TBD Colorado

When Gov. John Hickenlooper and TBD Colorado issued a call for comments and ideas on education and transportation, state residents stepped up.  

TBD Colorado asked, and you answered – and are still answering. That's prompted TBD to add some more questions to consider.

In just a few days, more than 2,000 residents have visited www.etbdcolorado.org. Respondents from 70 towns, cities and rural areas across the state have offered more than 100 ideas and 2,200 comments.

When Gov. John Hickenlooper announced the TBD Colorado effort last year, he said he wanted Coloradans to "share their vision and priorities for our state."

Thousands of residents – including many of you – did just that by attending meetings across the state to identify important issues facing our state. The governor's goal was to spur conversation and gather opinions, and Coloradans delivered.

Today, we take the next step in the process. TBD Colorado wants to get your thoughts and opinions on education and transportation.

TBD Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper's effort to listen and learn about issues important to Coloradans, has reached a milestone. The group's board of directors today released policy recommendations, based on "an important conclusion: the state is on an unsustainable fiscal course." (See below)

That's a conclusion we share. What to do now? Since the decision ultimately will be up to Colorado voters, we believe the path forward starts with a broad conversation about our state's future.

We've told you before about "TBD Colorado," Gov. John Hickenlooper's non-partisan, collaborative effort to create informed and constructive conversations among Coloradans about some of the biggest issues facing the state.

TBD has been working hard to get Coloradans talking and to provide ways for residents to speak up and shape the future of our state. The latest effort is a series of videos on important issues and a Facebook page where you can answer survey questions.

Thanks to those who contacted us to point out that yesterday's email about the TBD Colorado summits didn't mention that one of the meetings is set for Denver on June 23.

There is, indeed, a Denver meeting, but it is already booked up. We urge you to consider attending one of the other meetings if you can (click on links to RSVP):

Several months ago, we wrote you about "TBD Colorado" – Gov. John Hickenlooper's non-partisan, collaborative effort to spark informed and constructive conversations among Coloradans about some of the biggest issues facing the state.

More than a thousand Coloradans have invested a great deal of time in community meetings to learn about the state's budget, education, health care and transportation systems and personnel challenges. Then, they considered policy options.

The Colorado General Assembly will take up the state's budget this week. The so-called Long Bill (HB 1335) started in the House on Monday and is expected to move to the Senate by the end of the week.

We wanted to let you know about a wonderful opportunity we all have to help shape our state's future. It's called "TBD Colorado" – Gov. John Hickenlooper's nonpartisan, collaborative effort to create informed and constructive conversations among Coloradans about some of the biggest issues facing the state.

Gov. John Hickenlooper delivered his second State of the State address to the Colorado General Assembly today, but we didn't get the usual laundry list of programs and initiatives. Instead, we heard an aspirational vision for the kind of state Colorado can be and a call for greater partnership and collaboration among political parties and throughout the state.