Author: By Samuel G. Michael
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HB 25–1235 is a step backward for Colorado’s housing progress | OPINION
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Samuel G. Michael In recent years, especially this legislative session, Colorado’s elected leaders have worked hard to address our ongoing housing crisis — taking steps to establish policies to put a dent in the 8,000 new apartment homes needed each year to keep up with increasing demand. We are proud to have a governor and legislature…
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Big Pharma-backed bill hurts state’s minorities, unions, families | PODIUM
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Samuel G. Michael It’s no secret Coloradans are struggling to make ends meet; and, frankly, so is our state, with an estimated budget deficit of $750 million. With the Colorado General Assembly in session, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have pledged to enact policies that make living in Colorado more affordable. Though Democrats…
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Credit card mandates hurt immigrant families and jobs we rely on | OPINION
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Samuel G. Michael As someone who works day in and day out with low- and middle-income people throughout Colorado, I am very worried about the credit card mandates Joe Kefauver supported in his March 5 op-ed. I serve as president of the Ethiopian Community of Colorado, and one of our goals as an organization is…
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Credit card bill hurts immigrant-owned small biz, workers | OPINION
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Samuel G. Michael Colorado’s economy has thrived due to the work of small business owners, many of whom are immigrants — including myself and the community I represent. Immigrant entrepreneurs in Colorado generated a billion dollars in business revenue for the state in 2020 alone. And the state has benefited from hard-working first-generation immigrants who are…
