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Overruling the voters before they even vote | PODIUM
Updated 3 days ago
By Chris Richardson There is something profoundly wrong with a legislature that sees a citizen-led constitutional amendment gaining momentum and responds not by making its...
If we lose our coverage, we lose our lives | PODIUM
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By Thomas Buckley My oncologist asked: “Polycythemia Vera. Do you know what that means?” Earlier, I lived in blissful ignorance, unaware I potentially carried a...
Colorado lupus patients can’t afford ‘most favored nation’ drug pricing | PODIUM
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By Kristy Kibler When you live with lupus, you learn quickly waiting is not an option. Lupus is unpredictable: flares can escalate overnight, organs can...
Colorado modernized voting, but the ballot Is still closed for many | PODIUM
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By Amy Spicer On June 30, Colorado holds its primary election. Most voters will receive their ballots, make their choices, and never know that for...
From secret huddles to Zebulon — the high cost of the Dougco BOCC’s shady governance | PODIUM
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Colorado’s prisons are underfunded, not overcrowded | PODIUM
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Colorado’s health care cuts are painful — what comes next could be worse | PODIUM
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Don’t break what works — leave Colorado’s ‘float but don’t touch’ intact | PODIUM
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Drug-induced abortions open a can of worms on campus | PODIUM
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Colorado’s childcare contribution tax credit bolsters our economy by keeping programs afloat | PODIUM
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Update, safeguard Colorado’s mail ballot with voter ID | PODIUM
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‘Steel for fuel’ — but bill consumers for both | PODIUM
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Congress needs to protect 340B for rural Colorado | PODIUM
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Colorado’s clean-energy future must be affordable for older adults | PODIUM
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Senate Bill 22 critical to keeping energy costs affordable, power reliable | PODIUM
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By Brian Wortinger I love Colorado’s outdoors. I’m an avid skier and hiker and my happiest days are spent deep in the mountains with no...
The public health hazards in sports betting | PODIUM
Updated 4 months ago
By Brandon Zelasko As Colorado lawmakers revisit sports betting policy this session, the state has an opportunity to widen the lens. Beyond revenue projections and...
Colorado is turning its back on agriculture | PODIUM
Updated 5 months ago
Colorado’s farmers and ranchers already face significant challenges, including volatile commodity prices, rising input costs, labor shortages and unpredictable weather. They should not also have...
Colorado lawmakers must stem our health care cost crisis | PODIUM
Updated 5 months ago
By Ali Rakestraw I’m a family physician and lifelong Coloradan, and I’m watching a health care crisis unfold in real time. Every day, I see...
Freight rail is Pueblo County’s competitive advantage | PODIUM
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Colorado needs to modernize mental health treatment | PODIUM
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Rebuilding Colorado’s talent pipeline system | PODIUM
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Comprehensive energy permitting reform benefits Colorado, the mountain west | PODIUM
Updated 6 months ago
Big Marijuana in Colorado is all about spin, denial | PODIUM
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Colorado chose politics over public safety and now our communities pay the price | PODIUM
Updated 6 months ago
Bringing a local community approach to Colorado health policy | PODIUM
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As Colorado’s soon-to-be majority, independent voters will determine state’s political future | PODIUM
Updated 7 months ago
Regular Coloradans went up against our state’s utility giant— and won | PODIUM
Updated 7 months ago
What the Minnesota fraud case teaches Colorado about grant oversight | PODIUM
Updated 7 months ago
We can build a better path forward for Colorado health care | PODIUM
Updated 7 months ago
By Jeff Tieman and Julie Reiskin Colorado is careening toward a health care disaster, and unless we change course now, too many of our neighbors...
Rural Colorado health care receives the attention it deserves | PODIUM
Updated 8 months ago
By Marc Catlin A $50 billion investment to fund rural health care was in jeopardy in mid-October, when members of the U.S. Senate attempted to...
Financial tech should serve Colorado families — not sell their data | PODIUM
Updated 8 months ago
By Brianna Titone I proudly serve as vice chair of the Colorado House Finance Committee, and with experience as a full-stack web developer under my...
From chronically absent to exploring the culinary world | PODIUM
Updated 8 months ago
By Mary Lou Clough My youngest child, who loves cooking fried rice and making people laugh, struggled to find his place in middle school after...
