Managing Single Use Plastics
I am happy progress is being made in many places. We can do as California and Hawaii have done and ban single use plastic bags in the entire state. I would like to have legislation be brought forth as soon as possible to do this.
Read MoreIndependent Democrat, What’s That?
Elected officials should, I believe, vote for legislation based on the merits of the bill presented; not based on which party sponsored the bill. I will support my fellow democrats in the House if elected, as much as possible, but ultimately I will follow my conscience.
Read MoreHB 19-1110 - Media Literacy in our Schools
Media literacy is critical for our children since media influences how they think, their value systems, and definition of the world.
Dillon Tatum, in his July 21, 2018 article entitled The Importance of “Media Literacy in the Classroom” states: “If we want students to learn about the world, how it works, how structures and processes are connected, this requires students to engage with news media. It also, in another way, helps to develop broad-based analytic skills necessary for college-level study.”
Read MoreHB 19-1132 School Incentives To Use Colorado Food And Producers
Based on a statewide needs assessment conducted by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and the results of a national survey, approximately 40 percent of school districts in Colorado currently purchase local food products to serve in school meal programs, that is less than half.
Read MoreHB 19-1161 COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION PILOT
A relatively unknown bill, HB 19-1161 for a COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION PILOT was referred unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole on May 1, 2019. Passing of this bill, and incorporating more physical education would be expensive for our state, the good news is that the bill provides appropriation from the Marijuana Tax Cash…
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Reducing Suicide and Increasing Joy In Douglas County the rate of suicide amongst teenagers is one of the highest in the nation. According to a year-long report released by the Colorado attorney general’s office in January 2019 suicide deaths in Colorado have increased almost every year since 2009, reaching a new high of 1,156 in…
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When I found out recently that my friend from college who has a master’s degree and works in the federal government as an employee with health care benefits is in deep debt due to his wife recently having been diagnosed with breast cancer, I was appalled and saddened. All the treatments for his wife have…
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Recently while canvassing in my neighborhood during our community yard sales a woman asked me what I thought about fracking. With over 50,000 drill sites in Colorado now and more to come we need to put a cap on it. We have gone over the edge in number of sites and fracking with consequences of…
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