During his State of the State address on Thursday, Gov. John Hickenlooper expressed a commitment to rural Colorado<\/p>\n
The office also will launch a pilot program designed to attract independent contractors by offering incentives to work in rural parts of the state. It would provide subsidized work space, with high-speed Internet and access to health care.<\/p>\n
Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, said Hickenlooper could have done more for Southwest and rural Colorado.<\/p>\n
\u201cBetter late than never,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cWe have some high unemployment in Southwest Colorado, as well as the San Luis Valley, so I think it would be great if he would touch base directly with some of us who live there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, said he would have liked Hickenlooper to have focused more on land-use issues related to energy development.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith 70 percent of our lands in my district federal, we\u2019re not getting real access to that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Coram added said many energy jobs are going to North Dakota, rather than Western Colorado.<\/p>\n
Republicans also said they\u2019d have liked to have heard more on regulatory reform, but Hickenlooper said he simply didn\u2019t have time to get to every issue during his remarks.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegulatory reform is something we certainly have every intention of continuing,\u201d he said. \u201cOur goal is to amp it up to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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