Round-Up: CO passes budget; Lawmakers woo GE

By On April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Bente Birkeland, Budget, Business, Capitol Coverage, Colorado, Energy, KRCC News, Round-Up

The Colorado house has given final approval to the state budget…Colorado lawmakers are trying to convince General Electric to bring the nation’s largest solar panel manufacturing plant to the state.

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