Thursday, July 22, 2010

Denver City Council shelves plan to fee non-resident drivers involved in car wrecks

Good morning. Here's a look at news reports from around the state on issues of interest to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy for Thursday, July 22, 2010. Listing does not imply endorsement of the content.

FISCAL POLICY
Denver Daily News: ‘Crash tax’ proposal crashes
A proposal to charge a fee to at fault non-resident drivers who are involved in an accident came to a crashing end yesterday when City Council members decided to shelve the controversial proposal.

Steamboat Today: Hayden to ask voters for mill levy override
School Board to consider ballot language for proposed tax increase at August meeting.


CONSUMER PROTECTION
Pueblo Chieftain: Bennet authored pieces of new law
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., was among the crowd of lawmakers invited to witness President Barack Obama's signing of the financial regulationlegislationThursday thatis intended to preventafuture Wall Street collapse — at least at taxpayer expense.


ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Grand Junction Sentinel: Share Colorado food bank files for bankruptcy
Share Colorado, an organization that provided food for residents in several western Colorado counties, recently filed for bankruptcy protection.

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