February 9, 2012 (Denver) – A key component of House Democrats’ 2012 jobs agenda squeaked through the House today when Rep. Daniel Kagan’s Skills for Jobs Act passed on a 33-30 vote. The bill bridges an information gap by directing the Department of Higher Education and the Department of Labor to develop workforce projections, using data
February 9, 2012 (Denver) – Republicans killed a bill recognizing parents’ right to “opt out” their children from high-stakes standardized testing when Rep. Judy Solano’s HB12-1049 died on a 5-4 party-line vote today in the House State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee. Federal law requires a 95 percent participation rate in standardized testing in every state,
February 9, 2012 (Denver) – Rep. Angela Williams (D-Denver) hailed today’s announcement that Colorado would receive a $204 million share of a $25 billion nationwide settlement with the top five mortgage lenders over abusive practices in foreclosures against millions of American homeowners. She asked that part of Colorado’s share go to expand a statewide foreclosure prevention
February 9, 2012 (Denver) – Republicans threw fiscal conservatism out the window Wednesday night when a common-sense bill sponsored by Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (D-Gunbarrel) to require the legislature to identify a specific source of funding for every new expenditure was defeated in the House Finance Committee. The party-line vote was 7-6. HB12-1039, dubbed Pay as