The Senate this morning confirmed Gov. John Hickenlooper’s appointment of John Cevette to the Pinnacol Assurance board of directors. Republican lawmakers raised concerns regarding the appointment, zeroing in on possible conflict of interests over Cevette’s employment with Senate President Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont. Cevette worked with Shaffer promoting last year’s SB 09-281, which would have transferred [...]
“I’m going to work as hard as I can to work across the aisle but we can’t let the other side have their agenda”
John Hickenlooper also makes the case for bipartisanship as he rings in a new legislative session in his first State of the State address.
“It is time we thoroughly audited the functions of government.”
“…they brought forth the proposed amendment, and then we change their words…”
“The key to being in the minority is to have compelling ideas.”
“The individual mandate to purchase insurance or suffer economic sanctions violates constitutional principles and lacks constitutional authority.”
“We put these benefits in place a long time ago. If we started from scratch, we probably wouldn’t do it this way.”
“This is the largest outcry from my constituents that I have ever seen on any legislation passed.”
“We will craft a budget that keeps our communities safe, our classrooms open, and our hospitals accessible.”
