A good rule of thumb when you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging. Coloradans are working to overcome many difficulties right now. The worst thing that could happen is approving Proposition 116 (formerly known as Initiative 306), which would take even more money out of our schools and our health care system […]
State Rep. Emily Sirota
Special to The Colorado Sun
Email: emily.sirota.house@state.co.us Twitter: @EmilyForCO
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Opinion: Why Colorado needs an immediate statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures
Roughly 2 million Coloradans are renters. And as for those of us who are fortunate enough to own our homes, a full 72% carry a mortgage — second highest in the nation. If folks can’t pay because they’ve just lost their jobs (like the draw-dropping 22 million Americans who’ve filed for unemployment in the past […]
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Opinion: Let’s target tax cuts that help lift Colorado families out of poverty
As legislators, we start every new year thinking about how to build a brighter future for every Coloradan. But as we look ahead, we must also be mindful of history in order to make sure the future is better than the past. That’s why the op-ed Gov. Jared Polis authored in The Colorado Sun on […]