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Jan 21, 2020

GA DEMS UNVEIL BILL TO HELP BRING DOWN COSTS OF RX DRUGS

Today, General Assembly Democrats unveiled the Colorado Prescription Drug Transparency Act of 2020.

Jan 21, 2020

REP. MCCLUSKIE APPOINTED TO JBC

Speaker KC Becker announced today that she has appointed Representative Julie McCluskie to the Joint Budget Committee, filling the vacancy left by Rep. Chris Hansen (D-Denver) due to his election to the state Senate.

Jan 9, 2020

SPEAKER BECKER REACTS TO TRI-STATE CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT

Speaker KC Becker (D-Boulder) today issued the following statement reacting to an announcement from the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association outlining the retirement of all coal generation in Colorado and New Mexico:

Jan 8, 2020

HOUSE DEMS TO INTRO FIRST 10 BILLS

Colorado House Democrats today will introduce their first 10 bills of the Second-session of the Seventy-Second General Assembly.

Jan 8, 2020

OPENING DAY SPEECH OF 2ND REGULAR SESSION 2020

Good morning everyone. Welcome to your Colorado State Capitol.

Jan 6, 2020

SPEAKER BECKER ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT CHANGES

Speaker KC Becker (D-Boulder) today announced the following changes to House committee assignments for the 2020 legislative session:

Dec 31, 2019

IMPORTANT NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT TOMORROW

Last session, House Democrats focused on passing bills to ensure all Coloradans can share in the economic growth the state is experiencing and to protect the Colorado way of life. Several of these important new laws that Democratic lawmakers championed last session take effect tomorrow.

Dec 20, 2019

CONTINUED, BUT SLOWER GROWTH EXPECTED, DIFFICULT BUDGET CHOICES LIE AHEAD

The Joint Budget Committee today received economic and state revenue forecasts, which predict continued expansion, low unemployment, and wage growth above the national average throughout the forecast period.

Nov 21, 2019

REP. ALEX VALDEZ ELECTED CHAIR OF LGBTQ CAUCUS

Representative Alex Valdez (D-Denver) today released the following statement after being elected this week to lead the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus:

Nov 15, 2019

REP. FROELICH PRAISES GOV. POLIS’S COLORADO RECYCLES WEEK PROCLAMATION

Representative Meg Froelich today released the following statement after Governor Jared Polis issued a proclamation marking Colorado Recycles Week:

Nov 12, 2019

REP. CUTTER: ENCOURAGED BY BIPARTISAN EFFORTS TO INCREASE STATE’S RECYCLING RATE

Representative Lisa Cutter (D-Jefferson County), chair of the Zero Waste and Recycling Interim Committee, today released the following statement on the latest “State of Recycling in Colorado” report from Eco-Cycle and the Colorado Public Interest Research Group:

Nov 12, 2019

REP. ESGAR TAKES HELM OF JBC

Representative Daneya Esgar (D-Pueblo) today took the gavel of the Joint Budget Committee after serving as the committee’s vice-chair during the last legislative session.

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