Post by Logan on May 11, 2016 0:10:42 GMT -6
Colorado lawmakers finish session with little progress on top issues
Colorado lawmakers convened 120 days with a long work list.
A budget deficit loomed. The hospital provider fee threatened spending priorities. The state's congested roads demanded attention. The potential for broader beer and liquor sales jeopardized the existing system. And a move toward a presidential primary remained front-of-mind.
Now, at the end of the legislative session, lawmakers are back where they started.
The General Assembly saved the 2016 term's top priorities for the final days and struggled Tuesday to reach deals on most of them.
The Republican-led Senate rejected separate measures to reclassify how the state collects fees paid by hospitals and create a primary for the 2020 presidential election. And the Democratic-controlled House jettisoned a $3.5 billion bond package for transportation and a proposal to study how construction defects laws are hurting the condominium housing market.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29875190/colorado-lawmakers-finish-session-little-progress-top-issues
Colorado lawmakers convened 120 days with a long work list.
A budget deficit loomed. The hospital provider fee threatened spending priorities. The state's congested roads demanded attention. The potential for broader beer and liquor sales jeopardized the existing system. And a move toward a presidential primary remained front-of-mind.
Now, at the end of the legislative session, lawmakers are back where they started.
The General Assembly saved the 2016 term's top priorities for the final days and struggled Tuesday to reach deals on most of them.
The Republican-led Senate rejected separate measures to reclassify how the state collects fees paid by hospitals and create a primary for the 2020 presidential election. And the Democratic-controlled House jettisoned a $3.5 billion bond package for transportation and a proposal to study how construction defects laws are hurting the condominium housing market.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29875190/colorado-lawmakers-finish-session-little-progress-top-issues