Colorado and California: Are they ungovernable?
Last year, Colorado and the rest of the nation watched the fiscal situation in California as if it were a slow-motion train wreck. The Bell, for one, pointed out that Colorado, with its many budget formulas and restrictions, is distressingly similar to California on budget matters.
That exact topic will be the subject of a forum, Ungovernable States: Prospects for Constitutional Reform in California and Colorado, sponsored by the University of Colorado's School of Public Affairs.
The forum is from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Turnhalle Opera House at the Tivoli Student Union, 900 Auraria Parkway in Denver. There is no charge.
The forum will feature:
- Steven Hill, director of the Political Reform Program of the New America Foundation in California
- Colorado Rep. Lois Court, D-Denver
- Kelly Brough, president and chief executive of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Charlie Brown, director of the Center for Colorado's Economic Future, University of Denver
For information, call 303-315-2089 or visit the school of public affair's website.