Historic Colorado public lands bill falters in Senate committee
Committee members hit a party-line deadlock on the bill, meaning it faces more hurdles before it can come to the full Senate.
In deep-red El Paso County, GOP challengers hope to pull off a congressional upset over incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn
Two years after Lauren Boebert shocked Colorado’s political world by ousting an established Republican incumbent, Doug Lamborn’s opponents hope to repeat her success.
President to sign forest protection, wildfire order on Earth Day
President Biden’s order is intended to protect the nation’s remaining old growth forests and help boost wildfire resiliency.
$33M set aside for fire mitigation and response in Colorado
Ten Western states will receive a total of $131 million dollars for wildfire mitigation efforts, another $5 billion for firefighting
When it comes to Congress and cannabis reform, the question is how big (or how small) to go
Do lawmakers try to pass a small, targeted bill that solves a specific concern, or do they go big and try to tackle the whole issue?
Colorado’s Diana DeGette and other lawmakers grilled oil executives over high gas prices in congressional oversight hearing
While Democrats focused on the fact companies are making record profits, Republicans took aim at President Joe Biden’s energy policies.
CU Boulder to host UN human rights summit on climate change
The University of Colorado Boulder will host a global climate summit in partnership with UN Human Rights.
Here’s how a federal budget gets made — and the role your representative plays in it
It’s called the congressional appropriations process, and it’s how Colorado lawmakers get funding for their priorities.
Pushing for wildfire solutions is an uphill battle in Congress, Rep. Joe Neguse says
His proposals range from helping homeowners in the wake of a wildfire to increasing wildfire management funds.
Sen. Hickenlooper says he will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Hickenlooper highlighted Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s work as a public defender and as a trial judge, adding she understands how the justice system “affects real people.”
Colorado District 1: Who’s running against long-standing incumbent Diana DeGette?
The Denver-area district is the most solidly Democratic in the state.
Colorado District 5: Who’s running against Doug Lamborn in the redrawn district?
Redistricting concentrated CO-5, shedding rural areas so that it now just covers the populous eastern portion of El Paso County.
After meeting with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sen. Bennet affirms support for her confirmation
The two discussed Republicans’ attacks on Jackson as being too soft on child pornography defendants.
Congress could ban stock trading by its members. Do Colorado’s lawmakers support that idea?
A ban on trading would require several members of Colorado’s delegation to change their approach to investing.
Camp Amache joins National Park System with Biden signature
The World War 2 Japanese internment camp located in Granada will become part of the National Park System, which will use its resources to preserve and protect the site.
Veterans and Gold Star families march down the National Mall to mark the advancement of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial
They came to mark the occasion with a Ruck on the Reserve — a brisk walk across the length of the Mall in Washington, D.C. while carrying a heavy backpack.
