Post-show links for guests - April 28

We got today's show off okay, but I've been missing my marks all weekend. 

Here are links for today's guests and their organizations or programs.

Bell Policy Center: Rich Jones gave us a post mortem on SB-15 the Colorado ASSET bill that would have enabled thousands of kids without the right documents to continue their educations in Colorado instead of leaving for adjacent states.

Colorado Consumer Health Initiative: Dede de Percin discussed how Obamacare is already helping Coloradoans get better access to more and improved health care.

Latino Chamber of Northern Colorado: Cinco de Mayo! Richard Garcia and the rest of the Chamber Board invite everyone to Island Grove next Saturday May 5 for free fun family friendly activities all day. 

Thanks and stay tuned!

April 21 - I think spring is here to stay

A busy week, and lots coming up.

Something went wrong with printing the ballots for Fort Lupton Fire Protection District. Chief Phil Tiffany explains how district residents can vote on a pair of ballot measures that will enable folks in the Fort Lupton area to continue counting on the service they expect. 

All voting is by mail, so if you need help with voting or getting a ballot contact:

Designated Election Official

Allyson Tkadlec

Fort Lupton Fire Protection District

Administration Office

1121 Denver Avenue

Fort Lupton, CO 80621

Between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday.

Office Number 303 857 4603

More ballot information is available at  citizensforflfd.org. 

The Colorado General Assembly is moving the budget with suspiciously little controversy. Bell Policy Center Director for policy and research explains. Promise - we will make the budget interesting.

Colorado ASSET, a low-cost way to enhance Colorado high school graduates' educational opportunities, passed the Senate and is in the House. It needs a push to get through to the Governor. Erika Blum with the Higher Education Access Alliance tells us how to help. Contact information and an easy email link for key representatives is HERE.

And our friends at the UNCO chapter of Nu Alpha Kappa are hosting their annual NAKLand event tomorrow April 22 for kids and their parents in northern Colorado. Free entertainment, lunch and family time. Rudi Vargas and Cory Wilson join us to invite you personally.

April 14 - Snow in the Forecast

April 14 - Snow in the Forecast

If we are lucky we will get some wet stuff. In the mean time ...

Colorado needs a new budget. It's a moving target and Bell Policy Center President Wade Buchanan gives us an update on what passed the Colorado House, what is good and where are the remaining deficiencies.

We have to talk about this. People of different races and ethnic groups are shooting each other. Incidental or deliberate, the tensions still divide us as communities and as a nation. Former Colorado Speaker Terrance Carroll discusses. Note: We do not conduct trials on ORR - that is for the courts - but the issues are too important to ignore.

Guilt by association in an ideological mashup: Immigrant support group Compañeros is under threat of defunding because they share a partnership with One Colorado. Huh? Right. One Colorado's Brad Clark and Danny Quinlan from the La Plata Unity Project tell us what happened and what to expect.

Getting local. 

Q: If the economy is so bad, haw can anyone ask for a tax increase?

A: It's not bad. In fact it is growing in south Weld County and there is a need for expanded fire protection and rescue services. Fort Lupton Fire Protection District Chief Phil Tiffany explains a pair of ballot measures that will enable folks in the Fort Lupton area to continue counting on the service they expect. 

All voting is by mail, so if you need help getting a ballot contact:

Designated Election Official

Allyson Tkadlec

Fort Lupton Fire Protection District

Administration Office

1121 Denver Avenue

Fort Lupton, CO 80621

Between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday.

Office Number 303 857 4603

More ballot information is available at  citizensforflfd.org. 

One in a Row - April 7 Lineup

ORR returns to a regular schedule for the summer, and I'm glad to be back!

The Affordable Care Act has already benefited millions of Americans. Bob Semro from the Bell Policy Center joins us to discuss how people have been helped and what they lose if it is overturned by the Supreme Court.

Colorado House Republicans decided that banks, mortgage companies and their lawyers deserve to foreclose on homeowners just by saying they want to, without producing any documentation of their right to do so. Corrine Fowler from the Colorado Progressive Coalition will explain a ballot initiative to protect homeowners.

Snowpack in Colorado is below average, but what does that really mean? Find out from Mage Skordahl of the Natural Resource Conservation Service and see if we can make better decisions about managing our water resources.

See you on the radio!