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The EDCC Fall Conference was held on October 29-31, 2008 at the Doubletree Hotel in Colorado Springs.
Highlights of the conference included Governor Ritter as the opening day luncheon speaker, a review of the 3rd Annual Citizens' Survey on Economic Development, a Legislative Leadership Panel and several very interesting speakers and breakout sessions.
By an overwhelming majority (29%), the citizens of Colorado want and expect the Governor and General Assembly to focus on the economy in the 2009 legislative session. |
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Greetings!
You are receiving this newsletter from the EDCC because of your interest in and commitment to a strong and healthy Colorado economy. The Board of EDCC hopes that you find this information to be helpful, informative and of value to you and your colleagues. Please feel free to pass along this newsletter as appropriate. |
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Colorado General Assembly |
is in full operation. Today is the 18th day of the legislative session, which can not extend beyond May 6, 2009. The freshmen legislators have settled in - some have had their first bills "killed" in committee. An action reversed at the last minute as a prank to welcome them to the General Assembly.
OSPB is scheduled to deliver additional recommended changes to the Governor's FY 2009-10 budget request on Tuesday, January 27. Remember that you can listen to live audio broadcasts of the floor sessions and committee meetings through links on the home page of the Colorado General Assembly. If you have access to Comcast cable television, the floor sessions of the Colorado House are broadcast live and then repeated frequently on Channel 165. Take care and have a happy, safe and prosperous 2009! |
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Economic Development Legislation |
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As of close of business on Friday, January 23 the legislature had introduced 174 House bills and 108 Senate bills - a total of 282 of the expected 600-650 bills that we are likely to see in 2009. |
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EDCC Legislative Update |
The weekly update on legislation that is being monitored or actively lobbied by EDCC is available online at EDCC Legislative Update. Please remember to bookmark this website and then you can check the status of any of the bills at any time, with real-time updates. We hope that this bill-tracking service provided to you by EDCC is of value. If there are bills that are not included but you feel should be, please contact dtomlinson@msn.com with the bill number. Thanks! |
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Congressional Delegation Meets with Colorado Legislators |
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Several members of the Colorado Congressional delegation met with a number of Colorado state legislators on Friday, January 23 to discuss the federal stimulus package that is expected to be passed in the near future. Congressmen Jared Polis (CD 2), John Salazar (CD 3) and Ed Perlmutter (CD 7) and Congressman Betsy Markey (CD 4) were all in attendance, as well as Representatives from Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CD 1), Congressman Mike Coffman (CD 6), and Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennett.
Much of the meeting was focused on infrastructure funding - both roads and bridges and local government projects. Also, there was a lot of discussion about the possible infusion of federal funds into public education. The Members of Congress cautioned that all of the numbers released to date are tentative and subject to change as the Senate begins deliberations on the stimulus package.
House Majority Leader Paul Weissmann arranged the meeting in order to improve communication between the state's federal and state legislators. |
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Colorado Economic Leadership Coalition |
The Colorado Economic Leadership Coalition (CELC) normally meets on the 2nd Friday of each month during the legislative session, at a location near the State Capitol.
The CELC met on January 16 at the Colorado Municipal League. Notes from that meeting, including links to the material presented at the meeting will be available online later this week.
The next meeting of the CELC will be on Friday, February 13 at noon. We sincerely hope you can join us for this meeting of the CELC. With the economy being foremost on the minds of the legislators and people of Colorado, we're sure to have some interesting and informative discussion about plans to stimulate the Colorado economy. The CELC is under the sponsorship of the Economic Development Council of Colorado.
CELC has no dues - we are a group of folks interested in creating and maintaining a healthy, vibrant economy in Colorado and routinely discuss potential legislative ideas, regulatory change and other issues that will assist in that goal.
Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to attend - either Danny at dtomlinson@msn.com or Michelle at malcott21@comcast.net | |
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Danny Tomlinson
Tomlinson & Associates on behalf of the EDCC |
| EDCC |
The Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) is a state-wide, non-profit organization dedicated to successful, responsible economic development. EDCC professionally represents the collective economic development interests of both the private and public sectors. Our mission is to strategically retain, expand and attract primary employers. EDCC is committed to an equitable and balanced public/private partnership and to growing the economic climate of Colorado to the mutual benefit of employees, employers, governments and citizens. |
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