Life as a legislator these days is unusual and challenging. Our time at home is spent working, navigating a world of new problems and new concerns. We’re getting ready to return to Denver in May to fulfill our constitutional obligation to pass the state budget and school finance law.

But revenue projections feel dire, and my constituents’ needs have changed. We are faced with the prospect of cuts to many already-underfunded priorities, so our job remains to do all we can to help hardworking C...