lol.
Peter Blake:
"...To understand why the pending law is good we have to follow lawmakers on their annual trip through the looking-glass and go galumphing in the unfathomable jabberwocky of Colorado liquor laws...."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Showing posts with label Debi Brazzale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Debi Brazzale. Show all posts
March 27, 2012
January 24, 2012
SandBox Comments: Colorado News Agency "Support goes viral for pol’s bid to ban photo-cops"
"...Colorado motorists overwhelmingly want an end to cameras used to snag red-light runners and speeders—judging by the feedback to a state lawmaker who is trying to ban the devices and sought the public’s input on the issue.
Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, sponsor of Senate Bill 50, said he wanted to get people’s views on the issue, and he said the response now has gone viral. Renfroe said he is getting emails at least every 15 minutes from folks saying they support his bill.
“I can’t tell you how many people come up to me and tell their stories about the cameras,” said Renfroe.
“The e-mails I am getting in droves are all in favor of doing away with the cameras.”
City governments are saying it’s about safety, says Renfroe, but the Weld County lawmaker begs to differ.
He says it’s really about generating revenue for local coffers.
“It’s not about safety,” said Renfroe. “It’s just ridiculous to go with cameras and ‘Big Brother’ looking for money.”
Yet, Rep. Randy Fischer, D-Fort Collins, says the proposal interferes with decisions best left to local communities...."
(Debi Brazzale)
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Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, sponsor of Senate Bill 50, said he wanted to get people’s views on the issue, and he said the response now has gone viral. Renfroe said he is getting emails at least every 15 minutes from folks saying they support his bill.
“I can’t tell you how many people come up to me and tell their stories about the cameras,” said Renfroe.
“The e-mails I am getting in droves are all in favor of doing away with the cameras.”
City governments are saying it’s about safety, says Renfroe, but the Weld County lawmaker begs to differ.
He says it’s really about generating revenue for local coffers.
“It’s not about safety,” said Renfroe. “It’s just ridiculous to go with cameras and ‘Big Brother’ looking for money.”
Yet, Rep. Randy Fischer, D-Fort Collins, says the proposal interferes with decisions best left to local communities...."
(Debi Brazzale)
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November 3, 2011
SandBox Comments: Colorado News Agency "GOP, guv to lock horns over senior property-tax break?"
"With Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper’s proposal for the budget now on the table, House Republicans today prepared to draw a line in the sand over a voter-approved property-tax exemption for senior citizens. Hickenlooper proposes suspending the senior homestead exemption for yet another year in order to hold onto approximately $100 million for the state’s strained budget...."
(Debi Brazzale)
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(Debi Brazzale)
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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
October 18, 2011
SandBox Comments: Colorado News Agency "House’s Pace seeks more answers on overpayment glitch"
Sal Pace is going to need all the help he can get trying to wipe out Congressman Scott Tipton (R-Colorado).
Guess he's figuring he'll take whatever he can get.
Even a major problem in our outdated state technology that the Colorado GOP has been pounding for years on the Colorado Democrats to do something about.
Wonder if there will ever come a day when taxpayers can charge something like this outrageous overpayment to the 'guilty' 'party' that 'helped' the problem into existence?
"Democratic House Minority Leader Sal Pace, of Pueblo, fired off a letter today requesting that an audit of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment already underway be expanded to learn why the Unemployment Insurance Division overpaid beneficiaries by $305 million in benefits.
“The overpayments should be of concern to every Coloradan,” Pace wrote in his letter to the Legislative Audit Committee.
Pace said it was recent reports of overpayments as well as a move by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper—directing the department on Wednesday to work with the federal Department of Labor on adopting new strategies to detect, eliminate and recover overpayments—that prompted him to make the request.
Pace is asking for a review of how the overpayments happened, a look at accounting procedures within the department’s Unemployment Insurance Division, and for recommendations to prevent any of it from happening again.
“We have an obligation to make sure we fully understand the extent of the problem,” said Pace.
Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, who sits on the audit committee says he supports Pace’s request.
“It’s appropriate to ask for this,” said Renfroe. “Government needs to be efficient with taxpayer dollars. Clearly, shining a light on an area that may need correcting is the right thing to do.”
The Legislative Audit Committee must first approve the request before the state auditor can delve into the issues Pace raises...."
(Debi Brazzale, Colorado News Agency)
Guess he's figuring he'll take whatever he can get.
Even a major problem in our outdated state technology that the Colorado GOP has been pounding for years on the Colorado Democrats to do something about.
Wonder if there will ever come a day when taxpayers can charge something like this outrageous overpayment to the 'guilty' 'party' that 'helped' the problem into existence?
"Democratic House Minority Leader Sal Pace, of Pueblo, fired off a letter today requesting that an audit of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment already underway be expanded to learn why the Unemployment Insurance Division overpaid beneficiaries by $305 million in benefits.
“The overpayments should be of concern to every Coloradan,” Pace wrote in his letter to the Legislative Audit Committee.
Pace said it was recent reports of overpayments as well as a move by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper—directing the department on Wednesday to work with the federal Department of Labor on adopting new strategies to detect, eliminate and recover overpayments—that prompted him to make the request.
Pace is asking for a review of how the overpayments happened, a look at accounting procedures within the department’s Unemployment Insurance Division, and for recommendations to prevent any of it from happening again.
“We have an obligation to make sure we fully understand the extent of the problem,” said Pace.
Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, who sits on the audit committee says he supports Pace’s request.
“It’s appropriate to ask for this,” said Renfroe. “Government needs to be efficient with taxpayer dollars. Clearly, shining a light on an area that may need correcting is the right thing to do.”
The Legislative Audit Committee must first approve the request before the state auditor can delve into the issues Pace raises...."
(Debi Brazzale, Colorado News Agency)
"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
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