My daughter, Meadow, was murdered in the Parkland school shooting. I’ve spent every day since trying to make sure no other parent has to endure what I did. That’s why

Continue readingExaggerated data about mass shootings, like CU’s 1 in 15 study, dishonors victims like my daughter (Opinion)

The 2025 NCAA Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments concluded recently — and Geno Auriemma, the legendary University of Connecticut Huskies women’s coach, wasted no time in critiquing the state of

Continue readingYes, March Madness “sucked” and NCAA executives don’t seem to care (Opinion)

A bill now under consideration in the Colorado Senate threatens an explosion of drive-by disability lawsuits in Colorado courts. House Bill 1239 was originally presented as a mere re-organization of

Continue readingProposed Colorado law will cause explosion in predatory disability lawsuits (Opinion)

Collectively, we have over 200 years of experience in public land management and have served as U.S. Forest Service chiefs under both Republican and Democratic administrations. We are adamant that

Continue readingWe served national forests under both parties, and know today our public lands are in danger (Opinion)

My parents and grandparents raised me to have the highest hopes for our country. My dad was a public servant in Washington D.C. and a college president, and my mom

Continue readingMichael Bennet: I’m running for governor because Washington D.C. is too broken to answer Colorado’s needs

When La Plata County in southwestern Colorado needed a director of emergency management in 2021, they found a winner in Shawna Legarza. An experienced firefighter, her career has spanned battling

Continue readingOpinion: This fire-hardened, former Hotshot is prepping Durango for catastrophe

For a project that kicked off with $2.5 million seven years ago, there is little evidence along Interstate 25 of progress on a fast, frequent train system running from Pueblo

Continue readingOpinion: Even with the decades-long wait and $3.2 billion price, Coloradans deserve Front Range passenger rail

This legislative session, Colorado missed a unique and important opportunity to lead the nation in helping its military veterans access the benefits they earned in the course of serving their

Continue readingOpinion: Why couldn’t we protect veterans from unscrupulous actors?

“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” – Mark Twain The same is true for vacancy committees. Vacancy committees are small groups of party insiders who

Continue readingOpinion: Vacancy appointments have become Colorado’s new pipeline to office, undermining democracy

This past Saturday, Colorado Republicans held their biennial reorganization meeting where our party decided to go in a new direction and selected me as their next chair. This new direction

Continue readingBrita Horn: As the new chair of Colorado’s GOP, I will reopen the big tent