Tag: Sen. Michael Bennet
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Trump administration releases $40 million for Colorado water project
The Trump administration on Friday released $40 million, clearing the way for a water district and its partners to finish funding the purchase of some of the state’s most senior Colorado River water rights, Gov. Jared Polis announced. Federal funding for the Shoshone water rights owned by Public Service Company, a division of Xcel Energy,…
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US Rep. Lauren Boebert calls for override vote after Trump vetoes bipartisan Colorado water bill
President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his second term Tuesday, blocking a long-awaited bipartisan effort to finish a southeastern Colorado water project that supporters say is critical to delivering clean drinking water to roughly 50,000 residents of the lower Arkansas Valley. The president described the project as economically not viable — and one…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado won’t miss federal energy bloat
Colorado’s senior U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the administration of Gov. Jared Polis denounced the pending elimination of 34 federal energy grants to Colorado last week, charging the cuts are politically motivated. The $500 million-plus in grants on the chopping block funded assorted projects and studies, many involving green energy, and are among more than…
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Incoming leaders for Space Command, Northern Command, NORAD set to be delayed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on confirmations
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For months GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville has kept hundreds of military officers from taking their posts as he pressures the Department of Defense to change its abortion policy and now the incoming leaders of Colorado Springs-based Space Command and the combined Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are set to get caught up…
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Colorado’s Bennet aims to expand Denver’s alternative policing program as crime surges nationwide
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet sees the potential for Denver’s alternative policing program, which responds to low-level emergencies with paramedics and mental health clinicians, to become a nationwide model. Bennet, D-Denver, introduced a bill Wednesday that would fund law enforcement agencies to partner with mental health professionals, case managers and outreach teams. These civilian-led community policing…
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Aerospace companies urge Colorado senators to fight to keep Space Command
More than a dozen aerospace companies throughout the state rallied together to say Colorado should be the permanent home for U.S. Space Command. The Gazette has learned 13 aerospace companies and accelerators sent a collective letter to Colorado’s two Democratic U.S. senators, Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, saying the command should remain in Colorado. The…
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Lawmakers applaud Colorado’s military intelligence gathering amid Ukraine invasion
Two federal lawmakers and intelligence committee members highlighted the important role some Colorado military installations are providing by gathering and sharing information among friends as Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its ninth day. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Denver) and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) – chair of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence…