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Colorado’s Democratic senators slam deal to end shutdown, vow to fight for health care tax credits
Colorado’s two Democratic U.S. senators voted against a bipartisan deal reached Sunday to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, blasting the package’s failure to extend some health insurance tax credits. The full Senate passed spending legislation late Monday that could pave the way to reopen the government before the end of the week…
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‘Our nation is counting on you’: VP Kamala Harris highlights Denver’s youth climate activists
“You are the leaders in this climate movement.” That is the message Vice President Kamala Harris offered to Denver students on Friday afternoon in a packed auditorium of Northfield High School, where she highlighted the work of some of the city’s youngest climate activists and encouraged the rest of the country to follow their lead. …
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Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff to visit Aspen to discuss combating antisemitism
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Colorado this month to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival, the White House announced Wednesday. Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president, will participate in the festival’s panel discussion on combating antisemitism on June 26. He will be joined by panelists Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, White House homeland security…
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Colorado is ‘well positioned’ for a US debt default, says state Treasurer Dave Young
With eight days to go until the United States is unable to pay its bills, the White House and Congress are still nowhere near an agreement on raising the national debt ceiling. The U.S. reached its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling — the limit on how much the government can borrow — in January. Treasury Secretary…
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Nearly 100 state leaders urge Biden to keep Space Command headquarters in Colorado
With the final location of U.S. Space Command still undecided after more than two years of debate, dozens of Colorado leaders renewed their plea for the headquarters to remain in the state. In a letter sent to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, 94 local politicians, business leaders and military personnel argued that the command should…
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Kamala Harris touts Biden’s actions, offers hopeful climate vision during Colorado visit
In a crowded theater Monday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris sat in front of hundreds of Colorado residents to tout the Biden administration’s climate-related initiatives and express hope for the future of climate change. “There is so much that is happening right now that gives me a sense of optimism,” Harris said. “We’re saving something, but…
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Hickenlooper’s bill to reduce space junk unanimously passes Senate
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill co-sponsored by Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper that seeks to clear dangerous debris in Earth’s orbit. The bill, called the Orbital Sustainability Act, would create a program to research, develop and demonstrate technologies to safely remove debris and to create a new market for these services. The…
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Colorado to receive over $170 million to bring high-speed internet to 18,000 households
The U.S. Department of the Treasury approved Colorado’s plan to invest $170.8 million of federal funds to expand broadband infrastructure, bringing high-speed internet access to 18,000 households and businesses throughout the state. This investment comes two months after Colorado released an ambitious plan to close the state’s digital divide, connecting 99% of Colorado households to…
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Colorado’s Julie Gonzales, Meg Froelich discuss reproductive rights at White House
Colorado state Sen. Julie Gonzales and state Rep. Meg Froelich visited the White House Wednesday to discuss their work protecting reproductive rights ahead of the 2023 legislative session. Gonzales, D-Denver, and Froelich, D-Greenwood Village, were two of the prime sponsors behind Colorado’s Reproductive Health Equity Act. Among the most permissive abortion laws in the country, it prohibits state…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper call for increased employee pay in Colorado Supermax prison
Colorado U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to federal officials Monday, urging them to address understaffing and poor working conditions in the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence. FCC Florence — the nation’s only federal Supermax prison — has been short staffed for more than a year and is currently short by…