As the 119th Congress gets to work, Colorado members look to advance national priorities and local interests
Republicans will be focused on reconciliation to get their main priorities accomplished, while Democrats plan to focus on bipartisan issues.
More federal funding is on tap for the billion dollar pipeline slated to bring safe drinking water to Southern Colorado’s plains
The Bureau of Reclamation on Wednesday announced another $250 million coming in from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the project.
As nation mourns Carter, former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb remembers their bond
Webb and his wife first met Carter in 1974 and cut the first check from Colorado for Carter’s nascent presidential campaign.
All of Colorado’s lawmakers vote to certify 2024 presidential election results
That’s a change from 2021.
Colorado’s GOP House members help Mike Johnson reclaim the Speaker’s gavel
Johnson eked out a victory after flipping two holdouts from his party.
Colorado leaders react to death of former President Jimmy Carter
Sen. John Hickenlooper said Carter was “as good as it gets.”
Despite strong bipartisan support, bill to protect kids online fails to advance in Congress
The bill would have required social media companies to create stronger controls to protect the data of minors, default to the highest privacy settings for their accounts and give parents new controls to protect their kids online.
The new Farm Bill extension provides some relief for Colorado producers, but leaves much unsettled
With agricultural policy stuck in 2018, the state’s farmers and ranchers hope the next congress will finally pass a real update.
In the final days of a historically dysfunctional Congress, lawmakers sprint to pass a flurry of bills
Those final bills included some sponsored by Colorado lawmakers, and others that could directly help the state.
A government shutdown is looming: when it could happen and how it would affect Coloradans
Air travel, mail delivery, government paychecks and more — here’s what will continue if the government shuts down, and what will go on pause.
Congress passes bill to increase outdoor recreation opportunities
The legislation, which touches on everything from long-distance bike trails to shooting ranges, contains a number of Colorado priorities.
Congress approves annual defense policy bill with provisions that both please and disappoint Colorado’s delegation
The National Defense Authorization Act includes some Colorado priorities, but also left out one major ask.
What Colorado’s Congress members think of the Department of Government Efficiency, Ramaswamy, Musk and budget cutting
‘Good luck … I think that these outside billionaires don’t have any idea how the federal budget works.’
Colorado has tens of thousands of abandoned hardrock mines. Congress just passed a bill to help more groups clean them up
The bill would allow some nonprofits and governments to take on mine clean up with less legal risk.
Rep. Jason Crow and assassination task force hold final hearing ahead of report on Trump attacks
The Colorado Democrat has focused on command, control and communications failures around the two assassination attempts.
‘I still can’t wrap my mind around’ it — Colorado’s three new members of Congress prepare to get to work
The freshmen Republicans are going to a Washington that will be under unified control by their party, but that doesn’t guarantee their priorities will pass.
