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Colorado General Assembly
Episode 7 – The Interim & the Aftermath
Show Notes Hugh gives a brief review of the 2022 General Assembly. Hugh discusses Colorado Legislature interim committee assignments. A synopsis of those workings can be found HERE. The session is 120 days – or one-third of the year. Legislators meet with constituents and discuss legislative ideas in the other two-thirds of the year – […]
Episode 6 – Getting Personal
Show Notes Hugh turns the tables and asks questions of Scott. Hugh’s legislative session is hyper-intense. Thank the good Lord above that the Colorado General Assembly only meets 120-days a year. Not so many politics in this show – it’s a little more personal. Hugh and Scott share the basic tenant that parents should be […]
Collective Bargaining: A Bad Deal for Colorado Counties and Taxpayers
County governments have a proud employment tradition in Colorado, and Weld County is no different. Weld County employment is a good job, some choose to make it a career, and the employees who serve Weld County residents are dedicated public servants. Nowhere was this more on display than the recent public health emergency posed by […]
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 […]
Episode 3 – It’s Silly Season
It’s an even-numbered year. That means the political arena gets much more, well, silly. Thus, it’s Silly Season. In Episode 3, Hugh and Scott talk about how the process of electing representatives can sometimes create an interesting intermix with the process of governing. There are Great Republican Candidates! Hugh – the Colorado General Assembly’s House […]