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Opinion: We’re county commissioners who support the collective-bargaining bill for county workers

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 […]

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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: Here’s why our Colorado communities are demanding climate justice

Former state Rep. Ken Summers is urging Coloradans to “dance” with the oil and gas industry. But to date, fossil fuel companies have proved to be unreliable partners. The industry has spent millions of dollars over the past several decades on lobbying and deceptive advertising to spread its destructive agenda and to block meaningful action […]