Delays, cancellations continue for Southwest Airlines at Denver airport, days after freezing weather passes
FligthAware.com reported 378 canceled flights at DIA Monday, with 331 of them on Southwest.
2 dead after shooting at Jehovah’s Witness congregation in Thornton
Police say there is no active threat.
Colorado delegation splits on party lines as Congress passes spending package
Democrats praised Colorado projects in the bill as ‘big, big deal’ for the state, while Republicans complained about the overall size of the package and targeted some spending in particular.
Nearly $200 million in Colorado projects included in Congressional omnibus bill
Police equipment, shelter for the homeless and no TikTok on federal phones — here are the Colorado priorities in the new Congressional spending bill.
Congress loses a ‘rare bird’ as Rep. Ed Perlmutter retires
He’s been the designated heckler at congressional baseball games and a cheerleader for getting humans to Mars. Now Rep. Ed Perlmutter prepares to move on.
Michael Bennet proposes a bill that would reform the farmworkers’ visa program
The Affordable and Secure Food Act would provide H-2A visas for year-round jobs and clarify protections for workers, among other things.
Club Q co-owner and shooting survivors testified at Congress about the tragedy and rising anti-LGBTQ hate
Their testimony was part of a hearing with the members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on the rise of anti-LGBTQ violence.
Baby Hick: Senator John Hickenlooper and wife welcome baby via surrogate
This is the first child for Robin Pringle Hickenlooper, 44. Sen. Hickenlooper, 70, has a son from a previous marriage.
Colorado lawmakers celebrate some provisions (pay raise for military personnel) and disagree on others (repealing the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate) in the NDAA
The defense policy bill passed the House in a 350-80 vote. It now heads to the Senate.
Respect for Marriage Act splits Colorado delegation on party lines in final vote
The bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages now heads to the president’s desk.
Sen. Bennet pushing for expanded Child Tax Credit by end of year
Can an expanded Child Tax Credit get done by the end of the year? Democratic lawmakers hope so.
Colorado’s two newest representatives are getting a crash course in Congress
Rep.-elects Yadira Caraveo and Brittany Pettersen recently wrapped up a whirlwind two weeks of orientation at the U.S. Capitol.
Colorado’s Joe Neguse gets new leadership role in next Congress
He was elected chair of the Democratic Policy and Communication Committee, the communications arms for House Democrats.
State-mandated recount ordered in Boebert-Frisch race to represent Colorado District 3
The recount must be finished by Dec. 13. Frisch has filed paperwork to run again in 2024.
Colorado’s US Senators vote in favor of Respect for Marriage Act
Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper both voted to codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law.
Colorado members of Congress want to get a lot done in a little time. Here are their priorities.
Congress’s end-of-year to-do list is pretty long. And Colorado Congress members hope some of their priorities cross the finish line before the end-of-the-year deadline.
