By Katrina Stroud Anya Kirvan wants to represent House District 12, which will cause a great disservice to our community. Her main objective is to enact parental rights legislation. This means allowing parents to ban books on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC topics, censoring sex-ed,...

By Rep Tracey Bernett As the overnight debate on the Reproductive Health Equity Act in the Colorado House continued into the wee hours of the morning, I struggled with whether to tell my own story about why I support abortion rights. But I did. Because everyone has...

By Rep Tracey Bernett Like many of you, I love spending time outdoors here in Boulder County, especially in the summer.  Much of our family time is spent outdoors, and as an avid runner who competes both nationally and internationally, summertime is peak training...

https://www.dailycamera.com/2022/08/28/letters-to-the-editor-boulder-can-lead-way-on-community-choice-electricity-cu-south-delay-tactics-must-end/   While no place is perfect, there are many reasons to be grateful to live in Boulder County — from the music and...

Colorado Senate Democrats Press release can be found here LEGISLATIVE LEADERS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, PRESERVE NATURAL RESOURCES, AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH GOLDEN, CO – Senator Faith Winter, D-Westminster, as well as Representatives...

Big Pivots Allen Best Now comes the part where the rhetoric about a just transition of the energy economy — paying special attention to disproportionately impacted communities and rectifying past wrongs with the word “equity” in mind — gets tested in the field. In...

Daily Camera Tracey Bernett This past session, as the clock wound down on our time to pass impactful and progressive legislation for the state of Colorado, one of my last bills still on the table was HB22-1362. Despite significant initial opposition, I worked with my...

Microgrid Knowledge Elisa Wood Colorado will create a microgrid roadmap and make microgrid grants available for municipal utilities and cooperatives under two bills signed last week by Gov. Jared Polis. The Electric Grid Resilience And Reliability Roadmap (HB22-1249)...

CPR News Sam Brasch Colorado Democrats have cited climate change and housing costs as two of their top priorities during the 2022 legislative session. Now one bill has lawmakers weighing those issues against each other. House Bill 22-1362 would require Colorado cities...

The Daily Sentinel Allen Best The coldest temperature this winter at the new home of Joe Smyth and Kristen Taddonio was 17 below. They live in Fraser, the Colorado town that used to get far, far colder. Still, that February night was cold enough to test the design and...