Author: Jerry Sonnenberg

Jerry Sonnenberg This year marks the end of my time in the Colorado Senate. During my tenure, I introduced four separate bills that would have cut state income taxes. The Democrat-controlled legislature killed each one in committee, so I took the idea straight to the people.  In 2020, I partnered with Independence Institute President Jon…

Jerry Sonnenberg Why would a candidate for governor want to be the first to not participate in a debate in rural Colorado? Every election gives us choices, and to make educated decisions, there is no better way than to watch how candidates respond to the same questions. In the past, the people of Colorado have…

Jerry Sonnenberg Jesse Mallory For nearly three decades, the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights has been a part of the Colorado constitution. For nearly as long, politicians in Denver have treated it like a suggestion. Almost from the moment of its approval by the voters in 1992, elected officials have acted in bad faith in attempting…

Jerry Sonnenberg During the pandemic we learned a lot about what we did right and what we did wrong and what we can do better. One of the most important lessons was how we destroyed the patient-family relationship and the health of patients by denying someone to advocate for them or just provide support. We…

Jerry Sonnenberg Farmers and ranchers work long, hard hours to produce the food that ends up on your table. Agriculture is the oldest industry in the world. Throughout history it has evolved to meet the needs of the human race. And so have its workers. This industry is different from any other, and it should…

Jerry Sonnenberg I had the opportunity to partake in one of my favorite hometown activities this week: supporting local high school student athletes. Well, sort of. The few parents who were selected to actually attend the event thoughtfully videoed the events live for the rest of us to watch – thank you, parents. I also…

Jerry Sonnenberg Elections are fast approaching, and this governor is making political appointments that appear to be furthering his “War on Rural Colorado.” Polis’ latest appointment, to the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, is a self-proclaimed “vegan activist” whose response to the outcry against this absurd move was to attack one of Colorado’s premier youth…

Jerry Sonnenberg We have a saying in the country when someone is getting a bit too rambunctious: “Hold yer horses!” When learning of these new and ever-more drastic restrictions, is there a point at which you would say enough is enough? At what point is the solution worse than the problem? We throw around words…