rural colorado
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House Democrats advance healthcare, jobs bills for rural Colorado
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House Democrats were pleased with themselves Thursday when they advanced a pair of partisan bills aimed at helping rural Colorado. Both were the work of Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Eagle, who was appointed last October to fill the vacancy left when Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush of Steamboat Springs left the legislature to run for U.S. House.…
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Colorado’s legislature will be hearing ‘rural voices’ by the dozens this week
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The other Colorado – the one that raises our corn and potatoes and beef and pork; the one that hosts a lot of our oil and gas exploration as well as our wind and solar farms; the one that comprises most of Colorado’s territory if not its population – will converge on the Capitol Thursday…
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Gov. John Hickenlooper addresses roads, rural needs, marijuana in State of the State
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Along with the growling tractors in the Brush Fourth of July parade and the smell of barbecue in Sterling, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper talked about roads, drug addiction, state employees’ pensions, rural broadband and healthcare in his State of the State address Thursday. A governor who could someday be on a national ticket also swerved…
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Giving rural Colorado the same opportunity for financial success
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There are many challenges facing hard-working families trying to maintain their way of life in rural America, but one of their greatest obstacles may be lack of access to a physical bank or credit union. Bank accounts are an important tool for financial stability for Americans of all income levels in all parts of the…
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Why tax reform is key to restoring Colorado’s small towns
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Congress and President Trump have recently begun the urgent job of modernizing the country’s outdated and unfair tax system. For Colorado, especially the vast stretches of small towns surrounding our urban centers, the stakes are huge. If Congress can replace the current tax system’s complexities and loopholes with a better system that encourages business and…
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Topping the list of rural concerns: jobs, health care — and opioid abuse
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Over the month of August, my team and I traveled over 1,700 miles across the 3rd Congressional District and state of Colorado, making over 30 stops to discuss the most pressing issues facing our nation. I had the privilege of visiting with local economic development leaders, county commissioners, school boards, health care providers, veterans groups,…
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Colorado Hospital Provider Fee ceremony scheduled after the bill was not signed at a hospital
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A ceremony will take place Friday at an Eastern Plains hospital to celebrate funding for rural facilities after Gov. John Hickenlooper was criticized for not signing legislation there. The Colorado Hospital Association organized an event at Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo to celebrate passage of Senate Bill 267, an omnibus that provided money for roads,…
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Noonan: Late session bill dance frustrates citizens and reduces oversight
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The last full week of the 2017 General Assembly had 220 bills still unfinished, with three bills introduced within five days of the end of session. Five big bills, two negotiated for wins and three up in the air, were on the docket. SB17-267, the Sustainability of Rural Colorado bill, initially received support for its…
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Transportation funding progress is likely, but much could be left on the table
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State lawmakers say they have a deal that can mitigate some of the failures from not advancing a full transportation funding measure this year in the legislature. The proposal would create a 20-year bond program to direct $1.8 billion towards critical infrastructure, including roads and highways. Senate Bill 267 comes after a centerpiece transportation funding bill –…
