by Senate GOP | Feb 6, 2023 | Civics Corner
Raising the federal debt limit has become a controversial and repetitive topic in our nation. Congress, our federal legislature, has the power to set that debt limit. When the federal government spends more than it has during fiscal year, it can borrow money to make...
by Senate GOP | Feb 6, 2023 | Civics Corner
States are different based first on the unique state constitution of each state, followed by the statutes (laws) of each state. When observing activities in state legislative chambers, it can also be helpful to consider that the rules of one chamber can differ from...
by Senate GOP | Feb 6, 2023 | Civics Corner
The Colorado law-making process is intended to be methodical and transparent. Some might consider it to move too slowly, but the pace is constitutionally structured so that the people of Colorado might clearly understand what laws are being proposed, by whom, where,...
by Senate GOP | Feb 6, 2023 | Civics Corner
The word “lobbyist” evokes negative reactions from some constituents. It is easy for people to assume that legislative business at the Colorado Capitol is conducted in the same ways as might occur in Washington, DC, another state, or even on a television show. Such...
by Senate GOP | Feb 6, 2023 | Civics Corner
Occasionally, constituents will contact members of the General Assembly to demand that the state legislature pass a law to ban a certain textbook from use in Colorado public schools. At the same time, other constituents might demand that the state legislature pass a...
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