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VOLUME 96 | ISSUE 18
Remembering former Rep. Pat Schroeder in Colorado and beyond
Some Coloradans could save big on electric vehicles Income-based credit adds thousands to existing lucrative discounts BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN
several bills that helped advance women’s rights, from the Pregnancy Discrimination Act to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. In the male-dominated halls of Congress, she was known for her quick wit and barbs. She coined the phrase “Teflon President” for former President Ronald Regan, a moniker
State officials are putting finishing touches on an electric vehicle rebate for income-qualified buyers willing to trade in an older gas-fueled vehicle, adding up to $6,000 in price cuts on a new vehicle to a menu of credits that can already include $5,500 from utilities or up to $7,500 from federal sources. The program is expected to launch in mid-July, with $2 million in state money over the following 12 months. Colorado is paying for the instant rebates and other EV infrastructure, such as public chargers, with a 6.9-cent portion of the 27cent delivery fee passed as part of a sweeping 2021 transportation policy and funding bill. Shoppers who are looking for used EVs and have an old car to trade in could get $4,000 from the new state rebate program, taken off the sale price at the cash register instead of rebated the next time they file taxes. Electrification advocates say upfront price cuts in the form of instant tax credits are the most attractive
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U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, D-Colo., sits on the porch outside her Capitol Hill headquarters in Denver on July 18, 1994. Schroeder, a pioFILE PHOTO BY JOE MAHONEY neer for women’s and family rights in Congress, has died at the age of 82. BY CAITLYN KIM CPR NEWS
Coloradans and people elsewhere are remembering former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a trailblazer who paved the way for women’s rights in national and local politics. She died on Monday, March 13, at 82. “Representative Schroeder was a one-of-a-kind leader and barrier
breaker,” said Gov. Jared Polis in a statement. “Our daughter’s future and women across our country’s future are better thanks to her service.” Schroeder was the first woman to represent Colorado in Congress. She had a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Florida, where she had been living, according to her former press secretary, Andrea Camp. Her legislative record included
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