Tax relief for 97% of Coloradans
Initiative 195 calls for a graduated income tax in Colorado. If enough signatures are collected to qualify for the ballot, it will be assigned an amendment number and require a simple majori...
Our view: End the war before the Marines arrive
It is not usual to be fighting a war, as the U.S. is, without the country’s leadership offering an explanation for why. For Donald Trump, the reasons can vary, change over time, or be absent...
DATE: Mar 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Protect our public lands, protect the La Plata Mountains
Our beautiful area in the Southwest is graced with an abundance of public lands – places that are part of our culture and ingrained in the identity of the region. These spaces provide opport...
DATE: Mar 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Putin, please kidnap our president
In light of the recent kidnapping of a president of a sovereign nation, the murdering of innocent fishing people, the stealing of oil properties and, most of all, the general destruction of ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Colorado deserves better: A troubling eight-year trajectory
Colorado has historically valued independence, controlled spending, and respect for limits on government. As Senate Minority Leader, let me be clear: Our state is drifting from these princip...
DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Opinion
When leaders lie, children learn it
Do you remember Ronald Reagan's “Trickle Down Theory?” The concept promised broad economic benefit, but in practice it only benefited the wealthy and never reached the middle class or the po...
DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Our view: Leave Tina Peters in prison
Gov. Jared Polis has signaled he may commute the nine-year prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, the last high-profile election denier still behind bars for crimes tied to...
DATE: Mar 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Colorado stands up for our public lands
At a time when our public lands are under greater threat of privatization than ever, I was heartened to see the state legislature pass SJR26-015, for the second year in a row, a bipartisan r...
DATE: Mar 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Opinion
When cost overrides care, animals die
On Feb. 21, I brought my 12-week-old Sphynx kitten, Mystic, to Riverview Animal Hospital’s Urgent Care Clinic in Durango in obvious medical crisis. She was severely dehydrated, lethargic and...
DATE: Mar 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Protecting 911 funding and strengthening emergency services through bipartisan work
We’re one-third of the way through the legislative session, and my bills are making their way through the legislative process. Several have already passed out of the House and are being hear...
DATE: Mar 13, 2026 | CATEGORY: Opinion
