay pretty close attention to politics for a couple of reasons: first of all, democracy requires an informed electorate, and I personally see it as a civic responsibility; and secondly, in my position at Community Options, it is extremely important that I develop and maintain positive relationships with local
By Erica Meltzer CHALKBEAT For a third year, 10 Colorado lawmakers have convened to try to find a fairer and more effective way to fund the state’s schools. Nearly everyone agrees that Colorado’s 25-year-old school finance formula is outdated and inefficient — and there are plenty of ideas about how we could do better —
By Joe St. George FOX 31 DENVER Coloradans could be getting a refund check from the state. According to the latest economic analysis, Colorado’s economy is booming to such an extent that automatic refunds have been triggered. Under TABOR (Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights), if the state generates too much revenue from taxes, Coloradans are entitled to
By Christopher Osher THE COLORADO SUN Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected Gov. Jared Polis’ request that they free up $3 million to hire more mental health professionals in schools, but agreed to spend $407,000 extra on training school administrators on how to conduct threat assessments. The Polis administration said in budget requests that the money was