“One of the harder things for a legislator is to pull one of your own bills,” Rep. Ellen Roberts, D-Durango, writes in The Durango Herald. “But sometimes it’s necessary. Unfortunately, I had to kill one of mine recently, House Bill 1142, which had to do with setting up a statewide program intended to improve recruitment and retention of workers in the direct health-care profession, generally meaning certified nurse aides, or CNAs. The bill was an idea brought to me by a knowledgeable Durango constituent, Charlie Speno, who after many years of working in the field of care of the elderly and disabled, was made keenly aware of the work force challenges for nurse aide paraprofessionals.”