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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet co-sponsors bill to block public lands sell-offs

Thousands of acres in La Plata County were eligible for sale in an initial 2025 budget draft

April 30, 2026

Local News

‘We’re not holding up’: Durango TSA officers struggle without pay during shutdown

funding stalemate enters fifth week as essential workers go unpaid

March 27, 2026

New Mexico

NM U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández, Sen. Schumer introduce ‘Virginia’s Law,’ named for Epstein survivor

U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.)., center, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), left, Sky Roberts, right, and other advocates…

February 13, 2026

Local News

Sen. Michael Bennet reflects on year in Congress

Pushing back against President Trump has been big battle

January 6, 2026

Gallery

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol Hill

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell…

January 3, 2026

Regional News

Democratic state senator launches bid as ‘insurgent progressive’ to unseat Hickenlooper

Gonzales said ‘go-along-to-get-along, poll-tested incrementalist politics have not made Coloradans’ lives better’

December 8, 2025

Local News

U.S. Sen. Bennet votes ‘no’ on Hickenlooper’s ‘Fix Our Forests Act’

Environmental bill advances out of Senate committee

October 25, 2025

Local News

Hickenlooper, Bennet stand firm in opposing Republican funding measure

Rep. Jeff Hurd accuses Democrats of choosing ‘politics over common sense’

October 1, 2025

Regional News

When the federal government could shut down and what would it mean for Colorado

Impacts could be large and small, and vary on how long it lasts

September 29, 2025

Local News

Gubernatorial campaign hasn’t stopped Sen. Michael Bennet from pursuing federal legislation

Senator advocating for public lands bills, firefighter pay and benefit increases

September 21, 2025

Local News

Federal bill seeks funding to protect headwaters for habitat, drinking water

Drought, wildfires threaten watersheds across Colorado

September 12, 2025

Local News

Hickenlooper backs bill that would allow patients to compare medical costs

Legislation aims to improve health care transparency

July 25, 2025

Local News

Hickenlooper talks bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act

Legislation aims to improve wildfire resilience in the West

July 13, 2025

Local News

U.S. House passes sweeping budget bill

Republican megabill will be on Trump’s desk July 4

July 3, 2025

Nation & World

Senate passes One Big Beautiful Bill, getting GOP’s policy agenda one step closer to Trump’s desk

Neither Colorado senator voted for the legislation

July 1, 2025

Associated Press

GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

FILE – Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, speaks during the confirmation hearing…

June 24, 2025

Local News

Public lands in Southwest Colorado could be up for sale

budget bill puts recreational areas like Animas Mountain at stake

June 18, 2025

Local News

Inside Sen. John Hickenlooper’s strategy to fight Trump

Senator emphasizes public pressure and its impact

May 3, 2025

Regional News

Hickenlooper calls on Supreme Court to hold Trump officials in contempt

U.S. senator from Colorado says Abrego Garcia mistaken deportation case ‘heinous’

April 17, 2025

Local News

Bennet introduces bill in his nearly decade-long push to expand child tax credit

‘There is not a more important tax policy that we can pursue,’ senator says

April 15, 2025

Local News

Sen. Bennet chalks wins – and misses – for Southwest Colorado

senator has tackled public lands bills, television markets and FLC tuition waiver

April 11, 2025

Regional News

Sen. Michael Bennet is officially running for governor

Democratic U.S. Senator Michael Bennet greets supporters as he announces his candidacy for Colorado Governor at a press conference in…

April 11, 2025

Regional News

‘Excuse after excuse’ – Colorado lawmakers blast Signal app chat group

far, only Democrats are calling for resignations

March 26, 2025

Local News

Senate passes spending bill, averting shutdown

Colorado senators resist while other Democrats buckle, reflecting party disunity

March 15, 2025