Congressman John Salazar introduced comprehensive broadband legislation (H.R. 2174) in the House of Representatives. The legislation creates a policy and action framework to ensure the federal government employs an effective and comprehensive strategy to deploy broadband service and access in the rural areas of the United States.

The rural broadband bill would establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives at the Department of Agriculture and create an Undersecretary for Rural Broadband to be charged with coordinating several rural broadband grant and loan programs aimed at encouraging broadband infrastructure investment in underserved rural areas. Among the programs that would fall under the new Office’s jurisdiction is the Rural Broadband Access and Loan Guarantee program, which has been criticized for being too cumbersome and having qualification criteria too stringent to benefit the small, innovative telecommunications companies willing to invest in rural areas. This bill would require the Undersecretary to streamline and improve the program to ensure that loans and grants are being made to telecommunications companies with sound business plans. Moreover, the Undersecretary would be charged with developing a comprehensive rural broadband strategy to facilitate broadband access in rural areas as quickly as possible.

Also, the bill would establish a Rural Broadband Innovation Fund that would invest in experimental and cutting-edge applications that can deliver broadband service to rural areas including satellite, fiber, WiFi, and broadband over power lines (BPL). Finally, the bill would establish a Rural Broadband Advisory Panel that would include members of both the public and private sector to discuss issues relating to broadband deployment and offer advice and guidance to the Undersecretary in developing a comprehensive rural broadband strategy.

Broadband deployment has traditionally lagged in rural areas due to geography, population and lack of a viable market for large telecommunications companies. The Government Accountability Office has indicated that while about 30 percent of households in urban and suburban areas have access to broadband, only 17 percent of rural households have access.

Colorado joined 29 other states today as charter members of The Climate Registry, marking the largest multi-state effort to address climate change. The list of charter members includes the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the Campo Kumeyaay Nation. Two Canadian provinces, British Columbia and Manitoba, have also committed to participate.

The voluntary registry will assist in measuring, tracking and verifying emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), the gases that cause climate change. It will also provide the measurement and reporting infrastructure to support voluntary, mandatory, market-based and emissions reduction programs that are consistent across borders and industry sectors. The Registry will accept reporting data in January 2008.

“Participating in The Climate Registry is a critical step forward in Colorado’s efforts to address climate change,” Gov. Bill Ritter said. “We can only manage what we can effectively measure. Getting accurate data on GHG emissions is a vital first step towards addressing the impacts of climate change in Colorado. It also makes sense for states to share resources and synchronize our programs.”

Gov. Ritter last month named Heidi VanGenderen as state government’s first policy adviser on climate change. VanGenderen started in her new position on May 1 and soon will begin crafting a statewide climate change action plan.

Additional background information about the registry:

* The Climate Registry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a Board of Directors made up of state and tribal representatives. Governors and environmental secretaries from member states and tribes joined the organization by signing on to a Statement of Principles and Goals and designating a representative to the organization’s Board of Directors.

* Initial funding and in-kind support will be provided by foundations and a number of the participating states, although there is no specific obligation for state funding. Voluntary reporters will pay fees.

* Corporations, state agencies, municipalities, educational institutions and nonprofit groups are all invited to report under the voluntary program. Various states may also have specific sources and facilities required to report under state regulatory programs. In the future, offset reduction projects are also likely to be reported in The Climate Registry.

* The main function of The Climate Registry is to provide a common platform for states and tribes to measure and report emissions of greenhouse gases in an accurate, transparent manner consistent across borders and industry sectors.

* The registry is partly modeled after the California Climate Action Registry, which has successfully operated a voluntary greenhouse gas registry since 2001 with over 240 members that comprise leading multi-national corporations, state agencies, municipalities, educational institutions and environmental nonprofits. The California Registry has certified over 320 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions (roughly the annual emissions of Brazil).

* The Climate Registry was incorporated in Washington, D.C. in March 2007. It is anticipated that there will be several regional offices throughout the country. Initially, the California Climate Action Registry will provide administrative and reporting infrastructure support. NESCAUM will also be part of starting up the new Registry, and it is likely that LADCO, WRAP and other associations of states will assist too.

