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Monday, April 29, 2013  The most ambitious change in a generation to how Colorado finances K-12 education is closer to approval. The overhaul won final approval in the House 37-28 Monday. It has already been approved by the Senate.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The University of Colorado is setting up an advisory team of 11 people from businesses and the public, asking them to find new funding for the school.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is returning from a weeklong trip to Israel, and he will have some big decisions to make when he gets back on the job.

Monday, April 15, 2013  It's Tax Day, but Democrats in the Colorado Legislature probably didn't purposely choose the date when they scheduled a hearing on a sweeping bill to remake the state's convoluted process for funding schools.

Monday, April 01, 2013  A mammoth bill to overhaul Colorado's complicated school-finance formula is under debate in the state Senate.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A monster overhaul of Colorado's school-funding process faces its first test in the Colorado Legislature.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Public school funding has bedeviled Colorado lawmakers for years.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Obama pushes for federal research into clean energy technology that can wean vehicles off oil

Thursday, March 07, 2013  State government attorneys told Colorado Supreme Court justices that legislators should have discretion over school funding in an historic case contending the state's school funding scheme is unconstitutional.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A lawsuit challenging Colorado's school funding as unconstitutional goes before the state Supreme Court in an epic case that can have far-reaching implications on the budget.

Monday, March 04, 2013  The mail-ballot municipal election is April 2, and ballots will be mailed to voters between March 8 and 18. Here are links to candidate information as well as new voting districts.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Colorado lawmakers are getting details of the state's revenue outlook before starting the 2013 legislative session next month.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The Colorado Department of Higher Education is considering changes to the way it allocates $70 million for need-based college grants.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  It's the power of Powerball as millions of people buy into the system and fund our Colorado parks along the way.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  It's tough times for Colorado Springs as engineers evaluate our crumbling stormwater system and give our area a D-.