LEGISLATIVE WRAPUP | Lawmakers who made a name for themselves in 2021
Peter Brissette • November 30, 2021
LEGISLATIVE WRAPUP | Lawmakers who made a name for themselves in 2021
Every session, for good reasons or bad, some Colorado legislators make good on their campaign promises to make a difference in the 100-member legislature.
Some years, the political talent incubating in the House and Senate comes to full bloom over the 120 days that follows. And sometimes respected lawmakers take their game to a new level.
Here are the notables for 2021:
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Bail for murder suspects is not an unintended consequences
Kirkmeyer: "I made up my mind during last week of session."
Kirkmeyer helps give children every opportunity possible
"Colorado's best days lie ahead!"
Seven Republicans including Kirkmeyer awarded for Going to bat for Colorado businesses in 2023
Co-authored with Sen. Byron Pelton: Polis' lack of respect a slap in the face
Co-authored with Sen. Byron Pelton: Stop coddling drug dealers
Polis' bait and switch at the 11th hour of the sesson
Colorado’s energy policy is hurting our economy, it’s time for a change. Over the past few years, Coloradans have watched as policies passed by Democrats in the General Assembly have decimated the oil and natural gas industry in Colorado and raised the already high cost of living for our state. As Republicans, we believe affordable energy and energy independence are goals worth striving for, and we have a plan to succeed.
Fentanyl is poison, and it’s time that Colorado policy makers recognize it as such. Drug dealers are lacing recreational drugs with fentanyl, often unbeknownst to drug users, to get users hooked. If tobacco companies did this, Congress and the Colorado General Assembly would jump to action. The same would be true if drug dealers were lacing drugs with cyanide. Why are we treating fentanyl differently?