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Colorado State Senate Passes Bill to Increase Hunting and Fishing License Fees

Jane Nearing
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The Colorado Senate has unanimously passed legislation intended to avoid a financial crisis for the state’s Parks and Wildlife agency by raising hunting and fishing fees. The Denver Post reports the legislation was sponsored by Senator Don Coram of Montrose, a Republican. The agency, which does not receive tax monies, last raised its fees in 2005. It has cut its budget by $40 million since 2009 but projects it will face a $22 million shortfall by 2023. The bill would hike the price of hunting and fishing licenses as well as passes to state parks. The bill now moves to the state House.

Gail Binkly is a career journalist who has worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette and Cortez Journal, and was the editor of the Four Corners Free Press, based in Cortez.
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