(Cross-Posted to DemNotes at www.DemNotes.com)

This morning has been an outstanding morning of trainings here in Annapolis, at the Spring meeting of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC). I’m just concluding one of the most helpful trainings that I’ve been to in a long time at these types of meetings — a Field training that I think will help county parties across Colorado.

The DNC has introduced a really amazing new model for county parties and how to create more activities and energy in the county party meetings. There are a lot of components to it, but I’m going to head straight back to my county and talk to our Chair, Kevin Bradley, about how to implement it there. One of the long-standing problems that we have as local parties is how to engage new volunteers and activists within the structure of running these regular meetings and yet giving activities to our volunteers. I’m really excited to come back and share this with all of you — if you’re having some problems with long meetings that don’t seem to accomplish anything and turn off new volunteers, please, please, please talk to me about how we can work to make some changes that will energize your local party.

We’ve also had some other very interesting trainings, as well. There was a great communications training earlier today that discussed a lot of new technologies that I’m hoping we will be able to implement in the months to come in Colorado. Without going into too much detail, I’m really excited about what these technologies will do to help us communicate to all parts of the state, especially those areas outside of the Denver metro area.

I do have some photos up (finally) on the site. You can view them at:
http://www.DemNotes.com/photos

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Back home, I’ve received word that we have two bids for the State Convention and Assembly: one from Broomfield Dems, the other from El Paso County Dems. The deadline was yesterday, so the Site Selection Committee will be meeting in the weeks ahead, including site visits, in the hopes that we’ll have a recommendation for the Executive Committee by mid-June. I haven’t seen either bid, but I know that the State Party should be well-served by either location for our 2008 State Assembly and Convention!

(Cross-Posted to DemNotes at www.DemNotes.com)

Today was another full day of training and planning sessions here at the Spring meeting of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) in Annapolis, Maryland. I had to get up waaaay too early, as the various state party vice-chairs decided to meet at 7 am this morning (to save you the math, that’s 5 am to you and me in the Mountain time zone). Ugh. Nights usually run late at these meetings, and last night was no different. After a very nice reception at a local seafood restaurant sponsored by the Maryland Dems, several of us went out to eat at the restaurant downstairs in this historic inn — a restaurant that has a lot of history attached, including having some remote relevance to the American signers of the Treaty of Paris (they came here to eat and drink after signing it, or something like that).

Actually (and, yes, I know I’m veering off on a tangent), I’m really enjoying our stay here in Annapolis. I’m a big fan of history and all things historical — so much so that I ended up taking enough history electives in college that I accidentally ended up with a minor in History. We are in the oldest part of Annapolis — I walk past the State House each day on my way to the sessions on narrow cobblestone streets and past some of the oldest buildings around. The inn where I’m staying — The Maryland Inn — was built in 1776, and figures prominently in Annapolis history. I even skipped a couple of sessions this morning to take a quick drive along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, ending up at a very nice old village with a wonderful maritime museum. Being this close to a key part of colonial history is simply fascinating.

Anyway, I think I’ve digressed enough. As I mentioned, the day started at 7 am, with me showing up to the vice-chairs’ meeting cursing the folks who decided it was necessary to meet so early. Nevertheless, it was a wonderful meeting and opportunity for each of us to share what we do as vice chairs and how we cope with the sometimes-cloudy job description of being a vice chair.

After the vice chairs’ meeting, we all gathered for a session that included several topics, including an update from the DNC’s Executive Director, Tom McMahon. Tom talked about many of the challenges facing the DNC. What followed was a general discussion led by ASDC President Mark Brewer (the Chair in Michigan), which triggered some concerns about the need to lobby for the continuance of the “50-State Strategy” (a/k/a “The State Partnership Program”). As many of you know, Governor Dean has been a big boost to all 50 states in terms of providing resources and assistance, whether you’re a presidential target or not. That work put us in the position to challenge in a lot of states that we would not normally have been able to challenge last year for Congressional seats, including close shots in both Wyoming and Idaho.

The problem is that once we have a Presidential nominee, that person’s campaign will traditionally exert great influence within the DNC — even to the point of taking over the leadership of the Party. Then, once a Democrat is elected as President, the DNC is generally run by the White House. What is a problem, though, is when some of the Presidential campaigns don’t share the long-term mindset that is the 50-state strategy. I don’t think all of the campaigns think this way, and I don’t know which campaign thinks this way, but there apparently is at least one Presidential campaign staff that referred to the concept of spending DNC money in all 50 states as a “waste.”

