DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Bipartisan legislation to revitalize Colorado's community solar program and set new standards for equitable clean energy policy cleared the Senate today. Sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Chris Hansen, D-Denver, SB24-207 would put Colorado in a strong position to leverage hundreds of millions of federal dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act to expand acc  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today the Senate approved legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Senator Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, to protect communities from aviation lead and noise pollution. HB24-1235 would help ensure communities are protected from aviation noise and lead pollution by requiring airports to have effective noise mitigation plans and easing the transition to unl  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Governor Jared Polis today signed the FY 2024-2025 Long Appropriations Bill into law to invest in families, prepare our students for success, and build healthier communities across the state. "Our balanced budget provides historic K-12 public school funding of more than $525 million, buys down the budget stabilization factor and addresses the most pressing needs of our communities,"  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Governor Jared Polis today signed the FY 2024-2025 Long Appropriations Bill (https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/24lbnarrative.pdf) into law to invest in families, prepare our students for success, and build healthier communities across the state. "Our balanced budget provides historic K-12 public school funding of more than $525 million, buys down the budget stabilization f  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Governor Jared Polis, Democratic Legislative Leadership, lawmakers from both chambers, and a broad coalition of major environmental NGOs today announced an agreement with large operators in Colorado's oil and gas industry on a new legislative package that makes near-term progress on air quality, ozone, and climate goals while focusing on an economy-wide transition that will support Co  more