To that end, we are working with legislators, industry and the Conservation Community to ensure we pass a bill this year that will strengthen penalties for violations of permits and rules. If words were water the state would never run dry. Our budget is requesting a second year of funding to help create cleaner water for colorado. This year we will complete the Colorado Water plan, which will emphasize conservation, address incremental storage, and address drought mitigation. We must create alternative choices to buyanddry. No matter where we live, we cannot afford to let our farm and ranch land dry up. [ applause ] part of what has gotten overlooked in the debate about guns is our work on Mental Health. When you look at the massacres at Columbine High School and the aurora movie theater; and the tragedies of Platte Canyon high school, and most recently at arapahoe high school, guns are only a piece of the puzzle. Another clear piece is Mental Health trying to identify and assist those
Founder and former owner of Gold Cross Ambulance Service, John Robert Perkins, 81, passed away September 15, 2022, at The Homestead in Rochester, Minnesota. John was devoted to his wife of 54 years, Patricia, and children Lara (Randy Hedegaard) of Woodbury, MN; son Ryan (Sarah Lisiecki), Las Cruces, NM; grandson Arin and granddaughter Leah, both of Woodbury, MN. John was born December 3, 1940, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was preceded in death by his parents John Edward and Gertrude Mae Perkins.