On the final day of Colorado’s 2022 legislative session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 230, entitled “Collective Bargaining for Counties.” We helped to support lengthy negotiations and numerous changes because we believe that collective bargaining is a fundamental right for all workers and we wanted to find a way to make it work for counties. We […]
Emma Pinter
Special to The Colorado Sun
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: As county commissioners, we see smart ways to close Colorado’s digital divide
Colorado’s digital divide spans both rural and urban areas of our state, but it’s two different divides and two different challenges. The Rural Divide is primarily an infrastructure problem: At least 100,000 Coloradans don’t have connectivity to high-speed broadband networks. In urban areas, it’s an Adoption Divide – world-class networks are available almost everywhere, but […]
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Opinion: 3 Colorado county leaders on how the new legislative plan for transportation could be revved up
As county commissioners representing three very different parts of Colorado, we face a wide range of transportation challenges. Rural La Plata County sits on the New Mexico border and is home to 56,000 residents, many of whom must commute daily from remote areas. Eagle County, best known for its skiing and other recreation, hosts an […]