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WASHINGTON — There was bound to be a political commotion when the Trump administration released its 2018 budget. After all, it isn’t every day that the White House proposes deep cuts in agency...
DATE: March 30, 2017 | COLUMN: From the State Senate
The first day of spring has arrived and the legislative session is more than halfway over. Last week, we had our first late night of debate on the Senate floor. We have already had some late-night...
DATE: March 27, 2017 | COLUMN: From the State Senate
As the Montezuma-Cortez School District begins the work of crafting a strategic plan to guide it through the next three years, district leaders are seeking more participation from the public. To...
DATE: March 24, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
On March 9, our district board of education, district leadership team, and partners from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Education Department met with Colorado State Board of Education to present the...
DATE: March 13, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
These have been interesting times in the General Assembly. The worst of government rears its ugly head every now and then. That has been the case these past few days. In my last column, I...
DATE: March 13, 2017 | COLUMN: From the State Senate
March always comes in with the promise that spring is on the way...and that college basketball fans will either be euphoric with hope or devastated by loss as they watch their favorite teams play...
DATE: March 10, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Mayor
The first half of the 71st General Assembly is one-third of the way through. I have been successful on several bills so far. Three of my bills in one day has been the most. The one thing that makes...
DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: From the State Senate
WASHINGTON — At the heart of Donald Trump’s foreign policy team lies a glaring contradiction. On the one hand, it is composed of men of experience, judgment and traditionalism. Meaning, they are...
DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
In a local control state like Colorado, local school boards usually make their own decisions about the allocation of funds and how best to serve students. We saw an example recently in Jefferson...
DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Board of Education
WASHINGTON — It’s a Watergate-era cliche that the cover-up is always worse than the crime. In the Mike Flynn affair, we have the first recorded instance of a cover-up in the absence of a crime....
DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
We are fortunate to live in Southwest Colorado, surrounded by a rugged and natural landscape that provides us opportunities not seen in many parts of the country. Not only do visitors come to our...
DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
It seems to me as if the session just started yesterday, but the fact of the matter is, we are closing in on one month. It has been the slowest month I recall in my previous six years. This session...
DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: From the State Senate
