by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Transparency is not really our current General Assembly’s goal. We would like to believe that our state government works for us, but the majority party in charge is more concerned with...
Abortions, Schools, and Guns, Guns, Guns
by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) While continuing to grapple with Colorado’s $1.2 billion dollar shortfall, the state will be losing $250 million in pandemic-related federal funding for healthcare from the American...
Anti-Parent, Pro-Abortion Colorado
by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) While Colorado continues to grapple with an increasing budget shortfall of approximately 1.2 billion dollars due most recently to Medicaid costs, legislators are busy...
DEI, Gender Care Injuries, and Social Media Enforcement
by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) The State of Colorado is contesting the federal funding freeze from the Trump administration on federal assistance to colleges, hospitals, and the state. While the new...
Meet Your Legislator Day and Bills, the Good and the Bad
by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) While there was much controversy going on at the Capitol over the past two weeks, I wanted to start out with a bright spot. Meet Your Legislator Day was a smashing success, with 12...
School Funding and DEI
by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) While the state is trying to balance the budget by cutting approximately $1 billion in spending, Colorado’s baseline funding for schools must increase every year by at least the rate of...
A Battle Over Budget and Parental Rights
by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) As the 2025 legislative session was gaveled in, the newly elected and returning legislators faced a daunting task: balancing the Colorado budget with a nearly one-billion-dollar deficit....
Upcoming 2025 Session
by Carolyn Martin After this past election, major changes are expected to come to our national government, which will have an impact on our state legislature. Unfortunately, the Colorado General Assembly remains in the hands of people who do not...





