Good News from the Gold Dome

Good picks by a Republican leader!  Colorado Senate News has reported that Republican Senate leader Josh Penry will appoint a Democrat to the Interim Committee to Study Financing of Public Schools. The Democrat is education reformer Michael Johnston, who was selected by a committee to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Senator Peter Groff. 

Before he left for D.C., then-Senate President Groff appointed Republican school choice supporter Senator Nancy Spence to the committee. One GOOD non-partisan decision deserves another!

Penry also appointed fellow Republican Senator Keith King, who supports charter schools and has his own creative ideas of how to improve school finance.  This interim committee (which also includes Democrat Senators Bob Bacon and Chris Romer) may come up with some fresh ideas rather than focus on politics as usual!