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Wheat Ridge council backs staff to advance 2026 legislative agenda after committee vetting
Summary
City staff outlined a formal Legislative Advocacy Program and asked council to support adopting a 2026 legislative agenda; council gave unanimous consensus to bring the agenda back for formal adoption after committee review and biweekly meetings during the session.
Wheat Ridge staff on Jan. 5 presented a formal Legislative Advocacy Program and sought council consensus to bring a 2026 legislative agenda back for adoption.
Senior Management Analyst Cola Hayslip described the program — formed in late 2024 — as a four-part effort consisting of a high-level legislative agenda, a legislative committee to screen bills, advocacy-position resolutions, and targeted staff lobbying. Hayslip said the committee’s job is to review the roughly 50 to 100 bills introduced each session that could affect Wheat Ridge and identify three to five priority bills for focused…
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