23 APR 2017     HB17-1346 Land Sale To Fort Logan Cemetery A rare example of following the U.S. Constitution, Art.1 Sec.8, Clause 17b SB17-296 Financing Public Schools $6.585 BILLION OR OVER $7200 PER STUDENT, PLUS YOUR LOCAL ‘CONTRIBUTION’…

  16 APR 2017   HB17-1313 Civil Forfeiture Reform ANOTHER SAMPLE OF MISLEADING TITLE—THIS DEALS WITH REPORTS, NOT THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW HB17-1314 Colorado Right To Rest Act OPPOSE–JUST WHAT WE NEED, A LAW TO PROTECT VAGRANCY AS A RIGHT HB17-1320…

HB17-1305 Limits On Job Applicant Criminal History Inquiries OPPOSE—IMPOSES A RULE ON EMPLOYERS CONCERNING CRIMINAL RECORDS   HB17-1307 Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program Wage Replacement OPPOSE—ANOTHER TAX ON EMPLOYERS PAYROLL   HB17-1309 Documentary Fee To Fund Affordable Housing OPPOSE—ANOTHER…

    Only one bill these last two weeks caught my eye. While a few more were introduced, once again they mostly dealt with existing law. This one, however, seems very bad.     SB17-267 Sustainability Of Rural Colorado OPPOSE—TITLE…

    Since our last review, 76 new bills have been introduced. As usual most deal with adjustments to existing law. Many questions could be raised about the underlying bill, but the changes don’t seem to be too consequential. An…

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26 FEB 2017     Only half a dozen or so new bills were introduced this past week These two stood out for the reasons indicated.   HB17-1195 Create State Sales Tax Exemption For Diapers OPPOSE—ANOTHER TAX CARVE-OUT. IF A…

The Colorado General Assembly is about 6 weeks into the session and has so far had some 400 bills introduced.  As is typical, a large number of them are minor adjustments to existing law, fund transfers, and clean up of…

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