Author: Donna Lynne
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DONNA LYNNE: A statewide sales-tax increase — that meets local needs
Whether it is driving across failing bridges, battling congestion on your way to work or footing the bill for repairs to your car caused by potholes, I know you have a transportation horror story. You aren’t alone. With nearly half of Colorado’s major roads and highways in poor or mediocre condition, these stories are the…
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Time to say ‘enough’ to attacks on children’s health care coverage
Of the many complicated health care issues we face, one of the most immediate threats – and one that is easily solved – is the looming loss of coverage for more than 75,000 Colorado kids and 800 pregnant moms who depend on the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program. CHIP provides low-cost health insurance coverage to…
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Foster children need more of us to open up our hearts and homes
Coloradans have always come together to support each other when we need it most. It’s part of our heritage as a frontier, can-do state. And, we should support those families who need it most. The Colorado Department of Human Services estimates that the state will need 1,200 new foster families in the next two years…