Initiative 121, spearheaded by Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, would bar cities and towns that have banned hydraulic fracturing from receiving tax revenue generated by oil and gas...

"Our governor has said we have the most stringent oil and gas regulations in the country, in Colorado. I think he should show leadership and just stand...

You have to leave the blacktop to get to Representative Jerry Sonnenberg’s place. Visitors must turn off a pock-marked stretch of Colorado 61 near Sterling, a city...

"Jerry never ran for leadership," said former Majority Leader Rep. Amy Stephens (R-Monument). "He didn't have to...he's had a profound impact on agriculture," on the issue itself...

"You always recognize the laugh, and it's genuine, just like Jerry," Brophy said. "He cares deeply about eastern Colorado, agriculture, and all the things that are important...

“City people don’t understand the issues out here,” says Sonnenberg, who cites gun rights, renewable energy mandates and water policy as examples where rural and urban interests...