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School funding, forest and wildfire management current topics

Construction on the Capitol dome appears to be winding down and, as the scaffolding is slowly dismantled, natural sunlight is beginning to reappear in the center of the building. It’s…

February 27, 2014No CommentRead More

Roberts continues to work on water legislation

In addition to the usual floor and committee schedule, I spent much of last week in meetings discussing two of the water policy bills that I’m sponsoring this session. The…

February 20, 2014No CommentRead More

Bill requires assessment of emergency radio system

Two bills of mine made their way through committee last week. One of these requires the state to do a comprehensive assessment of Colorado’s emergency radio communications system. The assessment…

February 13, 2014No CommentRead More

Senate passes bill allowing counties to elect commissioners by district vote

I am working my bills through committees and the Senate floor now. The final Senate vote on the bill allowing smaller population counties to choose to elect its commissioners by…

February 6, 2014No CommentRead More

Bills focus on county districting, charter schools, communications

Besides my lawn irrigation bill that I adressed last week, I am working on other bills, some of which I will discuss in this column. One of these bills establishes…

January 23, 2014No CommentRead More

New bill addresses lawn irrigation in new subdivisions

The legislative session has started and I’m settled into an apartment in Denver. My husband is a huge help in getting my stuff and me up here and dealing with…

January 16, 2014No CommentRead More

Colorado’s future is burning as we fiddle

Legislative session 2014 is less than two weeks away and it’ll be an interesting time in the Colorado Senate. The recall and resignation of three Democratic senators since we adjourned…

January 2, 2014No CommentRead More

Learning experiences help do the job better

Colorado’s legislators work, theoretically, part-time, so while juggling meetings and constituent work, I try to fit in other learning experiences that expand my knowledge and abilities as a legislator. I…

December 5, 2013No CommentRead More

Expand wildfire mitigation and funding

Christmas candy now sits on the store shelves instead of Halloween treats, so that tells me winter is on its way. My hope is that we have snow and plenty…

November 7, 2013No CommentRead More

Colorado water, wildfires and recalls

With Labor Day behind us, I begin preparing for legislative session 2014. I sit on two legislative interim committees, one on water and one on wildfires. These committees start meeting…

September 5, 2013No CommentRead More