New Twist in Colorado Congressional Redistricting Court Battle? State Senator Brandon Shaffer files brief to include his own map

by CTBC Director | 10:30 pm, October 3, 2011

The legal battle to re-draw the boundaries of Colorado’s Congressional Districts – sent to the courts for the fourth consecutive decade at the end of the legislative session in May 2011 after the legislature (specifically the state senate) failed to do its job by passing redistricting legislation as required by the Colorado Constitution – recently received [...]

Colorado Reapportionment Commission adopts final state legislative district maps – Colorado Supreme Court to review

by CTBC Director | 2:23 pm, September 20, 2011

The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) yesterday (19 September 2011) approved the final set of state legislative district maps for Colorado, having completed two rounds of hearing public testimony (meetings in Denver from 31 May to 25 July, followed by meetings around the state throughout the month of August) and a [...]

Colorado Reapportionment Commission to vote on final state legislative district maps – next stop Colorado Supreme Court

by CTBC Director | 7:07 am, September 19, 2011

The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) votes today on the final set of state legislative district maps for Colorado, having completed two rounds of hearing public testimony (meetings in Denver from 31 May to 25 July, followed by meetings around the state throughout the month of August) at the Legislative Services [...]

“Adequate Funding” unrelated to available state funds? Colorado judge rules out relevant evidence

by CTBC Director | 7:57 am, September 13, 2011

The Lobato v. Colorado school funding lawsuit concluded its fifth and final week in trial court in Denver last Friday – with plaintiffs seeking
billions of dollars of additional funding for schools, though it’s unclear where that extra money would come from. (Denver Post, “Colorado school funding trial enters likely final week“)
This educational-funding lawsuit (seeking to force even higher [...]

Colorado Reapportionment Commission reveals final state legislative district maps at public hearing today

by CTBC Director | 7:57 am, September 12, 2011

The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) has completed the semi-final set of legislative district maps for Colorado, having heard public testimony in meetings around the state throughout the month of August, and will be discussing competing versions for both state House and state Senate legislative districts in hearings today, at the [...]

Final Week for Colorado Reapportionment Commission hearings – public testimony on state legislative district maps

by CTBC Director | 8:29 am, August 29, 2011

The Colorado Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing our state legislative districts) has completed the final set of preliminary legislative district maps for Colorado, having heard public testimony in meetings in Denver from 31 May to 25 July and bringing the maps to a vote in committee.
This week, the commission wraps up its road show, traveling around [...]

Last Week in Lobato Trial – will courts decree new school taxes?

by CTBC Director | 12:00 pm, August 28, 2011

The Lobato v. Colorado school funding lawsuit enters its fifth and (likely) final week in trial court in Denver this Monday – with plaintiffs seeking
billions of dollars of additional funding for schools, though it’s unclear where that extra money would come from. (Denver Post, “Colorado school funding trial enters likely final week“)
This educational-funding lawsuit (seeking [...]

New Maps Renew Focus on Colorado Congressional Redistricting Court Battle

by CTBC Director | 11:08 pm, August 23, 2011

The unveiling of new map proposals by Democrat and Republican parties over the last few days has renewed focus on the legal battle to determine the boundaries of Colorado’s Congressional districts, since the legislature (specifically the state senate) failed to do its job by passing redistricting legislation as required by the Colorado Constitution and sent it [...]

Monday Media Review: School choice, school funding lawsuits highlight courts’ inappropriately rising role in education policy

by CTBC Director | 8:22 pm, August 22, 2011

Continuing coverage of the pair of lawsuits seeking to have the courts decide educational policy in Colorado (the Douglas County school choice case, and the Lobato statewide educational funding case) over the weekend highlights the increasing role of the courts (as opposed to elected school boards, or the state legislature in whom constitutional authority for [...]

Weekend Wrap-up: Colorado courts ruling o’er state schools

by CTBC Director | 1:11 pm, August 13, 2011

Citizens of Colorado hold elections every year to send representatives to different venues to consider and decide on policy (and allocate resources) for their children’s education: in odd-numbered years, for local school boards; in even-numbered years, for the state legislature, which has the constitutional authority to “provide for the establishment and maintenance of a thorough and [...]

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