reads the headline in today’s Denver Post. COST couldn’t have written a more accurate headline. It’s true. Transparency is gaining a foothold in the Senate. Our friend Ben DeGrow’s paper Shining the Light on Colorado School Spending Transparency was mentioned in the article. Good job Ben!
The Colorado Senate was supposed to vote today on SB09-57. According to our sources, more than 50 people packed the Senate Gallery to support Senator Ted Harvey’s efforts to reinstate the bill’s original language. The vote is delayed until Monday. While disappointing, this still is good news for transparency supporters. Remember, anti-transparency forces wanted this bill killed. It was not supposed to make it out of the Senate Education Committee.
If you would like to find out where your Senator stands on financial transparency, below is a list of email addresses and phone numbers so you can ask.
bob.bacon.senate@state.co.us,
betty.boyd.senate@state.co.us,
greg@gregbrophy.net,
bill.cadman.senate@state.co.us,
morgan.carroll.senate@state.co.us,
joyce.foster.senate@state.co.us,
dan.gibbs.senate@state.co.us,
peter.groff.senate@state.co.us,
ted.harvey.senate@state.co.us,
rollie.heath.senate@state.co.us,
mary.hodge.senate@state.co.us,
senatorhudak@gmail.com,
isgarsenate@frontier.net,
moe.keller.senate@state.co.us,
electkenkester@hotmail.com,
keith@keithking.com,
mike.kopp.senate@state.co.us,
kevin@kevinlundberg.com,
shawnmitch@aol.com,
john.morse.senate@state.co.us,
joshpenry@gmail.com,
scott.renfroe.senate@state.co.us,
chris.romer.senate@state.co.us,
nwden34@yahoo.com,
senatorschultheis@gmail.com,
gail.schwartz.senate@state.co.us,
brandon.shaffer.senate@state.co.us,
nancyspence@qwest.net,
abel.tapia.senate@state.co.us,
lotochtrop@aol.com,
jennifer.veiga.senate@state.co.us,
al.white.senate@state.co.us,
suzanne.williams.senate@state.co.us,
Bob Bacon 303-866-4841
Betty Boyd 303-866-4857
Greg Brophy 303-866-6360
Bill Cadman 303-866-2737
Morgan Carroll 303-866-4879
Joyce Foster 303-866-4875
Dan Gibbs 303-866-4873
Peter Groff 303-866-3342
Ted Harvey 303-866-4881 BILL prime sponsor
Rollie Heath 303-866-4872
Mary Hodge 303-866-4855
Evie Hudak 303-866-4840
Jim Isgar 303-866-4884
Moe Keller 303-866-2585
Ken Kester 303-866-4877
Keith King 303-866-4880
Mike Kopp 303-866-2638 BILL co-sponsor
Kevin Lundberg 303-866-4853
Shawn Mitchell 303-866-4876
John Morse 303-866-6364
Linda Newell 303-866-4846
Josh Penry 303-866-3077
Scott Renfroe 303-866-4451
Chris Romer 303-866-4852
Paula Sandoval 303-866-4862
Mark Scheffel 303-866-4869
Dave Schultheis 303-866-4835
Gail Schwartz 303-866-4871
Brandon Shaffer 303-866-5291
Nancy Spence 303-866-4883
Abel Tapia 303-866-4878
Lois Tochtrop 303-866-4863
Jennifer Veiga 303-866-4861
Al White 303-866-5292
Suzanne Williams 303-866-3432
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