Colorado Motor Vehicle Law Resource Book
Colorado Legislative Council, the nonpartisan research branch of the General Assembly, has just updated their Colorado Motor Vehicle Law Resource Book. This handy online guide …
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Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Constitutional Convention
This Election Day, as we vote on changes to our Colorado Constitution, you might be wondering how the original state constitution came about. Colorado became …
Fiscal Impacts of Ballot Measures
How will this year’s ballot measures affect state taxes and spending if passed? While much of this information is detailed in the Blue Book, the …
Amendments Y and Z, Congressional and Legislative Redistricting
Two of the amendments on this year’s ballot are Amendments Y and Z, which deal with how congressional and legislative districts, respectively, are determined. Every …
Fort Lyon Supportive Residential Community
A recent news story discussed a new state audit report assessing the Fort Lyon residential facility – but the news report failed to actually link …
Community Corrections in Colorado
Felonies for controlled substances and assault increased in 2017 over the previous year, while theft and forgery were slightly down, according to the 2017 annual …
Public Transit in Colorado
With so many people moving to Colorado, and with so much development, transit has become an important issue. Transit, or public transit, refers to multi-modal …
Open Educational Resources
Good news for students and professors! On Monday Gov. Hickenlooper signed HB18-1331, a bi-partisan bill that encourages “expanding the use of open educational resources at …
Time Machine Tuesday: The State Board of Land Commissioners
One of Colorado’s oldest state agencies is the State Board of Land Commissioners, known informally as the State Land Board. The Land Board was established in …
State Government Facilities Planning
What is the State of Colorado’s vision for the future of its buildings? Although sometimes overlooked, buildings are one of the state government’s most important …
2018 Legislative Session is Underway
The Second Regular Session of the Seventy-first General Assembly began Wednesday with speeches, ceremonies, and the introduction of many bills. Among the bills introduced yesterday …
Time Machine Tuesday: State of the State Speeches
The 2018 legislative session begins tomorrow, and traditionally the first week of the session includes a “State of the State” speech from the governor to …
New Laws in Effect January 1
On New Year’s Day several new laws, passed during the 2016 and 2017 legislative sessions, went into effect. The new laws are: HB16-1387, Health Insurance for …
Renovations at the Capitol
If you work or live near the State Capitol you have probably seen all of the scaffolding and construction work that has been going on …
Understanding Capital Development
Governments and universities need buildings in order to function, and the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of these buildings is a large part of the state’s …
Time Machine Tuesday: Researching Past Colorado Legislators
Our library receives many questions about finding biographical information on state legislators from the past. Many of these questions are geneological (“my great-grandfather served in the …
Governor’s Budget
You’ve probably seen the headlines about the various budget proposals in the Governor’s annual budget and the other state agency budgets, which were released yesterday. …
Colorado Governors: Samuel Elbert
Colorado’s highest mountain bears the name of Samuel H. Elbert, territorial governor of Colorado from 1873-74. Elbert County is also named for him. Originally from …
Executive Clemency
The governor’s power to grant or deny pardons has been in the news recently. How does an offender apply for a pardon or commutation of …
Colorado Governors: Edward McCook
Edward Moody McCook served two non-consecutive terms as territorial governor. Originally from Ohio, McCook had come to Colorado during the 1859 Gold Rush. He settled …