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From the Grand Junction Sentinel:
"A sportsmen-supported bill to increase fees on hunting licenses for the first time in 13 years was killed Thursday by a party-line vote in a state Senate committee.
Sportsmen said they were shocked by the Republican?s majority decision, with some telling lawmakers after the hearing that the vote shook their faith in the party.
?It boiled down to politics. It didn't boil down to doing what was right,? said Denny Behrens, a Grand Junction resident and Colorado Mule Deer Association member. ?The fact is they're trying to cut the budget every place else. It would look like you're raising (the budget) for the Division of Wildlife and no one else.?
"A sportsmen-supported bill to increase fees on hunting licenses for the first time in 13 years was killed Thursday by a party-line vote in a state Senate committee.
Sportsmen said they were shocked by the Republican?s majority decision, with some telling lawmakers after the hearing that the vote shook their faith in the party.
?It boiled down to politics. It didn't boil down to doing what was right,? said Denny Behrens, a Grand Junction resident and Colorado Mule Deer Association member. ?The fact is they're trying to cut the budget every place else. It would look like you're raising (the budget) for the Division of Wildlife and no one else.?