Sen. John Hickenlooper

Rural Coloradans will not receive federal aid after last year’s historic wildfires, floods

Communities in Western Colorado asked for relief for damage including destruction of major electric transmission lines serving oil and gas…

April 14, 2026

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Programs handed out during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)…

April 13, 2026

Dolores River conservation act clears Senate committee

Bennet, Hickenlooper bill still needs House sponsor

December 22, 2025

Hickenlooper honors Ute Chairman Manuel Heart on Senate floor

Heart’s time as chairman ‘will undoubtedly leave thousands of lives better off’

November 6, 2025

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

Environmental bill advances out of Senate committee

October 24, 2025

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

Drought, wildfires threaten watersheds across Colorado

September 12, 2025

AmeriCorps cuts affect communities and organizations across Colorado

Hickenlooper and stakeholders host roundtable to push back

July 30, 2025

Hickenlooper backs bill that would allow patients to compare medical costs

Legislation aims to improve health care transparency

July 25, 2025

Hickenlooper talks bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act

Legislation aims to improve wildfire resilience in the West

July 13, 2025

U.S. House passes sweeping budget bill

Republican megabill will be on Trump’s desk July 4

July 3, 2025

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

Colorado senators reintroduce bill for Dolores River National Conservation Area

Legislation aims to preserve ecological conditions while honoring existing water and land rights

May 25, 2025

Hickenlooper’s Western Slope tour reveals growing frustration over Trump’s public lands policy

‘It’s going to be battle’ he told local officials in Eagle County as he encouraged stronger and unified opposition

April 18, 2025

How Colorado Republicans plan to navigate the town hall trap this time around

Democrats are trying to deploy the same tactics they used to sink previous reelection campaigns

March 25, 2025

Senate passes spending bill, averting shutdown

Colorado senators resist while other Democrats buckle, reflecting party disunity

March 15, 2025

U.S. Rep. Hurd backs budget resolution, which could lead to cuts in Medicaid funding

resolution competes with Senate version, signaling Republican disunity

February 28, 2025

Colorado officials say $570 million in federal funds still frozen despite court order

is one part of Trump administration’s efforts to expand executive power

February 11, 2025

Bennet, Hickenlooper back Colorado energy executive to lead Department of Energy

Wright acknowledges climate change exists but prioritizes new technologies

February 4, 2025

Hickenlooper questions RFK Jr. about trust in science, eliminating bias

Kennedy’s nomination faces uncertain future

February 1, 2025

Colorado senators, newly elected House member, react to Trump’s first week in office

three condemn pardoning of Jan. 6 rioters

January 29, 2025

Colorado transportation, water infrastructure projects receive federal funding

will support improvements across the state

January 13, 2025

Bill to protect endangered fish passes U.S. Congress

Recovery program was included in a larger must-pass defense funding package

December 19, 2024

Colorado lawmakers work to protect Dolores River Canyon by end of year

Republicans oppose Biden designating area a national monument

December 6, 2024

Hickenlooper addresses concerns from college student leaders

student body presidents met with senator

November 26, 2024