If any of you are working with one of the Presidential candidates or are talking to their campaigns, it is vital that you work to get commitments from those candidates that the campaign won’t scrap or harm the 50-state strategy once they are the nominee or presumptive nominee. As state chairs and vice chairs, we’re doing that, too, but we need your help. Our field coordinators have been godsends to rural Colorado, and we need to ensure that they will continue to work for us, regardless of whether we are targeted.

This afternoon, we had a good session on working with campaigns, especially pre-primary campaigns, followed by a wonderful training on message and communications led by a two-time Emmy award-winning writer. We concluded the sessions this afternoon by talking about implementation of the delegate selection plans in each state and some logistical issues with the convention delegate process (not specific to Denver).

I’m headed out in a couple of minutes to go back to the meeting area, as Governor Dean will be meeting with us in about 15 minutes. Later, we’re to be treated to a reception at the Maryland Governor’s Mansion by newly-elected Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley. As always, I’ll write more later…

From Paul Thompson, Douglas County Dems Chair

Jon Caldara is not a happy camper today as legislators head home after a highly successful session. The guru of the all-government-is-evil set had been riding high on the hog earlier in the decade as his disciples, led by John Andrews, went to work sowing vitriol in the state capitol, and reaping the stench of a decaying state government. By helping dysfunctional people win legislative seats, Caldara had gone a long way toward making his dreams come true, creating an evil government in his image.

Sure, state government had been like a rusty old Chevy that needed more and more money to keep it going. Voters toyed with the idea of crashing their old Chevy into a bridge pier to put it out of its misery. But they realized just in time that this isn’t such a great idea if you’re still sitting in the driver’s seat.

With the help of simple-minded media, we’d been led to believe that every election was a choice between wastefulness or destruction. We’d been electing people whose only talent was elementary school mud-slinging, and building the expectation that the legislature is a playpen for the most immature people we can find, people lacking the brainpower to earn more than $30,000 per year.

Fortunately, this was not our only choice. Contrary to what Jon Caldara had been telling us, and in spite of his best efforts, we discovered better options. There are people in this world willing to work in jobs where they are vastly underpaid relative to their skills. People whose worldview includes taking responsibility for problems and solving them, not simply blaming others for them. People smart enough, and motivated enough, to see our complex world as it is, and find clever and elegant ways of making it better. People motivated by a feeling of mutual responsibility.

Andrew Romanoff is one of those people, the new breed of adults who are now in power in the State House. He has set a new tone for the institution, taking people’s concerns seriously, even those of the opposing party, and looking for common ground and practical solutions. At a time when party warfare so often involves each side looking for a bigger bazooka to blast the other, Romanoff adopted a much more clever approach: listen to the other side and solve their problems, disarm the partisan militants by taking away their reason for bickering.

Romanoff’s willingness to listen to Republicans and take them seriously, makes him perhaps more conservative than other Democrats, more respectful of tradition and more cautious, more willing to balance competing interests, and less willing to spend money. Sometimes it’s frustrating for the Democratic base. But it’s infuriating for outside troublemakers like Caldara, who make their living on conflict. It’s challenging for local newspapers, who find it much easier to invent conflicts than to sit down and carefully explain a complex issue.

Words can’t describe how much fun it is to watch people like Mike May and Ted Harvey try to come up with partisan zingers to blast the Democratic leadership. How do you criticize this year’s highly successful legislation on energy efficiency, cutting health care costs, strengthening of schools, and consumer protection; when so much of it was supported by both parties and especially by the business community? How can you complain that the legislature did all of this within the bounds of Tabor, and further saved the taxpayers’ money by finishing early? Mike May tries to work up a head of partisan steam, but then has to let it out and criticize the color of Romanoff’s tie.

It will be especially interesting to hear from Dick Wadhams, the new Republican State Chair who was described by fellow Republican Senator Nancy Spence as the “The meanest, roughest, toughest, take-no-prisoners SOB we can hire.” He’ll soon be on TV whining about how those awful Democrats take all the fun out of politics by actually solving problems with bipartisan support. Spence’s comments will come back to haunt her when she realizes Wadhams’ mean and nasty approach is no longer wanted here.

