Helping Connect Veterans to Jobs
(Feb. 21) – A bill that will allow unemployed veterans and other Colorado job seekers to waive certain confidentialities so the Department of Labor can share information with outside employers and...
View ArticleHouse Passes ‘Breakfast After the Bell’
(March 14) – Sixteen Republicans voted today against a bill to help make sure Colorado schoolkids get a decent breakfast. Breakfast After the Bell, a k a HB13-1006 by Reps. Dominick Moreno (D-Commerce...
View ArticleFinal Passage for Trio of Jobs Bills
(March 19) – Over concerted Republican opposition, the House gave final approval today to three bills to boost the state’s economy and connect Coloradans to good jobs. HB13-1123 by Rep. Tony Exum Sr....
View ArticleSaving Colorado Jobs
(April 2) – A program to help employers retain their work force and save jobs passed the House by a vote of 36 to 26 today. SB13-157, sponsored in the House by Reps. Tony Exum (D-Colorado Springs) and...
View ArticleJob Bills Pass in State Legislature
The House has given final approval to three bills to boost the state’s economy and connect Coloradans to good jobs. The post Job Bills Pass in State Legislature appeared first on .
View Article‘Breakfast After the Bell’ on the Books
(July 1) – A bill to help make sure more Colorado school kids get a decent breakfast went into effect today, in time for the start of the new school year next month. The post ‘Breakfast After the...
View ArticleBipartisan Disaster Relief Package Moves Forward
Bipartisan Disaster Relief Package Moves Forward (Jan. 29) – Four disaster relief and prevention bills passed with bipartisan support in committee today. Two of the bills dealt specifically with...
View ArticleTax Credit for Childcare Costs Affecting Low-Income Households Passes Committee
Tax Credit for Childcare Costs Affecting Low-Income Households Passes Committee (March 5) – This afternoon the Finance Committee passed a bill sponsored by Reps. Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) and...
View ArticleExum Bill Honoring Fallen Veterans Clears Committee
(March 13) – The House Transportation & Energy Committee unanimously approved a bill allowing all families of fallen soldiers to receive a Fallen Service Member special license plate. Under...
View ArticleBill Honoring All Fallen Veterans Passes Unanimously
(March 19) – The House unanimously passed a bill today allowing all families of fallen soldiers to receive a Fallen Service Member special license plate. SB14-132, sponsored by Rep. Tony Exum Sr....
View ArticleTwo Bills to Make Child Care More Affordable Advance in the House
(April 4) –The House advanced two bills today to increase access to affordable child care for low-income families across Colorado. HB14-1072, sponsored by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) and Rep....
View ArticleExum’s Wildfire Mitigation Bill Passes House
Exum’s Wildfire Mitigation Bill Passes House (April 7) – The House gave bipartisan approval today to a bill to encourage Coloradans to reduce the threat that their homes will be destroyed by wildfire....
View ArticleRemarks by the President at LBJ Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit
On April 10th, President Obama commemorated the passage of Civil Rights Act. He discussed the legacy of LBJ, but also reaffirmed the importance not being complacent when there is still more that needs...
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