The 2016 legislative session is moving into full gear these days, with much of our time now being spent in committees as bills get their first hearing in front of…
We’re past the ceremonial days of the 2016 legislature and the only tasks we must complete in a session, based on the state’s constitution, are to pass the budget and…
Sitting at my home desk preparing to write this column, I couldn’t be happier to see the mounds of snow outside the window. May El Nino be all for southwest…
As winter weather drives more people indoors, it’s time to note that there’s been good progress made lately on Colorado’s natural resources issues. There’s a long ways to go before…
My September finished with another round of interim committee hearings, including on data collection of police-initiated contacts, considering possible ways to improve statewide racial profiling data, and the final series…
The legislative interim has been anything but slow. There are so many interim committee meetings that many legislators have commented that they look forward to the start of the next…
It’s been an interesting start to my summer. Responding to a reporter’s question of whether I’d be thinking about running for the U.S. Senate during the interim, I answered honestly…
It’s been a month since the end of the legislative session and it’s been great to be home more. Driving over Red Mountain pass last week to attend two town…
It’s almost hard to believe that, in two weeks, the legislative session will be over, and I’ll be happily settling back in at home, not having to return to the…
With less than a month to go before the end of the legislative session, the piles of bills and the amount of committee work still to be done are daunting.…