DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 5, 2024: Today, Governor Polis, bipartisan legislators, health care providers, business leaders, and trial lawyers announced an agreement to prevent costly, divisive ballot measures that would have been very risky for the future of Colorado. "Here in Colorado we work together to get things done and this agreement shows how people from different viewpoints can work together to move Colorado forward  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 5 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items ENERGY / WATER 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24AL-0200E IN THE MATTER OF ADVICE NO. 1949 - ELECTRIC FILED BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO TO REVISE ITS COLORADO P.U.C. NO. 8 ELECTRIC TARIFF TO DECREASE THE REVENUE DECOUPLING ADJUSTMENT PILOT RATE, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2024. Filing Date and Party: 05/01/2024 Public Service Company of Colorado Description: Mot  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024: Today the Senate Finance Committee passed legislation to refer a measure to the ballot that would fund the Colorado Crime Victims Services Fund and behavioral health crisis response services by creating an excise tax on the firearm industry. If approved by voters in the November 2024 election, HB24-1349, sponsored by Senators Chris Hansen, D-Denver, and Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, would crea  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024: Today the Senate Finance Committee approved Senator Dylan Roberts', D-Frisco, bipartisan legislation to protect streams, rivers, and wetlands. The Clean Water Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to define "Waters of the United States" and the Army Corps of Engineers to regulate discharges from dredge and fill activities into waters that meet that definition. The U.S.   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024: Legislation sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore James Coleman, D-Denver, that would boost support for K-12 justice-engaged students cleared the Senate today. HB24-1216 would establish a Student Bill of Rights, collect graduation data, set standards for credit transfers, and create a hotline for legal and educational resources aimed at helping justice-engaged youth succeed. "Just be  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024: The Senate Finance Committee today approved a pair of bills that will better support working Colorado families. HB24-1311, sponsored by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Faith Winter, D-Broomfield, and Senate President Pro Tempore James Coleman, D-Denver, would create the refundable Family Affordability Tax Credit (FATC). This credit would be available to parents with children aged 16 and   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024: Legislation that would save Coloradans money on housing by eliminating parking minimums for residential properties cleared the Senate today. HB24-1304, sponsored by Senators Kevin Priola, D-Henderson, and Nick Hinrichsen, D-Pueblo, would prohibit a county or municipality from enacting or enforcing minimum parking requirements for most multifamily residential properties within a metropolit  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024: The Senate today advanced a legislative package aimed at making near-term progress on air quality, ozone, and climate goals while focusing on an economy-wide transition that will support Colorado's future for generations to come. SB24-229, sponsored by Senate Assistant Majority Leader Faith Winter, D-Broomfield, and Senator Kevin Priola, D-Henderson, would establish more permitting and en  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024: Today the Senate approved a pair of bills to reduce the competency waitlist and improve efficiency and effectiveness in the competency system. Last year, Colorado had 448 people who were deemed to be incompetent to proceed by a court and were waiting to receive competency restoration services before proceeding to trial, with an average wait time of 66 days. HB24-1355, sponsored by Senator  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024: Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed Senator Janice Marchman's, D-Loveland, bipartisan legislation that would create three programs for the development of child care facilities. HB24-1237, also sponsored by Senator Janice Rich, R-Grand Junction, would help reduce costs for developing child care facilities by providing technical planning, building, construction, and developme  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 6 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 4, 2024: The Senate Finance Committee today passed bipartisan legislation that would save Coloradans money on housing by expanding the Affordable Housing Tax Credit (AHTC). HB24-1434, sponsored by Senator Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, and Senator Cleave Simpson, R-Alamosa, would increase Colorado's Affordable Housing Income Tax Credit (AHTC) annually by $20 million for 2024-2026, $16 million for 202  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-061) on April 23, 2024, entitled "Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice to Ralston House." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (CDCJ) to make subawards to support victim assistance pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4500) on May 3, 2024: * * * In the Matter of BF BORGERS CPA PC, and BENJAMIN F. BORGERS, CPA, Respondents. ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, SECTIONS 4C AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING FINDINGS, AN  more