Case in point: Wednesday morning.
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Rep. Richard Holtorf, an Akron Republican, was making a lengthy case for an amendment as the chamber debated a stimulus bill seeking to infuse $10 million into the state’s arts and film industries as well as cultural organizations.
House Bill 21-1285, from metro Denver Democratic Reps. Leslie Herod and Adrienne Benavidez, cleared the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on party lines last week before winning the approval of the chamber’s Appropriations Committee on the strength of Democratic votes earlier this week.
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The legislation would have forced the Public Employees’ Retirement Association to ditch about $1.5 billion in fossil fuel securities from its roughly $60 billion portfolio of mostly globally traded equities and fixed-income securities. Legislative budget analysts said the move would rack up $21.6 million in fees to divest and reinvest.
The strike against climate change, however, would be mostly symbolic, based on what I heard from Amy McGarrity, PERA s chief investment officer.
If Colorado gets rid of its fossil fuel stocks, someone else will just buy them, she said. If the goal is to send a message about cleaning up the air, though, Colorado would have a louder voice as a shareholder than a bystander.
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After last year s protests and reforms, Colorado lawmakers consider more police accountability bills
Nearly a year after Colorado lawmakers passed one of the most sweeping law enforcement laws in the nation, the legislature is considering more reforms once again.
and last updated 2021-04-01 22:44:00-04
DENVER â Nearly a year after Colorado lawmakers passed one of the most sweeping law enforcement laws in the nation, once again the legislature is considering more reforms.
At least three bills dealing with law enforcement accountability have been introduced, and more could be on the way.
Additions to last yearâs law
One of the bills, House Bill 1250 introduced by Denver Democratic Reps. Leslie Herod and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, adds to or clarifies some of the requirements last yearâs bill, SB 217, set out for law enforcement officers.