| Mid-Session Review |
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Tomlinson & Associates annually prepares a mid-session review of the activities to date of the Colorado General Assembly.
With the economic uncertainty this year, we decided to wait on preparation of the report until after the March 20 quarterly revenue estimates. This actually becomes a two-thirds of the way through the session report.
We hope that this review is helpful and informative and encourage you to share it with friends and colleagues, with appropriate attribution, of course. |
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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 |
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This week's newsletter will be devoted entirely to a mid-session review of the 2009 Colorado General Assembly. Actually, the review covers the first two-thirds of the session, since we decided to wait until after the quarterly revenue forecasts had been presented to the Legislature on March 20.
The review contains a myriad of information and numerous hyperlinks that will allow you to access supporting information sources. We hope that the review is useful and informative and urge you to share it with friends and colleagues, with appropriate attribution.
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.
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Economic Development Legislation |
SB 09-085, Concerning the Phase-Out of Business Personal Property Tax has passed the Senate Finance Committee to the Appropriations Committee, where it will be heard on April 3. The EDCC Board will continue to monitor this bill and engage in dialogue with the proponents and opponents.
B 09-162, Concerning a Project to Create an Inventory of Broadband Service Areas, has now passed the Senate and the House Business Affairs Committee to the Appropriations Committee. The EDCC Board has endorsed this bill.
As of close of business on Friday, March 27, the legislature had introduced 329 House bills and 254 Senate bills - a total of 583 of the expected 600-650 bills that we will see in 2009. Leadership in both houses have indicated that they will not be approving as many late bill requests as in past years. |
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EDCC Legislative Update |
The Board of the EDCC has voted to support a number of bills this year. The list of bills being supported by EDCC is available online at the EDCC website - www.edcconline.org We have been actively working with legislators for successful passage of legislation that will stimulate the economy and put Coloradans back to work, or keep them in their jobs. The weekly update on legislation that is being monitored or actively lobbied by EDCC is available online at EDCC Legislative Update. We have identified those bills that the EDCC Board has taken formal positions on. 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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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 Friday, March 13 at the Offices of CACI. Our speakers for the meeting were CDOT Executive Director Russ George and DOLA Executive Director Susan Kirkpatrick. Please see the section above for more information on their presentations.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of CELC is Friday, April 10, which happens to be Good Friday. We will likely not meet on April 10 - more to follow.
The CELC is under the sponsorship of the Economic Development Council of Colorado. Lunch is being sponsored this month by Preston Gibson and the Jefferson Economic Council. Thanks, Preston!
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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