Sen. Byron Pelton

1 week ago | journal-advocate.com | Jerd Smith |Sen. Byron Pelton

Dozens of small towns in Colorado have banded together to protest new wastewater treatment permits that are designed to protect state rivers and streams, saying they  contain new rules that are too costly to implement and they haven’t had time to make the necessary changes to comply. ‘I told the CDPHE if they continue down this road, the folks out in the rural areas are about ready to tell them to pound sand.’Sen.

3 weeks ago | coloradopolitics.com | Sen. Byron Pelton |Marianne Goodland

The Colorado Senate on Wednesday tackled scores of amendments in a debate over the proposed $43.9 billion state budget, making adjustments to add to or restore money for certain programs, even as they considered eliminating a "second salary" for a top official and decided to keep a compensation increase for themselves. All told, the lawmakers tackled 61 amendments and in the end made few additions, totaling about $7.4 million in general fund dollars.