. Democratic State Representative Wes McKinley of Colorado recently cast the deciding vote against a Democratic landowner-rights bill that would have forced oil and gas companies to pay more for harming private property when they drill.
Toward the Majority
. Democrats and Progressives in the Vermont House joined to pass universal healthcare legislation over the strong objections of Republican legislators and the health insurance industry. The bill now moves to the Vermont Senate for consideration.
David SirotaDavid Sirota is a journalist, nationally syndicated weekly newspaper columnist, and radio host. His weekly column is based at The Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Portland Oregonian, and The Seattle Times and now appears in newspapers with a combined daily circulation of more than 1.6 million readers. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine and The Nation and hosts an award-winning daily talk show on Denver's Clear Channel affiliate, KKZN-AM760. He is a senior editor at In These Times magazine and a Huffington Post contributor and appears periodically on CNN, The Colbert Report, PBS, and NPR. He received a degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He lives in Denver with his wife, Emily, son Isaac, and his dog, Monty.