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Position: Life in the Legislature
Position: Life in the Legislature
Position: Life in the Legislature
Position: Live in the Legislature
Position: Life in the Legislature
Position: HERALD STAFF WRITER
After a quick trip home for the weekend, I'm preparing for a busy week ahead, with four of my bills to be heard in committee. My two water bills passed out of the agriculture committee last week...
DATE: Feb. 4, 2013 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
Editor:"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient and the world will follow our lead...
DATE: Jan. 28, 2013 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
The finishing touches went on the last regular bills in the Senate at the end of this past week. If a legislator wants to get another bill introduced this session after this point, he or she needs...
DATE: Jan. 28, 2013 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
The legislative session has started with the obligatory formal ceremonies, the initial speeches laying out agendas have been given and, now, having had my first flight home cancelled due to a...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2013 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
Editor:With Obama's re-election, the Far Right has doubled down on its lies about the president, still claiming that he will confiscate our guns, put dissenters in concentration camps and establish...
DATE: Jan. 10, 2013 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
Amidst the holiday hubbub and celebrating my 30th anniversary with my terrific husband, Rick, on New Year's Eve, I've been working on ideas and drafts of bills for the new legislative session. On...
DATE: Jan. 2, 2013 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
Just when we thought that election season was over, December threatens to be a slog through more of the same. November’s results were disappointing from my side of the aisle, and good friends and...
DATE: Dec. 4, 2012 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
Soon, the pundits and pollsters will be silent and the nasty campaign mailers, relentless radio ads and phone calls will have ceased, at least until the next election cycle. Its a tough task to...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2012 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
Ive just spent a week in Denver as a member of two legislative committees, one focused on Colorado wildfires and the other on our water resources, followed by attending the quarterly meeting of...
DATE: Oct. 2, 2012 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
Summer hass turned out differently for me than Id envisioned last winter. Ive been away from home more than any interim I can remember, mostly back and forth to Denver for committee meetings....
DATE: Sept. 4, 2012 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
July was a month filled with meetings in my senate district. Going to these helps shape my perspective on many state issues, so I do my best to attend as many as possible over the large...
DATE: July 31, 2012 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
I spent much of last week in Mancos, where the Weber Fire had been raging, to do whatever I could to help, as needed. At a minimum, by being there, I could see firsthand what my constituents were...
DATE: July 3, 2012 | COLUMN: Life in the Legislature
