Eight days and lots to talk about with bills that we are still hearing or awaiting. But something happened last night that makes me want to talk about the real world. This is what I saw last night while filling up my car to leave early for work today. $93 for a tank of gas. […]
Save the American Dream — make housing affordable
What do you call doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? Einstein called it insanity. In Colorado, we call it affordable housing policy. Imagine trying to buy your first home in today’s market. For too many, it’s almost impossible. The cost of housing is increasingly out of reach, not just […]
A Reckless Budget
Thirty-eight-point-one billion dollars seems like a lot. And it is. It’s an astronomical amount that comprises this year’s budget for the State of Colorado. It’s also what has been consuming us this past week and the subject of long debate over the priorities for the people of our fine state. I was interviewed on Fox […]