DENVER — Less than an hour into the Colorado General Assembly's special session Friday on property taxes, Senate Democratic and Republican leaders fought over whether the public gets enough access to the legislation being offered in the next three days.
Shortly after the bills were introduced and sent off to committee, Senate President Steve Fenberg, Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, and their leadership colleagues went off to the side of the Senate — and out of the public view — to argue about the schedule.
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Lundeen said the public needs more time to look over the dozen bills that lawmakers will review in the next three days. So far, seven bills have been introduced in the House and five in the Senate, including the main legislation meant to provide property tax relief, Senate Bill 23B-101.
Lundeen advocated for a delay in the special session, one that could drag it out past the Democrats' plan to adjourn on Sunday. That didn't sit well with Democrats, who pointed out that Republicans were informed about the schedule earlier in the week.
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