HEALTH CARE
Every person should have access to affordable and quality health care.  It is unacceptable that Colorado has over 750,000 individuals, or 17% of our population, without health coverage (including 14% of Colorado children).   In addition, we must work to move from a system that treats the sick to a system that keeps people healthy by emphasizing preventative care.  I will work to move our state to a single payer system that will provide health care to all Colorado residents.   

EDUCATION
Colorado children should have access to a world-class public education system.  Colorado must invest in early childhood education for every child so that our children can start off their education on the right foot.  We must invest resources in K-12 education and encourage innovation within the public schools and ensure that we are preparing our children for college.  We need to ensure that all people have access to affordable higher education.  We must also ensure that we provide lifelong education opportunities for the people of Colorado.  

ECONOMY AND JOBS
I will work to make sure Colorado’s economy is strong and is a leader in renewable energy.    I will work to ensure that all Coloradans have access to jobs that pay a living wage and fight for Colorado workers so that they have a real voice in the workplace.  I will continue to fight for consumers by adocating against predatory lending, including payday lending.  I will be a strong adovate for the workers of our district to fight to ensure they have the resources to get ahead in life and to reach their potential.  I will work to fight against the right to work initiative that limits the ability of workers to organize and fight for just pay and benefits.  

AFFORDABLE HOUSING
I will work to provide affordable housing for the people in Colorado.   We must ensure that working families in Colorado can find housing in all areas of our State.  In addition, if redevelopment occurs in an area people should have the ability to stay in the communities they have lived in for many years. 

State workers brace for budget impact
Fox 31 KDVR.com
Mark Ferrandino, a Denver Democrat sympathetic to labor, is a member of the six-person Joint Budget Committee, which is about to pass Senate Bill 76, ...

GOP budget proposal
Denver Daily News
Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, a member of the JBC. The JBC uses a non-binding revenue resolution that will change in March, explained Ferrandino. ...

Lawmakers tout bills that would ease foreclosure woes in Colorado
Denver Post
Angela Williams and Mark Ferrandino, both Denver Democrats, discussed two bills they say will help Coloradans facing foreclosure by providing counseling ...

Foreclosing on foreclosure?
Denver Daily News
Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, has introduced House Bill 1023, which would extend his 90-day foreclosure “time-out” program until 2016. ...

Bill passes committee to remove Pinnacol's tax-exempt status
Denver Post
Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver. The budget panel also is drafting legislation that would take away 50 percent of a tax credit given to Colorado-based insurance ...

Hickenlooper promises regulation reform
Bizjournals.com
Mark Ferrandino, a Denver Democrat and member of the Joint Budget Committee, said that would help legislators better plan for what should be saved and spent ...

Ramp up staffing
Pueblo Chieftain
Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, says the state should study the feasibility of actually increasing the staff. He takes this position in light of a report last ...

Littwin: Another brush with bigotry by choice
Denver Post
Mark Ferrandino, a Denver Democrat, is one of the two. Democratic Sen. Pat Steadman, also ofDenver, is the other. "I don't really care too much what they ...