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Rural Colorado health care receives the attention it deserves
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...
Rich: Fund It or Fix It—Where government meets the people
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...
Senate Republicans Reveal 2026 Committee Appointments
DENVER – Today, Minority Leader Simpson announced new committee assignments for the Second Regular Session of the 75th General Assembly. Underline denotes ranking member Agriculture & Natural Resources, 7 members (4-3) Senator Rod Pelton (R – Cheyenne Wells) ...
Republican Leaders Condemn Democrats’ Mismanagement of Budget Crisis
Denver, CO – September 4, 2025 – Republican legislative leaders pushed back against the Democratic claims found in the Executive Committee memo that the state’s fiscal challenges stem from H.R. 1, emphasizing instead that Colorado’s budget instability is the direct...
Senate Republicans Slam Governor Polis for Putting Politics Over People
DENVER – Governor Polis has once again proved that when faced with tough choices, he’ll sacrifice Colorado’s most vulnerable before reigning in his own politically-charged, wasteful spending. Today, with the stroke of a pen, Governor Polis issued an executive order...
Colorado Republican Leaders Offer Real Solutions During Special Session
(Denver, CO – August 26, 2025) – Colorado Republicans stood united at the conclusion of the Governor’s narrowly scoped special session, emphasizing that Democrats chose to raise taxes instead of adopting real solutions to Colorado’s structural budget challenges. The...
Colorado Republican Leaders Offer Real Solutions During Special Session
(Denver, CO - August 21, 2025) - Colorado Republican leaders are standing united as the Governor convenes a narrow and predetermined special session that fails to address the state’s structural budget challenges. While Democrats push for higher taxes and more...
Colorado Senate GOP Highlighted Budget-Breaking, Overspending Democrats Following Special Session Call
DENVER – Colorado Senate Republicans challenged Governor Jared Polis for deflecting responsibility and ignoring Colorado Democrats’ role in Colorado’s $1 billion budget shortfall during a press conference at the Governor’s Mansion on Wednesday. During the press...
Colorado Democrats Mismanaged the Budget Now They’re Looking for Someone Else to Blame
(Denver, CO – July 30, 2025) – In a partisan Executive Committee Meeting, Colorado Democrats tried to shift blame for the state’s growing budget crisis onto Congressional Republicans, claiming that the federal budget bill (H.R.1) is responsible for a billion-dollar...
Senate Republicans Welcome Senator-Elect Lynda Zamora Wilson to the Colorado State Senate
DENVER – The Senate Republicans extend a heartfelt welcome to Senator-Elect Lynda Zamora Wilson to the Colorado State Senate. Senator-Elect Zamora Wilson was selected by a vacancy committee to represent Senate District 9 yesterday evening following the recent...
Colorado Senate Republicans Elect New Leadership
DENVER – Today, the Colorado Senate Republican Caucus held leadership elections following the resignation of former Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen. At the leadership elections this afternoon, the Senate Republican Caucus elected Senator Cleave Simpson from...
Colorado Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen Announces Resignation
MONUMENT, CO – June 9, 2025 – Senator Paul Lundeen, Senate Minority Leader, announced today that he will resign from the Colorado Senate and his leadership position effective June 9, 2025, to pursue new opportunities as leader of a national effort to promote...