I have been unexpectedly confronted with my own mortality as I was told that I had cancer.

I'm angry when we have to use state dollars to fill holes in our low-income heating assistance program because there isn't enough support from Washington.

I have been unexpectedly confronted with my own mortality as I was told that I had cancer.

The easy way out is to approve an early retirement plan one year but not pay out sick and vacation time to deserving employees until three years later. Unfortunately, later is now.

The best math lesson we can teach college students this year is to subtract a tuition increase and benefit from the dividends of higher education.

We have the incredible privilege of serving in the highest offices in the state. We must prove ourselves worthy of our fellow citizens' faith. We must be trusted to always place the public's good above our own and to always choose fairness over favoritism.

At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security.