© 2021
In touch with the world ... at home on the High Plains
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Colorado Legislative Session Defined by Partisanship

David Zalubowski
/
AP photo

The Colorado legislative session ended last week, and it was a period of missed opportunities, says Colorado Public Radio.The two parties agreed on what the problems facing Coloradans were. The trouble is, they couldn’t agree on the solutions. The result: the state’s residents still face many issues going forward.

Housing costs continue to rise. The state’s transportation system barely has enough money to maintain roads. And there was a strong backlash against the way the state picks its presidential candidates. None of these problems was solved.

There was some good news, though. Lawmakers came together on a few other efforts to boost affordable housing. Bipartisan budget writers worked to avoid deep spending cuts to higher education. And in a tight budget year, legislators managed to find new funding for schools and roads. Still, all in all, the session was a flop, marked by division and partisanship.