Colorado senators on Friday gave final approval to several measures, while a proposal dealing with artificial intelligence regulation is mired in negotiations.

The Senate panel in charge of hearing budget bills canceled its hearing on Senate Bill 4, the AI proposal from Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez.

Debate in the Senate began with Senate Bill 3, which modifies a ballot measure on what' called the "Healthy Meals for All" program, under which all public school children in Colorado are eligible to get free lunches, regardless of income.

Already scheduled to appear on the November ballot this year, Democratic lawmakers want to tweak a proposal aimed at retaining all revenue collected for the meals program, regardless of estimates, and increasing people's tax liability at the $300

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