Colorado Senate kills special projects tax bill
The Colorado Senate defeated a proposal allowing counties to raise property taxes by half a mill to fund a special projects fund. The measure failed 15 to 14 after a rail call on preliminary reading, ending a week-long battle that began Friday. The bill, originally aimed at funding construction or maintenance for cultural facilities, pollution control, and transportation, saw amendments removing the cultural facilities provision and adding a popular vote requirement.
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Denver
Colorado
Senate
Vincent Massari
Pueblo
Ray Kogovsek
D-Pueblo
State House sets aside racing water measures
Denver Associated Press Writer Carl Hilliard reports the Colorado House set aside bills on racing and water measures amid a busy schedule of nearly two dozen bills. The racing track bill would permit excluding known criminals from tracks and includes an amendment allowing 11 year olds to place bets. A water bill seeks to fund beneficial water use for environmental protection via constitutional amendment, though sponsor Sen. Fred Anderson believes statute suffices. Other actions preliminarily approved would permit shooting certain wildlife threatening domestic stock and elk or deer, raise hinge and renew algae fees for optometrists, allow insanity pleas to be examined by psychiatrists, shield some old age pensioners from benefit loss, set pet shop standards, and let local governments align fiscal year with the calendar year.
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Ren di Neon
Maasari
MIL
Floyd Sack
Lakewood
Pueblo
Sangra de Cristo
Senate
Teasure
Denver
Land Board
Ruth Stockton
Carl Hilliard
Associated Press
Colorado Racing Commission
Tagas House
John Love
House
Fred Anderson
R-Loveland
Perons
Driver's license suspension bill moves early in Senate
Denver AP report says Colorado Senate Transportation Committee backed a bill to suspend licenses if owners miss court for traffic violations. Endorsed by highway safety official Cordell Smith and municipal court judges group. Lakewood Judge Fritz Fairchild cites 500 warrants and $20,000 yearly costs to enforce. revenue dept spokesman warns of workload. Committee sends bill to Appropriations for review.
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Denver
Transportation Committee of the
Colorado Senate
Cordell Smith
Municippal Court
Fritz Fairchild
Lakewood
Department of Revenue
Robert Lee
Senate Appropriations Committee
State Supreme Court to review records division decision
The State Supreme Court agreed to hear Cervi's Journal challenge to a Court of Appeals ruling that birth and death records were closed to newspapers. The high court will hear arguments against Denver officials, with briefs not yet filed and no date set for filings.
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Denver
State Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
High Court
Cervi
Journal
Denver Woman Sues Over Benefits Cancellation
A Denver mother Doris Kraemer files suit in U S District Court seeking a hearing before Social Security benefits are canceled and written reasons for determinations. She sues the Department of Health Education and Welfare on behalf of herself and her son Todd, 48, plus others in similar situations.
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Denver
U.S. District Court
Doris Kikemer
Todd
Social Security Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nicholls
Colorado 1974 75 76 license plates spark debate over design
The legislature debated renewing a colorful Colorado plate with a mountain skyline and centennial replica for 1975 and 1976. Officials warned plates must identify vehicles while lawmakers weighed advertising appeal and typography concerns raised by Senator Hugh Fowler.
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Gordon G. Gauss
Associated Press
Colorado’s
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John H. Heckers
Wyoming
House of Representatives
Senate
Central City water crisis to be probed
Colorado official to review Central City water shortage impacting a third of 250 residents. Gov Love authorized an emergency fund review though federal aid is unavailable. Water system failures include one treatment plant dry and leaks in aging pipes. Residents rely on neighbors and the fire station for water.
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Denver
Colorado Division of Housing
Central City
James Fresques
John Love
Dave Woording
Walter
Colorado weighs bigger trucks on multilanes plan
State officials warned that allowing longer and heavier trucks on designated routes could cost 65 million in funds and lose 85 million in federal aid for interstate highways. Highway Director Charles Shumate told the Senate Transportation Committee the bill by Sen. Fay DeBerard would push trucks to 4 feet 6 inches high and up to 65 feet long on certain roads, exceeding interstate weight limits and threatening federal money.
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Charles ©. Shumate
Shumate
Fay DeBerard
R-Kremmiing
Senate ‘Sransportation Committee
George F. Jackson
Colorado Springs
Shumate Jen
Heelo
DeBerard
Inhaler
Hassid
Migrant labor contracts urged in Colorado House bill
A Colorado House bill would require migrant labor recruiters for crops to operate on written contracts if hiring more than 10 workers. The contracts would itemize workers by name, payment terms, housing availability, and deductions, with copies sent to the state Division of Labor director. The measure targets over recruitment causing workers to arrive for jobs that vanish, leaving them stranded and harming counties.
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Denven
Colorado
House of Representatives
Michael Strang
R Carbordale
Ruben Valdez
Denver
Colorado Division of Labor
Colorado lawmaker urges railroads as public highways for commuters
Rep John Carroll of Westminster argues the state constitution makes railroads public highways and common carriers, granting PUC authority to regulate. He urges RTD to file a PUC complaint to run commuter trains from Westminster Thornton Northglenn Brighton Commerce City Arvada Golden Englewood and Littleton, citing lower pollution and costs with existing tracks.
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Colorado
Denver
John Carroll
Westminster
Public Utility Commission
Breifly
Carroll
Thornton
Northglenn
Brighton
Commerce City
Arvada
Golden
Englewood
Littleton
John Fleming Kelly
Regional Transportation District
RTD
Public Utilities Commission
Sheridan woman says husband freed by Viet Cong
A Sheridan, Wyoming wife said she was informed her prisoner-of-war husband, Maj. Theodore Gustas, is to be released by the Viet Cong later this week after five years in captivity. She learned of the cease fire list and said he would be brought to Clark Air Base in the Philippines, with final travel plans pending further word.
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Sheridan, Wyo
Sheridan
Theodore ¥. Gustas
Johanna Gustas
Mas. Gostas
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