Yes, the adults are back in charge, much to the voters’ satisfaction. We now have sustained proof that government can work for the good of the people.

We had a very good — and productive — day today in our first day here in Annapolis. This afternoon was dominated by the business meeting of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC), and that meeting was dominated by … Denver.

There was a lot of issues besides the Democratic Convention under discussion here, but the most exciting part of the meeting was about Denver. Before I get to that, let me briefly recap some of the other issues we discussed. The day began with officers’ reports and committee reports. The ASDC has three active committees currently working on projects for the state parties: campaign finance, election reform, and redistricting (I serve on the redistricting committee). Each of the committees has been working hard to ensure that state Democratic parties have a good voice in the future of each of those issues.

We also heard a presentation on technology from the DNC’s Technology Director, Ben Self. He quickly outlined the areas that State Chairs and Vice Chairs should be focusing on when it comes to technology. We had an extensive discussion, some of it in executive session, about the voter file and the many advancements we’ve been able to make over the past few years to the program.

But the excitement of the day was the presentation by Leah Daughtry, who leads the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC). I preceded Leah by giving a very brief welcome to the state party leaders on behalf of Colorado. Leah then gave a wonderful presentation meant to introduce the states to Denver, and to primarily explain the housing selection process.

The state parties were understandably very focused on the housing process, and how hotels would be assigned to each delegation. It is a very complicated process, with many variables. Fitting states into hotels at a national convention is like a multi-dimensional puzzle, with the need to match the number of rooms available with as many delegations as possible, while taking into account what hotels each delegation wants. Some may want a lower-cost hotel, even if it means further distance from the Pepsi Center; others may want to sacrifice price for location and amenities. Every state is different. (Note that while Pat, Sherry, and I have briefly discussed this on a few occasions, we’re a long ways away from deciding what we want for Colorado’s delegation.)

One of the big variables in the process is a state’s “priority”. The states are randomly placed into numerical priorities, from 1 to 56 (there are 56 delegations, as the DNC treats the territories, DC, and Democrats Abroad as separate state delegations). Today was the day we each learned our priority — the housing lottery was held this afternoon. In keeping with the “Western” theme, a different number was placed in each of 56 cowboy hats, which were then randomly placed on a pair of tables. One by one, each state went to the front to “pick a hat,” and thus learned their number in the lottery.

Pat had not arrived from Denver yet (she didn’t leave until today due to her attendance at the Mesa County dinner in Grand Junction last night), so Sherry and I went up to pick for Colorado. Because we’re the Host State, the DNCC invited us to be the first state to pick. Alas, our “first in the nation” status didn’t help greatly, as our lottery priority is right in the middle at 24. Then, each state went, in reverse alphabetical order, after Colorado.

24 isn’t horrible. But it isn’t Utah. Utah Chair Wayne Holland and his crew went to the front and pulled out hat number 1. Since Utahns are expecting to have some stiff competition to attend the Convention next door, this is quite a coup for the Beehive State Dems. The jubilant Utah Democaratic leaders were soon getting offers (semi-serious) from the Hawaii Chair to exchange all sorts of things, including trips to Hawaii for State Party leaders, in exchange for Utah’s Number 1 status (Hawaii picked number 30).

But when you consider where Alaska got stuck — having to pick between the two hats left, and picking the one containing the number 56 — Hawaii’s position doesn’t look too bad. Thankfully for Alaska, they have a relatively small delegation, so they should have some flexibility in terms of finding a place to stay.

In reality, the lottery position is only one of many variables that will be used in determining housing placements. But its definitely the most fun variable! After the meeting, the chairs got together and took a picture with everybody wearing their own cowboy hats. I didn’t have my camera, but I will see if I can pull it off of the DNC website once its up and share it with you.

According to the DNCC plans, there are still a lot of steps before we find out who gets what lodging. State Party leaders will be trekking through Denver individually to tour and inspect hotels during June, July and August. Then, in September, they will be submitting their preferences to the DNCC, who should have some assignments ready for the state parties by November. In any event, if you’re in a Denver hotel this summer, be sure to be as welcoming as possible — the folks on the elevator could be state party chairs or executive directors on their tour of the Mile High City!

