by Colleen Enos The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of bills and hearings. Sadly, the Colorado State Senate passed the harmful SB26-004, Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order, which could result in homeschool families that...
Not So Smart Hearings
by Colleen Enos The last two weeks have been full of SMART Act (State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent Government) hearings at the Capitol with a smattering of committee work on bills. The Joint Judiciary Committee met for...
Colorado Budget Hole, Education Wants to Keep Digging
by Colleen Enos Friday, January 16th, Day Three of the legislative session, began in a manner that seemed to promote general agreement in the Colorado House of Representatives. Since the upcoming Monday, January 19th, was Martin Luther King Jr. Day...
Colorado’s School Immunizations Update, December 2025: No Change for Homeschool Families
by Colleen Enos Some homeschool families may be concerned about the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) meeting that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th, regarding implementation of the legislature’s directive in...
Education Spending Up and Polis Opts In
by Colleen Enos, CHEC Director of Government Relations With Christmas right around the corner, we are all shopping in earnest. This flurry of activity makes us focus on our budget and how much we can spend on all that Christmas cheer. We are...
Colorado Families Speak
by Colleen Enos The Government Shutdown in our nation is now over as of last Wednesday, November 12. Our military, TSA workers, air traffic controllers, and federal workers are beginning to receive their paychecks that were due last month. In...
Vote! School Boards and Keeping Your TABOR Refund
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ... That to secure these rights,...
How Special Was That Session?
by Colleen Enos Last Wednesday, on September 10th, we witnessed a political assassination. A young, courageous conservative was murdered in cold blood on the campus of Utah Valley University. Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was engaging...






