Jack Cutter Jack Cutter

Bipartisan school-finance bills put students over systems

I’m proud of these bipartisan policies that will help hold our government more accountable. I spent 26 years in the U.S. Army where accountability for performance and potential was not only expected but often the difference between life and death. Now that I am two years in as a state legislator, I have seen the dire need for our state government to be held accountable for how taxpayer dollars are spent. By funding individual students instead of systems, and by leveraging data-driven insights, my fellow policymakers and I can work to ensure resources are allocated efficiently, and that there are real feedback loops between businesses and our education system to strengthen our workforce and promote student success.

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Jack Cutter Jack Cutter

Wine Walks are coming back!

Governor Jared Polis visited Parker Tuesday to sign House Bill 1156 into law. The bill – sponsored and championed by State Representative Anthony Hartsook – saves the Chamber's Wine Walk economic development events and guarantees special event permit eligibility for all chambers of commerce throughout Colorado.

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Small biz struggles to survive with state shutdown of community event
Jack Cutter Jack Cutter

Small biz struggles to survive with state shutdown of community event

As the Colorado state representative for Parker and the surrounding community, I am compelled to address a matter of great significance that cast a long shadow over our business community and our Chamber of Commerce last summer — the abrupt shutdown of the Parker Wine Walks by the Liquor Enforcement Division in the Colorado Department of Revenue. For more than a decade, the Wine Walks were a cherished tradition, breathing life into the cultural fabric of Parker and serving as a cornerstone for the support of our local small businesses.

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