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Position: Capitol Report
Position: Rep. J. Paul Brown
Position: Capitol Report
It was a great honor to be the sponsor of the memorial tribute by the Colorado General Assembly to the former Ute Mountain Ute Chairman, Ernest House Sr. Mr. House died in a motorcycle accident on...
DATE: March 27, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
This week will be very busy. Three of my bills will be heard in committee. House Bill 12-1159, about electing county commissioners by district rather than at large, will have already been heard in...
DATE: March 20, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
March 8 was Agriculture Day in Colorado and was declared so by Gov. John Hickenlooper, by proclamation. The day was filled with several events at the Capitol. I was given the opportunity to sing...
DATE: March 13, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
Bills for which I am a prime sponsor are moving ahead in the legislative process. HB12-1073, which will give the 6th Judicial District another judge, carried by Sen. Roberts in the Senate, has...
DATE: March 6, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
Last summer, an article in the Durango Herald caught my eye, about an addictive substance called bath salts. I had never heard of this drug. The story was accompanied by a photograph of a woman,...
DATE: Feb. 28, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
I try to vote my principles and sometimes those principles cross party lines. One example of that was my vote on HB 1102, sponsored by Rep. Spencer Swalm and heard in the Transportation Committee,...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
I have been told by Democrats, Republicans, and lobbyists that I have a big red bulls eye on my back. The race for the 59th House District seat of Colorado will be one of the most targeted races...
DATE: Feb. 14, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
We had a gallery and house full of 4-Hers at the Capitol on Monday of this past week in honor of 4-H Day. I had the pleasure of taking a picture with a good group from La Plata County in front of...
DATE: Feb. 7, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
One of the biggest costs to businesses and families is the cost of health care. There are several things that we in government can do to reduce the time needed to perform the steps needed to get...
DATE: Jan. 31, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
Debbie and I were honored to be named Agriculturists of the Year by the Durango Chamber of Commerce at the awards ceremony Thursday evening, Jan. 19. The ceremony made me think of how grateful I am...
DATE: Jan. 24, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
Reapportionment, or the redrawing of Colorado’s House and Senate district boundaries, has been a contentious issue for the past year. I was elected by and will continue to represent my current...
DATE: Jan. 19, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
It is hard to believe that the year 2011 is gone and we are diving headlong into 2012. Like 2011, 2012 will have its challenges which we will welcome with open arms. Now is a time to make...
DATE: Jan. 5, 2012 | COLUMN: Capitol Report
