Congress has passed about 100 bills over the last two years, while Colorado’s state legislature has passed nearly 1,000.
From fixing our roads to funding our schools, state legislatures touch almost every facet of our lives. And yet, nearly 90% of people surveyed by Cambridge University don’t know who their state representative is. But Super PACs know who’s running and, according to The Colorado Sun , they’ve poured $8 million into the races that will determine what gets done — and doesn’t get done — at the Colorado State Capitol next year.
“This is where the action is really on the state level. When you have over 500 bills passed a year, they’re doing something. It may not be what everyone wants to see, but it’s something,” said CBS Colorado Democratic Analyst Mike Dino.
While Democrats are expected to keep control of both the House and Senate, for the first time in 10 years, Republicans could gain instead of losing seats in the house.