Our KidsFlash blog helps child advocates and policymakers stay up to date on the latest child wellbeing news around the state. In our weekly newsletter, you can find data and research on child health, early childhood learning and development, K-12 education, and more. During the legislative session, KidsFlash also serves as a resource to help track important legislation and policies affecting Colorado's kids. Get the inside scoop on the Children's Campaign's outreach efforts - including information on important fundraising and advocacy events, as well as efforts being undertaken by the It's About Kids and Circle of Friends networks. The KidsFlash blog is your connection to the resources and information you need to make a difference in the lives of Colorado's children.
The 2022 legislative session has adjourned Sine Die! It has been a whirlwind of a session. At the Children’s Campaign, we are so proud to say that all our legislative priorities were accomplished.
Welcome back to The West Steps! We are joined by Riley Kitts, Government Affairs Director at the Colorado Children’s Campaign, for our final conversation of season four.
Welcome back to The West Steps! Today, we return to a highly complex and often misunderstood topic: Colorado’s school funding system, and specifically local “mill levy override” funding.
There are less than three weeks left in the 2022 legislative session! That means things are moving…and moving fast.
With about a month left in the 2022 legislative session, the pace has certainly picked up at the state Capitol. Recently, both the House and the Senate debated and passed the annual state budget bill, also known as the “Long Bill.” It was also a big week for some Children’s Campaign priority bills.
HB22-1295: The Department of Early Childhood and Universal Preschool Program recently passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee with a bipartisan 5-2 vote. It is vital that you let your senator know how important this piece of legislation is for our state. Take action today!
Things are moving fast and furious under the Gold Dome! This week, the House of Representatives debated the annual state budget, known as the “Long Bill.” We also had two priority bills receive bipartisan approval in the Senate Education Committee on Thursday.
Not one, not two, but THREE Children’s Campaign priorities took critical steps forward this week at the Capitol!
SB22-087 passed in the Senate Education Committee with a bipartisan 5-2 vote. It now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee – where it’s anticipated to face more resistance. Join the Action Alert today!
We are halfway through the 2022 legislative session! More than 450 bills have been introduced with several big-ticket items still waiting to be brought forward. This week, the 485-page bill to fully establish the new Department of Early Childhood was introduced.