Seeking cash back for RTD: "A legislative committee voted Tuesday to ask former RTD General Manager Cal Marsella to return $1.3 million to the transit agency from a lump-sum pension payout he received last month."
Colorado lawmakers digest new budget: "Lawmakers on Monday began a round of hearings on the proposed 2010-11 state budget, a spending plan that anticipates a revenue shortfall of as much as $1.3 billion."
Colorado's high court rejects ban on campaign contributions: "In another blow to restrictions on political giving by business and labor interests, Colorado's top court Monday rejected a voter-approved measure to bar holders of large, no-bid government contracts from making campaign contributions."
Colo. legislators looking to beef up campaign-finance laws: "Just a day after the state Supreme Court allowed corporations and unions more leeway in political giving, lawmakers were looking to add greater disclosure and possibly new limitations for those entities in state campaign-finance laws."
Colorado court unbridles political donations: "The Colorado Supreme Court injected a dose of uncertainty into state elections Monday when it followed the U.S. Supreme Court's lead and eased restrictions on political giving by corporations and unions."
APNewsBreak: Ritter moves on campaign finance law: "DENVER—Gov. Bill Ritter took a dispute over campaign finance laws straight to the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the court to rule quickly because he believes inconsistencies in"
Ritter outlines steps to close $203M deficit next year: "A prison boot camp program in Buena Vista would close and a scholarship fund would be tapped to help close a roughly $200 million shortfall in the state budget for the fiscal year that begins in"
Colorado House gives initial OK to huge cuts to balance budget: "The state House on Wednesday gave initial approval to cutting $474.5 million in spending and transferring $104.8 million in one-time money to help balance the budget in the current fiscal year that ends in June."
