Legislative Ethics – Use of State Resources
The General Assembly, as an institution, is prohibited from making any contributions to a campaign involving the nomination, retention, or election of a person to a public office and from […]
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Does the Colorado Constitution Prohibit Benevolent Legislation? [Part 2]
by Jery Payne If you haven’t read the May 14th post , you will probably need to read it to make sense of this week’s post. But for a quick […]
The Domino Effect of a Delayed Adjournment Sine Die
By Jennifer Gilroy While counting only working calendar days toward the 120-day limit of the legislative session may provide the General Assembly with some relief toward achieving their “mission-critical responsibilities” […]
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Does the Colorado Constitution Prohibit Benevolent Legislation? [Part 1]
By Jery Payne Toward the end of the 19th century, some farmers moved to an area in the eastern plains of Colorado then known as the “the rain belt region.” […]
Federal Law as Law of the Land: Federal Preemption
Editor’s’note: With all of the recent action at the federal level to provide COVID-19 relief, we though now might be a good time to repost a recent article explaining the […]