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Senators Crowder and Sonnenberg’s Statements on Arkansas Valley Conduit Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/4/20 DENVER — Senators Larry Crowder (R-Alamosa) and Jerry Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) released the following statements regarding the Tuesday morning announcement of federal funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit. “Despite being authorized by...
Leader Holbert Responds to Governor Polis’ Budget Proposal
DENVER – Following Governor Jared Polis’ budget briefing this afternoon, Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert (R-Douglas County) issued the following statement: “Governor Polis seems to have adjusted well from the deficit-spending of Washington D.C. to the budgetary...
Senator Ray Scott Responds to CDPHE Study on Oil and Gas
DENVER - Following the unveiling of a study undertaken by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Senator Ray Scott (R-Grand Junction) issued the following response: “Democrats and environmental groups were somehow able to read through and digest a...
Minority Leader Holbert Announced Appointments to Interim School Safety Committee
DENVER – This afternoon, Minority Leader Chris Holbert (R-Douglas County) announced the appointment of Senator Paul Lundeen (R-Monument) and Senator Bob Gardner (R-Colorado Springs) to the newly-formed interim School Safety Committee. “As a past member of the State...
Joint Press Release: Bipartisan House & Senate Leadership Announce School Safety Interim Committee
(May 17) – In the wake of recent violent incidents involving students, House and Senate Leadership at the state capitol announced the formation of a new interim committee focused on studying school safety in Colorado. The safety of Colorado students, school personnel,...
Statement from Leader Holbert on Preliminary Injunction
DENVER -- Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert released the following statement in response to the recent ruling by Judge Goldberg granting a preliminary injunction: “We thank Judge Goldberg for his expeditious and informed decision in defense of the Colorado...
Senator Scott to Host CDOT Executive Director in Grand Junction (Public Events)
GRAND JUNCTION – Today and tomorrow, Senator Ray Scott (R-Grand Junction) will host the Colorado Department of Transportation’s new Executive Director, Shoshana M. Lew, for public events in Grand Junction to discuss the future of transportation in Colorado. The first...
All Talk, No Action: Democrats Shoot Down Another Proposal on Education Funding
DENVER – Democrats on the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee in the Colorado Senate shot down Senator Jerry Sonnenberg’s (R-Sterling) Senate Concurrent Resolution 19-001 in a party-line vote this afternoon. SCR19-001 would have placed an amendment on the...
Small Businesses Face a Big Hurdle, but Democrats Kill the Happy Medium
DENVER – This afternoon, Senate Democrats killed Senator Rob Woodward’s (R-Loveland) Senate Bill 19-131, which would have simplified and reduced sales tax remittances for small business owners. The bill exempts Colorado businesses that sell less than $100,000 worth of...
Senator Cooke Issues Response to Killing of Senate Bill 53
DENVER – This afternoon, Senate Democrats killed Senate Bill 19-053, Assistant Minority Leader John Cooke’s (R-Greeley) legislation to ban the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission from implementing California emissions standards – or any other standards that exceed...
Senator Sonnenberg Introduces Ballot Measure to Fund Schools
DENVER – This afternoon, Senator Jerry Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) introduced a resolution to place a ballot measure on the 2020 ballot to allow the General Assembly to transfer lottery proceeds from Greater Outdoors Colorado fund to the state’s education fund. “We have...
Democrats Kill Legislation to Give Teachers Tax Relief
DENVER – Senate Democrats killed Senator Owen Hill’s (R-Colorado Springs) Senate Bill 19-060, which would have increased the tax credit for educators who purchase supplies for their classrooms – from $250 to $750. The legislation, which was supported by the Colorado...