Colorado Senate News News from the Colorado State Senate http://www.coloradosenatenews.com Fri, 16 May 2008 06:29:24 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Top Dem admits under oath: Property-tax hike takes hefty toll http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=840&Itemid=26 Republican lawmakers are responding with a chorus of told-ya-sos to an admission in court this week by the state treasurer... Thu, 08 May 2008 10:44:30 +0100 Republicans tout successes, decry inaction by Dems http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=838&Itemid=26 A day after the conclusion of the 2008 legislature--in which critics chided Democrats for failing to propose reforms for health... Tue, 06 May 2008 18:39:43 +0100 GOP pleads in vain for caution on new energy regs http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=837&Itemid=26 An eleventh-hour effort by Senate Republicans to gauge the potentially crippling impact of sweeping new regulations on Colorado's booming energy... Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100 Treasurer admits bill increased property tax tab http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=841&Itemid=38 Official testifies in TABOR lawsuit that more money collected as a result of mill levy freeze... Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100 Senate votes to lower hurdles to competition http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=836&Itemid=26 A bipartisan bloc of senators agreed today to clear the way for greater competition--and, they say, lower prices--for prescription drugs... Mon, 05 May 2008 14:42:41 +0100 Spence throws down gauntlet, revives performance-pay plan for teachers http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=835&Itemid=26 In a make-my-day moment on the Senate floor today, Assistant Senate GOP leader Nancy Spence fired back at a... Thu, 01 May 2008 11:07:50 +0100 Street survey: Ask the people before imposing 'car tax' on Colorado http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=834&Itemid=26 A pending proposal to hike auto-registration fees by up to $100 will fall hardest on motorists of modest means--and should... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0100 Republicans blocked in bid to stem flow of illegal immigrants http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=833&Itemid=26 A Republican effort to combat illegal immigration was killed in a Senate committee Monday.... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:20:32 +0100 Dems' online-registration bill stirs fears of fraud, draws GOP fire http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=832&Itemid=26 Ruling Senate Democrats passed a measure today that, critics say, would make it easier to commit voter fraud.... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:32:22 +0100 Senate adopts Mitchell's bright idea on solar http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=831&Itemid=26 A Republican measure to make it easier and more affordable to install solar panels on homes and businesses is heading... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:56:58 +0100