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Tight state budget preserves Medicaid, education, health care, EMS funding

We have just 24 days until the end of session, and these things are moving fast at the Capitol. Gov. Polis signed my first bill, allowing occupational therapists to prescribe durable medical...

DATE: Apr 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Halfway marked by bipartisan support, tribal collaboration and recognition

We’re officially halfway through the legislative session. I’m pleased to share my monthly update from the Capitol building. Every session, each legislator has the opportunity to introduce fi...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Prioritizing security and safety, Rep. Hurd visits the U.S.-Mexico border

I recently joined Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) and eight other freshmen members of Congress on a delegation trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. The purpose of our trip was to gain firsthand insigh...

DATE: Apr 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Prioritizing security and safety, Rep. Hurd visits the U.S.-Mexico border

I recently joined Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) and eight other freshmen members of Congress on a delegation trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. The purpose of our trip was to gain firsthand insigh...

DATE: Apr 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Land, by the people, just not for the people

At a time when farmers are doing more with less – less water, less land, less income, and less support – Southwest Colorado agriculture continues to optimistically push forward and find loca...

DATE: Apr 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Public lands shape our humanity, shared destiny and are not for sale

Amid Colorado’s complex history, a unifying thread emerges: a deep, abiding love and reverence for our public lands. Whether it’s the rancher tending his cattle, Native communities practicin...

DATE: Apr 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Montezuma County residents deserve better than this

I’ve followed the chaos at Montezuma County Housing Authority with tremendous sadness, as well as a little anger. When I returned to Colorado in 2020, I rented a darling unit at the senior p...

DATE: Apr 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Local league keeps its fingers on the pulse of political issues affecting Montezuma County

The League of Women Voters of Montezuma County is pleased to be providing a monthly column for Journal readers. We have a long history of fulfilling our mission to “Empower Voters. Defend De...

DATE: Apr 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A retreat from Democratic values: Vice President JD Vance’s Munich disgrace

In April 1928, Joseph Goebbels, later the Third Reich’s chief propagandist, wrote a newspaper essay addressing the question of why the National Socialists, despite being an “anti-parliamenta...

DATE: Apr 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

We need the public sector to provide goods and services unmet by the other two

A popular refrain these days is that the government should be run more like a business. Rarely do we hear what this means. In civics, students learn about the three branches of government – ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Upholding rural values, improving the lives of constituents in Senate District 6

The First Regular Session of Colorado’s 75th General Assembly has officially passed the halfway point and I am happy to share some updates on my time under the gold dome this year. I have t...

DATE: Mar 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

An honor and a privilege to serve my home district and its residents

It’s been a busy first month in Washington, D.C., setting up our office, assisting constituents, hiring staff, attending committee hearings, participating in floor votes and so much more. I...

DATE: Mar 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Tight state budget preserves Medicaid, education, health care, EMS funding

Halfway marked by bipartisan support, tribal collaboration and recognition

Prioritizing security and safety, Rep. Hurd visits the U.S.-Mexico border

Prioritizing security and safety, Rep. Hurd visits the U.S.-Mexico border

Land, by the people, just not for the people

Public lands shape our humanity, shared destiny and are not for sale

Montezuma County residents deserve better than this

Local league keeps its fingers on the pulse of political issues affecting Montezuma County

A retreat from Democratic values: Vice President JD Vance’s Munich disgrace

We need the public sector to provide goods and services unmet by the other two

Upholding rural values, improving the lives of constituents in Senate District 6

An honor and a privilege to serve my home district and its residents

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