Tag: Diana Degette
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Colorado’s House delegation votes on party lines to end federal government shutdown
Members of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation voted along party lines Wednesday on legislation to end the longest federal government shutdown in the nation’s history. The state’s four Republicans — U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert, Jeff Hurd, Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans — voted with the 222-209 majority to pass a measure that went to President Donald…
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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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Democrat Brittany Pettersen throws support behind Michael Bennet in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen on Thursday formally endorsed fellow Democrat Michael Bennet in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary, saying she’s counted the state’s senior senator among her “most important mentors and allies” since working on his first run for office. Bennet is facing Attorney General Phil Weiser in next year’s Democratic primary for the office held by…
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Colorado remains among a shrinking pool of states with glass ceilings at top of the ticket | TRAIL MIX
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Will 2026 be the year Colorado voters shatter one of the state’s stubborn and seemingly incongruous glass ceilings? The Centennial State approaches next year’s sesquicentennial — preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of statehood — with an increasingly rare distinction in the almanac of American politics. Across all those years, voters have never elected a…
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Denver provides $16 million for youth homeless shelter
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During a groundbreaking ceremony Monday at Denver Urban Peak’s homeless youth shelter, it was so quiet attendees could hear a pin drop. The ceremony began with a moment of silence for a young member of the Urban Peak and Denver community who recently passed away.…
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Local unions endorse Democrat Diana DeGette’s re-election bid
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A slate of local unions endorsed U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette’s bid for a 14th term on Tuesday, calling the Denver Democrat a champion for labor and citing her support for last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill. DeGette is facing two primary challengers in the overwhelmingly Democratic…
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Colorado delegation splits along party lines as House passes Biden’s Build Back Better bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Colorado House delegation voted along party lines Friday on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, a nearly $2 trillion package Democrats are hailing as a groundbreaking social and environmental legislation and Republicans are denouncing the measure and its price tag. The…
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TRAIL MIX | Minimal job requirements make for eclectic cast of U.S. lawmakers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A year from now, Coloradans will be nearly finished with the process of hiring their congressional representatives for the next two years. In just 52 weeks, ballots will start going in the mail to Colorado’s registered voters — and if past performance is a guide, most…
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TRAIL MIX | Ken Salazar’s roots, political rise tell a uniquely Colorado story
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save They go way back. On July 28, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced their predecessor and fellow Democrat Ken Salazar at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Salazar’s nomination to be ambassador to Mexico. During his remarks, Hickenlooper noted that he first…