“When we take this amount of land off of the public tax rolls, when we’re struggling in the state to meet our funding obligations, … we have to back-fill…”
“I say every hill is worth dying on. Retreat is not an option.”
“…they brought forth the proposed amendment, and then we change their words…”
“You get a moderate Democrat with a moderate Republican and you’ve got a winning combination”
Citizens initiative offered as a hedge against Obama administration’s health agenda.
Ritter: “This is a responsible plan.” Kopp: Stop “budgeting gimmicks.”
“It basically says this is how we feel, the majority of us. Talk is a big part of politics. We settle our differences with words instead of swords.”
“We don’t often get a chance to discuss things state to state, and that’s the direction we’re going to have to take on this if the federal government is not doing their job”
“There’s going to be a new opportunity for cash flow from some of the outcomes of how we address climate change.”
“Nationalized standards … leave people in rural school districts a bit chagrined.”