Audit bill raises ire anew over auto-emissions testing

Evie Hudak

Sen. Scott Renfroe says don’t cut back on oversight—repeal the program instead

Legislation would give edge to Coloradans on state projects

Evie Hudak

“When I knock on doors and speak with my constituents, they tell me they want us to work together to create jobs and improve the economy.”

Panel poised to expel ‘zero-tolerance’ policies from schools

Evie Hudak

“Schools and parents are going to love what this bill does … Other states are watching what we do on this and I think we’ll be on the leading edge of this issue.”

‘Zero-tolerance’ school rules under fire, eyed by panel

Evie Hudak

“It can be just as detrimental to over-discipline as it is to under-discipline. There are just too many instances where kids are caught up in this policy unjustifiably.”

McNulty makes picks for school-discipline panel

Evie Hudak

House Speaker Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, today named Reps. B.J. Nikkel, R-Loveland, and Libby Szabo, R-Arvada, to the Legislative Task Force to Study School Discipline, created by Senate Bill 133, sponsored by Sens. Evie Hudak, D-Arvada, and Linda Newell, D-Littleton,  as well as Nikkel. The measure was signed into law last month by Gov. John [...]

Guv signs onto reassessment of school discipline

Evie Hudak

“We need to look at discipline options so that kids don’t end up being criminalized in their own schools.”

Senate OKs ‘parental involvement policy’ for ailing schools

Evie Hudak

“There’s nothing more important to the improvement of schools than having parental involvement.”

Legislative panel: Double-check child-care workers

Evie Hudak

“It’s important that we do this because we need to protect the most vulnerable—young children.”

School-trust land to get greater transparency under pending bill

Evie Hudak

“There is a huge treasure that we have in this state with these lands.”

Senator says contracting out services could save schools money

Evie Hudak

“…There may be opportunities for cost savings within the district that could be applied toward the classroom.”