This week, we have a thorough discussion about about Colorado's school finance formula with Senator Pual Lundeen (SD-9). If you've ever wondered about how Colorado funds its schools or want to get deep into Colorado ed policy, this is great conversation.
We also talk about our March Madness picks, surprise billing legislation, the oil and gas bill, and give a big HD-2 shoutout to the Molly Brown House Museum from the brilliant and hard working senior advisor to the Majority Leader, Katie March. 7: Criminal Justice Reform ft. Representative Leslie Herod and Baby Adella Garnett (Day 71, 3/15/19)3/15/2019
This week we talk with Representative Leslie Herod (HD-8) about criminal justice reform in Colorado and her bills to "ban the box" and bond/bail reform. 8-month-old Adella Garnett pops up throughout the podcast with insightful noises. We also talk about last week's "bomb cyclone" and how the Senate Republicans stole our idea about reading the 2,000 page Title 12 bill at length.
6: Session Half-Way Update ft. Coloradans Testifying on the Oil & Gas Bill (Day 63, 3/7/19)3/7/2019
In Episode 6, we reflect on the first half of the legislative session, interview some Coloradans who showed up to testify for and against the oil and gas bill (SB19-181), and talk about the Extreme Risk Protection Order bill moving to the Senate.
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THE SMARTALEC PODCASTHouse Speaker Alec Garnett has teamed up with The Get More Smarter Podcast hosts, seasoned politicos Jason Bane of ColoradoPols.com and Ian Silverii of ProgressNow Colorado, to talk through the most newsworthy issues of the day. In a news cycle too often dominated by distant stories in Washington DC, The SmartAlec Podcast keeps you informed on the local Colorado issues that affect you the most. Archives
July 2021
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