Author: Terri Carver
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GUEST COLUMN: Sound of Freedom — a call to action
Terri Carver The movie, the “Sound of Freedom” has energized people across the country to ask what they can do in the fight against child sex trafficking. The Sound of Freedom is based on the true story of Tim Ballard, a US Homeland Security employee involved in investigating human sex trafficking. Tim Ballard’s actions resulted…
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GUEST COLUMN: Reflections on the Colorado Fallen Heroes Memorial
Recently Colorado Gold Star families, military leaders, and Colorado elected officials dedicated the Colorado Fallen Heroes Memorial near the state Capitol at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park. The Colorado Fallen Heroes Memorial will serve as a place of reflection for families of fallen service members and others to pay their respects and remember their sacrifices in…
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GUEST COLUMN: A new civics education law in Colorado
One of my long-held goals as a state legislator has been to strengthen American civics education in Colorado. After a multiyear effort, I joined the other bipartisan sponsors to see SB21-067, Strengthening Civics Education, signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis. Before I was elected in 2014 to the State Legislature, I taught various college…
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GUEST COLUMN: No more kicking the can down the (potholed) road
For years — decades even — Coloradans have called upon the General Assembly to prioritize Colorado’s outdated transportation infrastructure. Our elected officials have for so long kicked this proverbial can down the (potholed) road that the Colorado Department of Transportation now has a backlog of anywhere from $7 billion to $9 billion in projects. To…
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GUEST COLUMN: Addressing our state transportation funding crisis
The roads and bridges throughout Colorado are deteriorating. We have not adequately funded our transportation infrastructure to keep pace with our growing population. There are several bills in this legislative session on increased transportation funding. I have introduced legislation (HB 1171) with Rep. Perry Buck to address three components of our state transportation infrastructure crisis:…
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GUEST COLUMN: Proposition 106 lacks safeguards to prevent coercion and abuse
Proposition 106, the Colorado End of Life Options Act, would authorize doctors of medicine or osteopathy to issue a lethal drug prescription to Colorado residents under certain conditions. Unfortunately, Proposition 106 lacks sufficient safeguards and oversight to prevent coercion and abuse, particularly against our most vulnerable populations: the disabled and senior citizens. First, some background.…
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GUEST COLUMN: Local legislators work to bring balance to school testing
Students, parents, teachers, and school administrators are fed up with the senseless overtesting driven by past bad decisions by Colorado legislators and education policymakers. We have introduced a bill in the Colorado House of Representatives (to be heard today) that will fix what is wrong with education testing and standards. Our approach is based on…
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GUEST COLUMN: Reasons Colorado should opt out of Common Core
In 2010, Colorado committed itself to Common Core educational requirements to compete for federal “Race to the Top” funding. There are four reasons why Colorado should clearly opt out of Common Core, the sooner the better. Common Core drives standardization of educational curriculum. We achieve educational excellence in Colorado when local school districts and charter…