- Rep. Lauren Boebert originally reimbursed herself $21,199.52 for mileage, which would have reflected nearly 37,000 miles driven. The amended document now lists only $17,280 for mileage — or about 30,000 miles.
- Ten people have been killed in avalanches in Colorado this season.
- “I said to somebody that’s sitting next to me in there, it’s so rare that something unexpected happens here, but now something expected has happened,” said Sen. Michael Bennet.
- This week, two Coloradans took center stage at the second impeachment trial of former president Trump, while back at the state capitol, state lawmakers are warming up for the restart of the legislative session, with plenty of big policies and political drama waiting in the wings.
- Colorado Reps. Joe Neguse and Diane DeGette, alongside other impeachment managers, created a coherent, detailed and damning timeline of the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
- Moving the Bureau of Land Management headquarters to Grand Junction drove out many career staff. Now the Biden administration must decide whether to bring it back to D.C.
- Rep. Lauren Boebert’s eye-popping $22,259 in mileage reimbursements has some calling for an investigation. CPR mapped as many of her campaign events as possible to get a sense of whether the figure is realistic.
- The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act would protect over 400,000 acres in the state through new wilderness, recreation and conservation areas.
- Critics of the Bureau of Land Management move to Grand Junction have long argued that it would hollow out the agency and deprive it of expertise.
- The decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala.
- Representatives Diana DeGette and Joe Neguse are part of the nine-member team that will present the House's arguments to Senators.
- Republican Representative Lauren Boebert has introduced her first three bills in Congress — and all three take aim at President Biden's recent executives orders.
- President Joe Biden signed 17 executive actions, ranging from stopping border wall construction to rejoining the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement.
- “Today’s inauguration sends a clear message to Americans and people across the world that the peaceful transfer of power is the cornerstone of Democracy,” said Colorado Rep. Jason Crow.
- “He was called to serve our nation in a very difficult moment in American history,” said Colorado Rep. Ed Perlmutter.
- “I condemn your lies and partisan behavior that showed a lack of respect for the safety of my team and me,” Boebert wrote in her letter.
