- The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act had its first hearing in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. It would create a first-ever National Historic Landscape at Camp Hale, where the 10th Mountain Division trained during World War II.
- If confirmed, Salazar would be going into the job at a tense moment in the bilateral relationship.
- The Democratic representative said he was inspired to act by the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora almost two years ago. His new bill follows Colorado lawmakers' decision to place more restrictions on the powerful sedative.
- Kids prepare for fires, tornados, and bomb threats. But it’s the severity of some of today’s active shooter drills, and the different ways that kids are taught to respond that leads to confusion and can add to a student’s stress.
- The former president eased the rule in 2018, even after some energy producers said they opposed his action.
- If Congress approves the spending, the funds would go to everything from upgrades to the Eisenhower Tunnel to widening part of Wadsworth Blvd. in Jefferson County.
- Most of Colorado’s congressional delegation — everyone, except Rep. Lauren Boebert — wants Vice President Kamala Harris to visit the state and check out its space Industry.
- Tracy Stone-Manning, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, faced some tough questions during a two hour confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
- There’s a bipartisan effort underway in Congress to dedicate some of the money generated by the ski industry on public lands in the forests where resorts are located.
- Colorado is following the lead of Ohio — offering $1 million dollars each to five vaccinated individuals, plus a scholarship program for kids — as an incentive for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Despite a last minute push by the family of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and another officer injured after a pro-Trump mob stormed of the U.S. Capitol, Senate Republicans are poised to block a vote on a bill that would create a bipartisan commission to examine the events of January 6.
- Lamborn has represented the people of the 5th Congressional District, Colorado’s safest Republican Congressional seat, for the past 14 years.
- Colorado is getting another seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and that change significantly raises the stakes for the state’s new redistricting process.
- With El Paso County possibly getting its own congressional seat, central mountain counties may go either east or west to one of the state's rural districts.
- The complaint alleges that Lamborn did not require employees in his office to wear masks or permit social distancing, saying he would not allow House Leadership to dictate how he ran his office.
- The issue that consumed most of the political air in Washington, D.C., this week was over in a matter of minutes: Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney was removed as the GOP House Conference Chair by a voice vote. One of the few voices raised against removing her was Colorado Rep.