Finally, after the excitement of the lottery, we split into our regions to fill a couple of vacancies. Each region has two members on the Executive Committee of the ASDC, which handles the job of representing the state parties between these bi-annual ASDC meetings. One is designated for a State Chair; the other is designated for a State Vice Chair. I was selected today by the Chairs and Vice Chairs in the West to serve as the Vice-Chair representative to the ASDC Executive Committee. It wasn’t a flashy election. The Arizona Chair nominated me. The Alaska Chair, who was running the meeting, asked a few times if there were any other nominations. Nobody else stepped to the plate. So I’m it.

I’m hopeful I can continue to represent Western Democrats well in this new additional position. There remains much work to be done within the DNC to advocate for electoral attention to the West. I’m proud that I can represent Colorado in this way, but I’ll continue to work hard as your First Vice Chair at home, as well.

Tonight, we have a Welcome Reception hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party at a restaurant along the Annapolis docks (of the Chesapeake Bay). Should be fun. I’ll write more later.

(Cross Posted to DemNotes at www.DemNotes.com)

Sherry and I flew in to Baltimore this afternoon / evening, on our way to the Spring meeting of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) in Annapolis beginning tomorrow (Pat will be arriving tomorrow afternoon).

We’ll be here through Wednesday, and there is a lot on tap. We’re going to engage in discussions and training on a lot of topics important to running state parties, as well as having a chance to talk with Governor Dean tomorrow night, and enjoy some hospitality from our Maryland Democratic Party hosts. We’ll hear some of the preliminary plans from the DNCC side for the national convention (including our hotel lottery tomorrow), and discuss the complicated process of delegate selection. There are some vacancies in the administration of the ASDC and other organizations that need filling (I’m running for one of those spots - more about that tomorrow), and we’ll hold elections to fill those vacancies.

There are a lot of new chairs and vice chairs (as well as new executive directors), and they’ll be here to get a primer on their jobs from more veteran folks. I’ve already met one of our new Chairs, the Chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party — Dr. John Millin. Dr. Millin has previously served as the Party Secretary and Treasurer, so he’s got a lot of experience with the State Party. I had the pleasure of sitting next to Dr. Millin on the flight out here from Denver (he lives in Cheyenne, so his drive to DIA was actually shorter than mine). He’s a quiet fellow, but he certainly seems to have a good head on his shoulders, and I’m confident our neighbors to the north will be well-served by his term.

I’ll write more as the week progresses, although I don’t know what kind of Internet access they have at the hotel where we’ll be tomorrow. I’ll also take some photos and be sure to post them when I get the chance.

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On another front, although there was some confusion about this, it appears that one of the last-minute acts of the Legislature was to pass a bill that could change our caucus date to the first date available to Colorado under DNC rules — February 5. There was a flurry of last-minute activity, with the Senate passing the bill Friday on third reading, with amendments, only to have the House reject the amendments (the Senate amendment would have made the change mandatory in Presidential years; the House version left it up to state parties). In the end, the House version was adopted.

Assuming the Governor signs the bill, it will now be up to each of the two parties to determine whether to keep the March caucus date or to adopt the February 5 date. In our discussions with county chairs, the vast majority support changing the date to February 5, and the State Party staff and officers have been working to push this bill through the Legislature. Accordingly, it is expected that Pat will likely call a State Central Committee meeting in the next few months to adopt the date change to February.

I’ve already spoken with a couple of Presidential campaigns about the change — the potential for Colorado Democrats to vote on February 5 is sparking national interest, and we’re going to continue to get attention from national campaigns if we adopt the change. So, keep this issue on your radar screens, and watch for the State Party to announce a meeting to discuss the possible change.

I spent a fascinating day in Colorado Springs this week. Part of my reasons for visiting was to get a fresh perspective on how we might expand our outreach in this part of the state. Also it was a long overdue visit with Dick Celeste, former Governor of Ohio and Ambassador to India, now President of Colorado College.

I began by having an informal lunch with the Pikes Peak Inter-Religious Clergy Association. Some twelve members of the clergy, from all faiths, characterized as progressive, spent an hour and a half talking about how we might open up dialogue with faith-based voters. They believe that there are issues that provide crossover between parties, especially if there is a good candidate representing their views on the issues. The two crossover issues are the war in Iraq and the environment. It was a stimulating discussion and will provide part of the agenda for the Faith and Politics meeting we have scheduled for Saturday, May 19 from 1-3pm at the state party headquarters. (We know this will not be terribly convenient for those who celebrate Sabbat on Saturday. However, we have some people coming from out of town. The next meeting will be on a week night.)

