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Gov. John Hickenlooper this week signed a bill that takes a step forward in making our state's Enterprise Zone Program more productive.

House Bill 1241, which became law on Wednesday, is a small step, but it is a step in the right direction. The legislation creates a 15-member task force that will review:

By Shepard Nevel
Guest commentary

The resounding defeat of the fiscally destructive ballot measures, Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101, is the latest, but not final, round in a critically important debate about Colorado's future.

Profound budget issues remain, as further cuts in critical services such as health care, education and transportation loom with a projected $1.1 billion state deficit in 2011.