Mike Kopp

Guest Commentary: Colorado can build out of the coronavirus recession with $20 billion for infrastructure

August 19, 2020 at 12:30 p.m.

As the impact of short-term stimulus fades, we need a long-term recovery strategy. Something that inspires confidence in workers, business owners, consumers and investors.

Colorado state lawmakers recently introduced a bill to cut public employee retirement benefits and boost contributions into the state pension fund to shore up its troubled balance sheet.

Ikard, Kopp: PERA reform must provide budget relief to schools, local governments and taxpayers

March 23, 2018 at 12:01 p.m.

Why Colorado Concern supports a legislative effort to reform the Public Employees鈥� Retirement Association system, and some key ideas about how those reforms should work.

Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks during a ...

Guest Commentary: A forceful and effective response to the Firestone tragedy

September 1, 2017 at 4:15 p.m.

Let there be no doubt that Colorado officials have responded forcefully, effectively and with great urgency to the deadly natural gas explosion in Firestone.

A supporter of Amendment 66 delivers boxes of signed petitions to the Colorado Secretary of State鈥檚 office Aug. 5, 2013. This year, Colorado voters will decide whether to make it harder to put amendments on the ballot, as well as requiring 55 percent of the vote to pass them.

Guest Commentary: Colorado’s constitution shouldn’t be so easy to amend

September 20, 2016 at 12:35 p.m.

Amendment 71 will make it more difficult to amend the Colorado Constitution and enjoys overwhelming bipartisan support, including the backing of Gov. John Hickenlooper.

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