How do you grade the Legislature's work so far?

It's common to hear the current session of Colorado's Legislature is among the most polarized anyone can remember. Polarized, that is, in terms of Republicans and Democrats rarely, if ever, cooperating to get the people's work done. That kind of environment puts the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute in an interesting situation, since we're not alligned with either party.

Yes, yes, we know some people will call us a bunch of liberal tools of the Democratic Party, but that view ignores the many times we've differed with the Democrats, and the many times we've worked constructively with Republicans. The partisanship in the Capitol is sometimes so fierce that people have a hard time imagining that an advocacy group could avoid allignment with one party or the other.

At any rate, we figure it's been a good session at least from the perspective that there's been a lot of discussion about the role government plays in our lives and how policies can be shaped to help (or hurt) families with low incomes.

News reports from the Denver Business Journal, the Associated Press and KOAA-TV offered other perspectives.

Now it's time to share what you think. Vote in the poll below, or share your view in the comments section with this blog.