by Senate GOP | Feb 25, 2026 | Newsroom, Opinion
By Senator Byron Pelton Colorado’s farmers and ranchers already face significant challenges, including volatile commodity prices, rising input costs, labor shortages and unpredictable weather. They should not also have to contend with a state legislature that...
by Senate GOP | Feb 5, 2026 | Opinion
By Janice Rich and Matt Soper There is a mental health crisis unfolding in Colorado — a microcosm of a larger issue that is going on in America. According to Mental Health America, 26% of Colorado adults struggle with mental illness. Over the past 20 years, the...
by Senate GOP | Dec 1, 2025 | Opinion
By Senator Marc Catlin A $50 billion investment to fund rural health care was in jeopardy in mid-October, when members of the U.S. Senate attempted to strip out the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program in exchange for opening the U.S. government. The RHT program...
by Senate GOP | Oct 20, 2025 | Opinion
By Senator Rich, Representative Taggart, and Representative Soper When lawmakers pass a new bill, there’s one question we should all ask before we vote: Who’s going to pay for it? Too often, that question goes unanswered. Across Colorado, local governments are being...
by Senate GOP | Mar 10, 2025 | Opinion
“Good ideas sometimes take a while to gain acceptance; but eventually the wisdom of their merits can no longer be ignored, and the good idea takes hold. So it might be, at long last, for the promise of nuclear energy in our state. HB25-1040 passed the Colorado...
by Senate GOP | Feb 19, 2025 | Newsroom, Opinion
Governor Jared Polis declared in his State of the State address, “We have zero tolerance for those who commit violent crimes whether they are American citizens or not.” He continued, “We welcome more federal help to detain and deport dangerous criminals.” These are...