After this meeting and my meeting with President Celeste, where we talked about the same issue of expanding dialogue, I spent an hour with John Morris. John is the able chair of the El Paso County Democrats. We continued the dialogue discussion and how it might help improve performance in the county if we can recongregate around an issue and the candidates who are good on the issue. We also discussed training in leadership development.

El Paso County is important to the overall success of a statewide strategy. So we need to continue to work with party leadership to expand their outreach.

Pat Waak

(Cross-Posted to DemNotes at: www.DemNotes.com)

I’ll write about the last bit of our county chair summit weekend below, but I can’t let this story in today’s Post go un-noticed.

As many of you have heard, the Colorado Legislature and the Governor are working on ways to ensure that local school districts can avoid automatic tax cuts, especially when the voters of all but three of Colorado’s school districts have lifted TABOR limits. Through a quirk in the law, even though the voters have said in these districts that schools deserve priority in funding, revenue from local taxes continues to decrease.

It’s a common-sense proposal to eliminate a loophole in the law. But Dick Wadhams sees blood, and an election issue, so our children pay the price for his games.

This is such a common-sense proposal that even the Republicans in the Legislature thought so in 2004. Even uber-right-winger John Andrews supported the idea.

Here’s where it gets interesting: Four current State Senators supported the idea. Sens. Johnson, Kester, May and Taylor all happily voted for the idea then. But times have changed, and the re-taking the majority is more important now to the GOP than good public policy. I’ll let the Denver Post set the stage for the official line of the Republican Party on this flip-flop:

In 2004, Sens. Johnson, Ken Kester of Las Animas, Ron May of Colorado Springs and Jack Taylor of Steamboat Springs voted for a school finance act that included a similar provision. All were no votes Tuesday.

Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany, R-Colorado Springs, dismissed those concerns.

“The worst they can be accused of is that they voted for a bill they didn’t understand,” he said.

That’s right: he just called four members of his caucus too slow to understand an education finance measure. (Caveat: I ran against Sen. Kester in 2002; he kicked my butt. Needless to say, I don’t share the Minority Leader’s sentiment that Sen. Kester is too dim-witted to understand things.)

We elect people to serve in the Legislature to make hard decisions and to deal with complicated issues like school finance. If even the leader of the Republican Party doesn’t have faith in the abilities of his own members to do those things, what does that say about the Republican Party? Howard Dean has it right: The Republicans have proven that you can’t trust them with your money! Fiscal responsibility? That’s been left to the sole purview of the Democrats.

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Sunday afternoon, the State Executive Committee met in Georgetown. We adopted some changes to the 2007 budget; more important, we adopted the 2008 Delegate Selection Plan.

There was a lot of debate on a few issues. It seems like every time we adopt a Delegate Selection Plan (every 4 years), we have a debate about some of the “goals” for delegate diversity. In this case, there was a debate about the goals for delegates with disabilities. A motion to increase the goal for the number of delegates with disabilities by 700% failed, but there was a fair and decent discussion about what the goals mean and how important it was to meet — and exceed — those goals. In 2004, Colorado sent the most diverse delegation in the Nation to the National Convention, and we hope to repeat that feat in 2008.

In addition to diversity, we tweaked a few numbers and typos in the Plan — the Plan was approved overwhelmingly.

The Delegate Selection Plan is, as of yesterday, in the hands of the DNC. The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee will go through it with a fine-toothed comb and tell us what changes we need to make to the Plan. However, it is likely that the main substance of the Plan will stay the same. I understand that the Delegate Selection Plan, as submitted to the DNC, will soon be available online at the State Party website:
http://www.coloradodems.org

From Susan Crites, Communications Director and 2nd Vice Chair, Prowers County Dems

Dan Slater already did a super job live-blogging the Organizing Summit and Training that the CDP and DNC put on in Georgetown last weekend. If you missed it…I’m really sorry, because it was OUTSTANDING!

On the other hand, if you were there, you might want to check out these pictures! to see if you, or someone you know, are in them!