Budget
Governor Ritter signed the state budget yesterday, vetoing several budget notes that contained instructions from the legislature on how the …
Colorado State Publications Blog
The Colorado State Publications Library provides Coloradans FREE permanent public access to state government documents.
University Press of Colorado
The most-often requested title in our entire collection, by far, is the 2005 edition of Colorado: A History of the …
Unclaimed Property
Do you have money in a forgotten bank or retirement account? Did you move before receiving a Colorado state tax …
Energy Resources and Conservation
With Earth Day in the news, hopefully people are thinking about clean, renewable energy resources and ways to conserve. For …
Violence Prevention
In addition to the tragic events at Virginia Tech, this week also marked the anniversaries of two other tragedies with …
Arbor Day
Arbor Day is coming up. According to the National Arbor Day Foundation, National Arbor Day is the last Friday in …
Left Lane Law
On my daily commute I am often frustrated by drivers committed to driving in the left lane, the passing lane, …
Credit Report Security Freeze Act
Since the passage in 2005 of the Credit Report Security Freeze Act, consumers are allowed to place a security freeze …
Renewable Energy
Governor Bill Ritter signed two renewable energy bills into law last week. House Bill 1281 requires large utility companies to …
Mortgage Brokers
During the present legislative session several bills have been introduced concerning the regulation of mortgage brokers in Colorado. These bills …
How does your garden grow?
March 21st is the first official day of spring. The daffodils are coming up and ready to bloom. I’m starting …
Where the Columbines Grow: Colorado’s First State Song
On March 12, 2007, John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” was adopted as Colorado’s second state song by the passage of …
Colorado Economic Outlook
Wonder how our state is doing? Our library has just received the 2007 Colorado Business Economic Outlook from the Leeds …
Homelessness in Colorado
Statistics on the homeless population are often hard to find. The good news is that a new report has been …
Child Abuse
Our library just received Child Abuse and Neglect: An Introductory Manual for Professionals and Paraprofessionals, 2006, a great resource from …
Tax Time
Tax season has arrived. April 17th is only six weeks away, and it’s time to buckle down, get out those …
Junk Mail
Colorado HB07-1303, recently introduced in the State Legislature, would, if passed, create an opt-out list for people to not receive …
Colorado’s Forests
New information on the problem of our changing forests has recently been published. The 2006 Report on the Health of …
Colorado Adoption Resources
CoSPL has many resources for adoptive parents as well as those considering adopting. If you are searching for Colorado adoption …
Liquid De-icers
With so many snow storms this year you may wonder what effect the liquid de-icers have on your automobile. CDOT …