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La Plata, Montezuma counties receive over $11 million in federal earmarks

Funding will go toward housing, transportation, law enforcement and other projects

March 19, 2022

Nation & World

Congress hates changing the clocks just like everyone else

shifts between standard and daylight saving time said to harm health

March 11, 2022

Local News

Passage of federal abandoned mine legislation likely faces uphill battle

Experts raise doubts over bill’s viability, but say it’s a step in the right direction

March 5, 2022

Local News

Biden addresses Russia, inflation and a new era of the pandemic

Boebert heckles president during one of most disruptive moments of State of the Union

March 2, 2022

Regional News

Some congressional candidates received federal financial help during COVID crisis

Businesses owned by two U.S. Senate candidates critical of Democratic spending benefited from loans

February 2, 2022

Local News

Boebert, Bennet and Hickenlooper outline legislative priorities for 2022

Lawmakers focused on public lands and partisanship, but have different means for accomplishing goals

January 29, 2022

Regional News

GOP Senate hopefuls slam Bennet, Biden in primary debate

Collins developer Gino Campana takes first place in straw poll with 29%

January 27, 2022

Local News

Sen. Michael Bennet, four colleagues urge White House to extend Child Tax Credit

Senators react after Biden suggests funding may be eliminated from Build Back Better Act

January 26, 2022

Local News

Bennet, Hickenlooper disappointed over voting rights bill’s failure

Legislation’s progress was stymied by Senate Republicans, two Democrats

January 20, 2022

Regional News

What we can learn from the 10,000 tweets sent by Colorado’s congressional delegation in 2021

Boebert sent the most tweets, but she didn’t have the one with the most engagement

January 17, 2022

Regional News

Sen. John Hickenlooper says ‘time to change the filibuster’ to protect voting rights

Democrats raise alarm over moves to disenfranchise voters in some states

December 16, 2021

Regional News

Federal investment in forests could spur jobs, reduce wildfires and clear the air, Bennet says

Senator promotes $60 billion Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act in tour around Colorado

September 3, 2021

Regional News

Former Olympic athlete Eli Bremer announces candidacy for Bennet’s Senate seat

Candidate: ‘We deserve a senator who wants to be a voice for Colorado rather than climbing the political ladder’

August 11, 2021

Local News

Colorado senators tout key provisions in infrastructure bill

water access, broadband improvements and wildfire mitigation among amendments

August 6, 2021

Regional News

Committee issues 10-10 vote for embattled BLM nominee

U.S. Senate will weigh in on Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination

July 22, 2021

Local News

Contentious vote looms for BLM nominee

has been without a director since Obama administration

July 20, 2021

Local News

Conflicting versions of tree-spiking case overshadow Stone-Manning nomination

Rep. Lauren Boebert says Biden’s public lands pick is ‘unfit to lead’

July 19, 2021

Local News

With Democrats in control, CORE Act receives hearing in Senate subcommittee

Legislation would protect 400,000 acres, establish wilderness areas

June 16, 2021

Regional News

BLM nominee faces GOP opposition, Democrat praise

Stone-Manning’s views on land use, location of headquarters hit home in West

June 10, 2021

Local News

Bennet, Hickenlooper join legislation to protect abortion access

would legally ensure the right to choose

June 10, 2021

Local News

Sen. Hickenlooper introduces small business-oriented bill package

Proposed legislation aims to increase resource access for underserved business owners

May 26, 2021

Local News

U.S. Sen. Hickenlooper tours Alpacka Raft in Mancos

Colorado governor highlights outdoor industry for Public Lands Day

May 15, 2021

Local News

Hickenlooper hears obstacles with improving broadband in Southwest Colorado

Freshman senator spoke with tribal leaders, others about struggles

May 7, 2021

Local News

Will a new methane rule have any impact on Four Corners ‘hot spot’?

U.S. Senate votes to reinstate EPA safeguards on potent emissions

May 7, 2021