Dan Hopkins
Dan Hopkins
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With the kind of support he sees around the state, he thinks it would be something important to enact.
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He doesn't feel it is a constitutional crisis. It is a disagreement that he will work to resolve.
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It does seem that there needs to be some sort of a fiduciary watchdog over (the commission's) budget. These are public funds and need to be handled prudently.
slow
It must be a slow day around (Democratic) offices.
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He's likely to sign it. It's the compromise he agreed to.
answered attorney office today
The Attorney General's Office just answered that today in an opinion.
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If the bill returns to the same form it was in last year, the governor will veto it again.
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This will be very helpful as negotiations continue to solve this critical problem.
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We haven't seen Rep. Boyd's bill, but the governor does have concerns. As he expressed in his veto message last year, rape is a heinous crime and every victim deserves compassionate and comprehensive treatment. The use of emergency contraception is a deeply personal decision, and victims are entitled to receive detailed and balanced information for that decision.
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The governor believes the salaries have not been raised in eight years and should be adjusted from time to time.
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The Governor felt it was very important to assure that future governors and future legislatures would have the ability to consider options such as private investment in our highway system. The language proposed for this year's bill protects that option while also protecting property owners.
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The governor has no involvement one way or the other. There's been no interaction with the petroleum marketers or the state agency that regulates gasoline or with legislators.
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The governor's concerns were never specific to Super Slab. The governor's concern was to protect future governors' and future legislatures' ability to consider options such as private investment in our highway system.
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The governor thinks this is good for teachers and good for the kids. Right now, Colorado is 48th out of the 50 states for classroom spending - we can do better than that.