ARPA Part 2: The Task Forces
by Bob Lackner As we covered in our last article, in SB21-137, SB21-291, and HB21-1329, the General Assembly created task forces to meet in the 2021 interim and make recommendations […]
Legislative Process
ARPA Part 1: The General Assembly’s Allocation
by Ed DeCecco As part of the federal “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” (ARPA), Colorado received $3,828,761,790 from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund. That is quite a bit […]
End of Session Approaches Triggering Exceptions in Legislative Rules
by Julie Pelegrin For the second year in a row, we know we’re close to the end of the regular legislative session, we just don’t know how close. We know […]
One Thing’s for Certain – Things are Uncertain
by Patti Dahlberg The Executive Committee of the Legislative Council sent out a joint release on December 21, 2020, announcing the plan to delay the 2021 legislative session due to […]
Colorado’s $tate Budget Process
by Carolyn Kampman, Kate Watkins, and Patti Dahlberg Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on March 23, 2018, and has been edited as appropriate. Most people associate the state […]