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Lawmakers Close To Closing Ag Tax Break Loophole
DENVER (CBS4) – Lawmakers are one step closer to closing a loophole that allows people who aren’t farmers to get agricultural tax breaks. The bill passed out of the Agriculture Committee on Monday....
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Deal To Add $90M to Colorado Schools Advances In House
DENVER (AP) – A plan aimed at reducing next year’s Colorado school cuts by $90 million advanced Thursday, part of an effort to ease the pain by sending better-than-expected tax revenues to an area of...
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Colorado Could Ditch More School Tests
DENVER (AP) – Opponents of standardized tests for schoolchildren have a fresh weapon this year in Colorado — the high price tag of exams. Colorado lawmakers are expected to consider joining other...
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Ag Tax Break Change Heads To Hickenlooper’s Desk
DENVER (AP) – Colorado lawmakers have given final approval to a bill eliminating tax breaks for small properties that aren’t being used for farming or ranching. The proposal sponsored by Republican...
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Move Afoot To Make Burro Racing Official Sport
DENVER (AP) – There’s a move afoot to make burro racing Colorado’s official summer sport. Republican state Rep. Tom Massey says skiing has been declared the official winter sport, so he plans to...
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Military, Work Experience Could Net College Credit
DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers want to reduce the cost of college for students by directing higher education institutions to create a system of awarding credit for job experience and military...
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Credit For Prior Education Bill Gets 1st Nod
DENVER (AP) – Colorado lawmakers gave initial approval to a bill that would direct colleges to create a system for awarding credit to students for prior job experience and military experience. A House...
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Literacy Overhaul Moves Ahead In Colorado House
DENVER (AP) – An early education overhaul aimed at boosting literacy cleared a hurdle in the Colorado Legislature on Tuesday, despite concerns the measure isn’t funded and could result in more children...
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Lawmakers Try Again With Film Incentives Bill
DENVER (CBS4) – From “Thelma and Louise” to “Die Hard II,” hundreds of movies have been shot in Colorado. But over the last decade the state’s film industry has been going dark. Now lawmakers are...
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Colorado Immigrant Tuition Bill Faces Crucial Vote
DENVER (AP) – Illegal immigrant children seeking a more affordable path to college will soon get an answer from Colorado lawmakers on an issue that has divided them for years: Should the students pay...
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Illegal Immigrant Tuition Bill Faces Crucial Vote
DENVER (CBS4) – A plan giving illegal immigrants a break on university tuition in Colorado is about to face a crucial vote. It could affect possibly thousands of students who’ve worked hard in high...
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Proposal Would Bail Out State’s Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division
DENVER (CBS4) – There’s a plan to rescue the state’s new Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division. The funding has dried up and nearly half the staff had to be transferred. 4 On Your Side Investigator...
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Illegal Immigrant Tuition Bill Fails In Colorado
DENVER (AP) – Colorado Republicans rejected a measure to allow illegal immigrant students to attend state colleges at discounted tuition rates Wednesday, an outcome that prompted tears from youth in...
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School Trans Fats Ban Closer To Approval In Colorado
DENVER (AP/CBS4) – Artery-clogging trans fats in Colorado school cafeterias and vending machines are already an endangered species in most schools, but Colorado moved a step closer to banning them...
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