Author: Byron Pelton
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Natural gas regs affect everything from food costs to land value | PODIUM
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Byron Pelton We are so fortunate to live in Colorado, where we have an abundance of natural resources to help feed our families, power our communities and make life livable in the 21st century. As a livestock producer, I know first-hand how important it is for us to be good stewards of the natural resources…
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Time Colorado agricultural might gets respect it deserves | PODIUM
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Byron Pelton Barbara Kirkmeyer Every now and then we all like to take a trip down memory lane. When you are a senator serving in the minority, those memories can be painful sometimes. But try being a senator from rural Colorado in the minority and recalling all the bad legislation, proclamations, executive orders or department…
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Time to repeal Section 232 tariffs | OPINION
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Byron Pelton However you may choose to look at them, tariffs are a damaging economic tool, one of the most misguided economic policies a free economy can pursue. Tariffs are a tax, one that hinders free trade, distorts markets and ultimately artificially increases costs for consumers. The argument for the imposition of tariffs is often…
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Dems stall justice while drugs kill Coloradans | OPINION
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Byron Pelton I cannot fathom why Colorado Democrats are playing the kind of political games that they are playing, especially as they have a trifecta of power here in the state – the Senate, the House and the Governor’s Office. These political games are putting the party’s agenda over the lives of Coloradans – and…
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The Colorado left’s hypocrisy on choice | OPINION
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Byrton Pelton We have had many long-hour days down here at the Colorado State Capitol and I have needed way too many cups of coffee; however, yesterday and today have been the most spiritually draining days thus far. My patience and mercy for others have been tested as I have tried to follow God’s command…
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Tax relief can help wind power take off on Colorado’s eastern plains
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Byron Pelton Eastern Colorado has established itself as a leader in energy development, both fossil fuels and renewables, and now it is preparing for the next leap in wind-generation technology. On-site manufacturing of wind turbines is viewed by many experts as the cutting edge of wind technology because it will allow for taller towers and…
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Kudos to Cory Gardner for defending rural Colorado’s renewable-energy economy
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As a county commissioner, it is my duty to protect jobs and investments that drive our local economy. I am glad to see that this is also a priority for Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. Sen. Gardner, along with six Republican colleagues, recently submitted a letter to President Trump requesting a narrow tariff exclusion for…
