“Why are we making our citizens go through this? This program doesn’t do anything to reduce ozone. We’re already in compliance, and it is costing people valuable time and money.”
“Adding a tax onto public projects when public funds are scarce just doesn’t make any sense. When a government agency is working in an area making improvements, local governments are charging us for the privilege.”
“…Denverites—ever generous to their government—have twice voted, in 2000 and again in 2005, to “de-Bruce” city revenue. That means the city is now entitled to keep its net revenue gains every year.”
“An eleventh-hour emergency audit request—and there is no such thing as an emergency audit—by someone, who is running for Congress, and who already has access to the information he is seeking, amounts to political grandstanding.”
Republicans say they want to dig deeper in scrutinizing the bureaucracy; Democrats say they’re just grandstanding.
“As usual, it’s best to vote your principles on the issue and pay no attention to the statistical arguments generated by either side.”
“Schools and parents are going to love what this bill does … Other states are watching what we do on this and I think we’ll be on the leading edge of this issue.”
House Democratic Leader Sal Pace of Pueblo today appointed former Rep. Joe Rice, D- Denver to fill a vacancy and serve as the fifth member of the Colorado Fallen Heroes Memorial Commission.
Pace said naming Rice, an Army Reserve Colonel, to the commission was a natural choice.
“Joe is a perfect fit for this commission,” said Pace. [...]
Today’s quarterly revenue forecast, prepared by the state’s chief economist, Natalie Mullis, said the state will experience “continued but very slow growth in the Colorado economy.” Joint Budget Committee members responded to the forecast in prepared statements.
Committee chair, Sen. Mary Hodge, D- Brighton said the forecast underscores the need for cooperation between political parties.
“These revenue [...]
Lawmakers opposing Proposition 103 say the sales-and-income-tax hike will cost Colorado 119,000 jobs and $218 million in taxable income.
