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CORAM: Tri-State leaders pulled a sneaky move; the PUC should stop them

Oct 8, 2020

Many of our constituents have been customers of Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, La Plata Electric Association and Delta-Montrose Electric Association for many years, far too many of which have been filled with higher-than-necessary bills, largely a result of suspect decisions out of Tri-State Generation and Transmission’s metro-Denver corporate offices.

SONNENBERG: Governor escalates his War on Rural Colorado

Aug 13, 2020

Elections are fast approaching, and this governor is making political appointments that appear to be furthering his “War on Rural Colorado.” Polis’ latest appointment, to the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, is a self-proclaimed “vegan activist” whose response to the outcry against this absurd move was to attack one of Colorado’s premier youth organizations on social media. Ellen Kessler claimed that 4-H clubs – known as one of the first kids’ clubs in America, with a focus on leadership, citizenship, and life skills – “teach children that animal lives don’t matter.”

Senate and House Republicans Call for Special Session to Address Challenges in Access to Education During COVID-19

Jul 28, 2020

DENVER – Following an overwhelming outcry from Colorado parents regarding the future of their children’s education during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senate and House Republicans have penned a letter to Governor Jared Polis, requesting a special session to tackle the...

HISEY: Now it is up to the voter

Jun 21, 2020

With the session over, the decision-making shifts to the voters who will decide at the ballot box. The legislature referred three measures to ballot, two constitutional changes and one tax increase. None of which does the legislature have the authority to implement on its own. Charitable Bingo and Raffles Amendment is the working title to an amendment that allows charitable organizations to obtain a charitable gaming license after three years as opposed to the current five-year rule and to hire a manager so long as they are paid no more than minimum wage. Yes, bingo is regulated in the Colorado Constitution.

HISEY: Some good news in the final week

Jun 15, 2020

First – good news for parental rights and homeschoolers, as well as a mea culpa from me. I wrote earlier that there was a homeschool exemption in SB20-163 as it left the Senate for the House. Turns out I was incorrect and several people let me know. Thank you, I do read the comments you send back. Given our interrupted session and as the bill was still working its way through the House, it seemed prudent to wait for the final vote to report back.

SONNENBERG: Northeast Colorado suffering from metro area decisions

May 19, 2020

King Jared and Dean Williams have failed to protect Sterling Correctional Facility, leaving the residents of Northeast Colorado vulnerable. Safe in their ivory towers, the governor and his executive director of Colorado’s Department of Corrections sit congratulating themselves while the citizens of Northeastern Colorado are left to correct the mess of their colossal failures.

Senate Republicans Respond to Governor Polis’ Abuse of Power

May 18, 2020

REMOTE LOCATIONS ACROSS COLORADO - In hearing the news of Governor Jared Polis' decision to unilaterally allocate $1.6 billion in CARES Act funds from the federal government, members of the Senate Republican caucus released the following statements: From Senator Bob...

SONNENBERG: We can defeat this virus — without shuttering businesses and killing jobs

Mar 26, 2020

We have a saying in the country when someone is getting a bit too rambunctious: "Hold yer horses!" When learning of these new and ever-more drastic restrictions, is there a point at which you would say enough is enough? At what point is the solution worse than the problem?

Republican Lawmakers Submit Brief to Supreme Court Regarding Interrogatory

Mar 25, 2020

DENVER – On Tuesday, all 40 Republican Senators and Representatives in the Colorado General Assembly submitted a brief supporting the Colorado Constitution’s limitation of the legislative session to 120 consecutive calendar days, challenging the notion that somehow...

Senator Smallwood Tests Positive for COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020

DENVER – Senator Jim Smallwood (R-Parker) received results on Sunday, March 22, that confirmed he was positive for COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus. He released the following statement: “I want to first let everybody know that I’m currently feeling great....

COOKE: More price controls are the wrong Rx for health care in Colorado

Feb 4, 2020

While impeachment dominates the national news cycle, one policy debate lingers just below the surface: how to deal with “surprise medical bills.” One proposal would use the heavy hand of government to impose price controls on treatments subject to surprise billing.

Senators Crowder and Sonnenberg’s Statements on Arkansas Valley Conduit Funding

Feb 4, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/4/20 DENVER — Senators Larry Crowder (R-Alamosa) and Jerry Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) released the following statements regarding the Tuesday morning announcement of federal funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit. “Despite being authorized by...

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