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NOW THAT’S REALLY RUBBING IT IN: Administrators behind the E-470 toll road appeared before lawmakers to answer questions about high collection bills for delinquent payments and toll money going to massages for employees.
OFF TO DAVOS: At least 70 billionaires this week are joining Colorado’s John Hickenlooper, Ken Lund and more than 2,500 business and political leaders at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
DEATH WATCH BEGINS for bill attempting to limit school-board campaign contributions.
WHAT BILLS ARE BEING HEARD TODAY? Check out quick-look calendar.
THAT’S … SO … HEAVY: Colorado’s far-reaching new education agenda aims to guide the next generation of citizens from the womb to the graduation line, and ultimately the workforce.
MAKE YOUR CLIENT HAPPY: Buy them a Gold Book.
POLIS’ DEFENSE against insider-trading allegations.
PREDICTABLE: Colorado delegation SOTU reax.. Also: The SOTU view from Pueblo.
IN FACT, THE LOOPER-STEPHENS PRIMARY has been nasty for some time, now.
HALF OF THE APPLICANTS for new tax incentives under the Regional Tourism Act have hired a lobbyist to persuade legislators to broaden the law so that more than two projects are eligible each year.
YOU WANT TO DRILL WHERE? New technology is putting oil and gas drills closer to populated areas than ever before – creating tension in Colorado over who regulates where drilling can and can’t be done.
AGAIN THIS YEAR: Baumgardner’s tag-fee reduction bill.
LOCAL WOMAN MAKES GOOD: Giron’s foreclosure bill gets writeup today in Pueblo Chieftain.
HAT IN: Crestina Martinez, SD-35.
HAT IN: Ron Roesener, HD-57.
HAT IN: Joe Coors Jr., CD-7.
PULLED ITS ADS: Pinnacol.
REST IN PEACE: Margaret Ramirez, mother of former Colorado Sen. Paula Sandoval.
OPEN LETTER TO NORTH KOREA: Please return the USS Pueblo.
TODAY’S CALENDARS. House. Senate.
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YESTERDAY’S BILL ROUNDUP, FROM STATE BILL COLORADO
* 1 introduced bill
* Zero signed bills
* 7 bills passed out of committee
* 10 new fiscal notes
* 8 bills or resolutions passed on third reading
* 1 killed bill
GOOD MORNING, JOHN HICKENLOOPER: Here’s the weather report today in Davos, Switzerland.
MEANWHILE, Lt. Gov. Joe Garica will deliver remarks at Club 20’s Day at the Capitol. Location: Old Supreme Court Chambers, State Capitol, Denver.
TODAY’S SOCIAL CALENDAR:
* Colorado Medical Society Legistative Reception, 6:00 p.m., Warwick Hotel, Contact: Andrea Chase 303-249-0032
HE SAID IT: “Regrettably, facts offer no defense against propagandists.” — Jared Polis.
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