Ritter's State of the State
Yesterday Governor Ritter gave his annual State of the State address, which you can read here. He addressed topics such …
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State Agency Budgets
November 1 is the deadline each year for each state agency to turn in their annual budget request. Our library …
State Employee Partnership Agreements
There has been a lot in the news lately about Governor Ritter’s executive order authorizing partnership agreements with state employees. …
Occupational Licensee/Applicant Database
The Colorado Dept. of Regulatory agencies offers a helpful resource for any Colorado citizen who is in a profession requiring …
Navigating State Government
One helpful aspect of our Colorado documents collection is that it pulls together the work of various agencies on a …
State Taxpayer Accountability Report (the STAR Report)
In order to provide greater transparency and accountability in Colorado government finances, the state has published the first State Taxpayer …
Budget
Governor Ritter signed the state budget yesterday, vetoing several budget notes that contained instructions from the legislature on how the …
The Colorado Governor's Mansion
Colorado’s executive mansion at 8th and Logan streets on Capitol Hill is a beautiful home with a long history. It …
Illegal Immigrants and Employment Verification
Starting January 1st, HB 06S-1017 goes into effect. Employers must affirm within 20 days after hiring a new employee, that …
The Legislative Process
With the Colorado legislature starting up this week, citizens may understand the legislative process better by going to the General …
Impact of Amendment 41
November’s passage of Amendment 41, the “ethics in government” or “gift ban” amendment, has caused many public employees to wonder …
Governor’s Advocate Office
Where to start? That’s the question many citizens have when needing to deal with Colorado state government. Our library can …
Online Education Performance Audit
On Monday the Office of the State Auditor released an audit report on online education in Colorado. The findings do …
Colorado Open Records
Our library is established to ensure that all state publications are available to residents of Colorado, CRS 24-90-201. Another piece …
Special Session Begins Today
A special session of the Colorado Legislature begins today, July 6. The session was called primarily to deal with the …
National Political Conventions
Lately there has been buzz about Colorado hosting the 2008 Democratic National Convention (see Denver Post, 6/22/06). Interestingly, the last …
Moving to Colorado?
Are you thinking about moving to Colorado? Colorado state government offers online information to help acquaint you with the state. …
Colorado’s Constitution
CoSPL has many resources for researching the Colorado Constitution, including text of the Constitution itself (updated most years; current edition …
New to the Collection
Check out these resources new to CoSPL’s collection: -Early in 2006 the Colorado Legislature faced several complaints on ethics that …
The Immigration Debate
Recently the hot political topic has been illegal immigration, and since Colorado is one of the states most affected by …