The pace is picking up at the Colorado Capitol as the legislature rushes to finish this year's session, with votes on tap for a major land-use bill Tuesday as well as possible news about property and income tax measures.
Colorado lawmakers are racing against the calendar to finish their business for the 2024 regular session of the General Assembly. On Monday, the governor signed the state's annual budget while the House approved two gun-reform bills.
There are now just 10 days left in the 2024 legislative session. With a number of hefty bills still in the legislative pipeline, 10 days of long nights, voting marathons and hectic scrambling lie ahead of us.
State legislatures have passed few bills targeting gay and transgender Americans this year, raising questions about whether the push to restrict LGBTQ rights is losing momentum.
This was written before the 2024 edition of the state Legislature said “Pau, enough” and closed the books for the year, so there is some peril in first saying that it is really finished, and second, in judging the work product.
Marit Stiles said that if Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not push to overturn a ban on the keffiyeh at Queen's Park, she and her entire caucus would defy the rule.
Invited to the Aerospace & Defense Caucus at the Colorado legislature this week, I was impressed to see our agencies, universities, and industry participants shaping the future. At Sherman & Howard we’re partnering with Colorado…
Nimba County District 7 Representative, Musa Hansan Bility has made serious allegations against the Liberian Legislature, labeling it as a hub of money laundering within the country.
A suspected animal cruelty case at a goat farm in Charlotte two years ago has helped drive a push at the Statehouse this year to create a Division of Animal Welfare.
Arizona lawmakers narrowly voted to allow a vote on repealing a near-total abortion ban in response to pressure from Democrats and President Biden. Republicans have blocked earlier repeal efforts, drawing condemnation from Biden. Arizona…
The governor should have involved the legislature earlier in decision making on how to give the Water and Power Authority money to make a bond payment, lawmakers said.
Big ticket reforms like term limits and full public financing of elections may be beneficial but won’t necessarily curb big money’s influence in the Citizens United era.