Colorado LegiSource

An informational and educational resource for the Colorado General Assembly by the Office of Legislative Legal Services.

Day: November 7, 2013

  • “Fate of the States: The New Geography of American Prosperity” by Meredith Whitney

    A Book Review by Chuck Brackney

    The primary draw for citizens of Colorado in this recent book by financial analyst Meredith Whitney is her contention that the future of financial prosperity in the United States has shifted from the coastal areas like the northeast and California to a “central corridor” of states, running from Texas northward to North Dakota, including Colorado.

    Whitney, a former senior analyst with Oppenheimer & Company, is credited by a number of financial industry observers with being among the first to predict that trouble in the housing and mortgage markets would lead to problems in the wider economy. She was named by Time magazine as one the 100 most influential people in the world in 2009. (more…)

  • 2014 Bill Request Deadlines — Just Around the Corner

    by Patti Dahlberg

    It’s November — which means the first bill request deadline is coming up fast! Somehow each year time seems to slip away until this first bill request deadline rudely rears its head amidst holidays and about a million other things that need to be taken care of before session starts. Requesting bills now and working with drafters on rough drafts before session starts can only make a legislator’s life easier as the first day of session (Wednesday, January 8, 2014) creeps closer and closer! (more…)