Tag: Hickenlooper
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Senate advances war powers resolution on Venezuela
The Senate advanced a measure to block the use of troops in Venezuela Thursday morning. The measure was approved on a vote of 52-47, after five Republicans voted with Democrats, ensuring a later vote for final passage on the measure that would require President Donald Trump to get permission from Congress to send troops to…
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Hickenlooper doubles down for the shutdown | Jimmy Sengenberger
A funny thing happened on Tuesday: Colorado U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper reposted my Nov. 14 column — on both Facebook and X — criticizing his and Sen. Michael Bennet’s votes against reopening the government. It’s always nice when a leading politician boosts my work. Alas, he didn’t have a change of heart over any of…
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EDITORIAL: An easy out for Colorado’s play-it-safe senators
If Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper ever want a glimpse at some profiles in courage, they don’t have to look far in the Senate chamber. They’ll find several among fellow Democrats on their own side of the aisle, in fact. Seven Senate Democrats and an independent showed pluck in voting with the…
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EDITORIAL: Reopen government — put Coloradans back in the air
We’re still wondering if some U.S. Senate Democrats are willing to set aside politics long enough to vote with Republicans to reopen government — and avoid chaos in air travel. We realize the Senate minority in Washington wants concessions — as of Friday, they sought a one-year extension of health-care tax credits — but first…
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EDITORIAL: Will Bennet, Hick help reopen our government?
Now that the nation’s largest labor union for federal employees — a bastion of Democratic Party support — is calling on U.S. Senate Democrats to end the federal government shutdown, will the lawmakers listen? And will Colorado’s own Democratic U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper heed the union’s appeal to their party this week…
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PHOTOS: Denver Rescue Mission, with help from Gov. Polis, Sen. Hickenlooper, feed 1,000+ Thanksgiving meals across Denver
In the Denver Rescue Mission’s 132 years of service, its Thanksgiving events have taken many different shapes. That includes 30 years of Thanksgiving Banquet in a Box, or ‘T-bib’ as the group calls it, where the organization hands out Thanksgiving meals for entire 8-10 person families in a box. This year’s event was held at…
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$3.2 million in NHTSA grants for highway safety improvements awarded to Colorado municipalities
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U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet announced a new $3.2 million grant for creating highway safety plans for five cities, towns and counties from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The money adds to the $28.6 million in grants for 11 projects in Colorado awarded earlier this…
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Colorado secures $12 million grant to cut methane, cap some oil and gas wells
Gov. Jared Polis announced on Friday that Colorado has secured a $12.6 million grant to reduce methane emissions across the state. Colorado’s Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) will use the funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cut methane and other greenhouse gas emissions through voluntary and permanent plugging, remediation, and reclamation…
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Leaky abandoned oil wells being sealed in Adams County
Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper met with oil industry and environmental officials Thursday at an “orphan” oil well to kick off a remediation program for 42 abandoned oil and gas wells in Adams County. Adams County Commissioner Lynn Baca said there are more than 300 orphan wells in the county, and more than 1,100 statewide. “Orphan…