Dan Hopkins
Dan Hopkins
sees support thinks
With the kind of support he sees around the state, he thinks it would be something important to enact.
work
He doesn't feel it is a constitutional crisis. It is a disagreement that he will work to resolve.
budgets funds handled needs public seem sort
It does seem that there needs to be some sort of a fiduciary watchdog over (the commission's) budget. These are public funds and need to be handled prudently.
slow
It must be a slow day around (Democratic) offices.
continue critical helpful solve
This will be very helpful as negotiations continue to solve this critical problem.
adjusted believes eight governor raised time
The governor believes the salaries have not been raised in eight years and should be adjusted from time to time.
ability assure bill consider felt future governor governors highway investment language options private property proposed protecting protects
The Governor felt it was very important to assure that future governors and future legislatures would have the ability to consider options such as private investment in our highway system. The language proposed for this year's bill protects that option while also protecting property owners.
ability concerns consider future highway investment options private protect specific super
The governor's concerns were never specific to Super Slab. The governor's concern was to protect future governors' and future legislatures' ability to consider options such as private investment in our highway system.
classroom colorado good governor spending states teachers thinks
The governor thinks this is good for teachers and good for the kids. Right now, Colorado is 48th out of the 50 states for classroom spending - we can do better than that.
agreement dollar
There is agreement over every dollar that is in there.
decision fund governor issue leaves state
The real issue will be how the state will fund the improvements. That decision will be made long after Governor Owens leaves office.
federal officials process run time
The process will take as much time as the process needs. CDOT officials and federal officials will run the process as they see fit.