Tag: U.s. House Of Representatives
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Colorado Democrat Jason Crow calls on House leadership to ban trading on prediction markets
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow on Monday joined a bipartisan call asking House Speaker Mike Johnson to adopt new rules banning the chamber’s lawmakers, their families and staff from participating in prediction markets, in a move the Aurora Democrat said can help restore public trust in Congress. The push comes less than two weeks after the…
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Republicans on course to win 3 out of 4 CU Board of Regents elections, net 0 seats | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
Unofficial election results show Republicans will fight to at least a draw, and appear on course to do better, in the four University of Colorado’s Board of Regents races up for grabs on Tuesday night. But the Democratic majority on the board is poised to remain the same. The Associated Press has declared GOP candidates victorious…
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Jason Crow appointed to NATO Parliamentary Assembly
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Colorado U.S. Rep. Jason Crow to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday. Created in 1955, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly brings together legislators from all 30 nations in the Atlantic Alliance to facilitate dialogues on defense and diplomacy. Currently, the assembly consists of 269 members, 36 of whom represent the U.S.…
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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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2020 Census data report: White population shrinking; redistricting frenzy begins
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Census Bureau has released the official 2020 census data, providing a detailed snapshot of today’s United States population, and revealing how the nation has changed since the last full census 10 years ago. The new data, which our reporters are currently analyzing, provide…
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Amache national historic site bill passes U.S. House, heads to Senate
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Camp Amache, a Japanese American incarceration camp that imprisoned over 7,000 in southeast Colorado, took one step closer to becoming a national park Thursday. The Amache National Historic Site Act, a bipartisan effort to preserve and learn from the legacy of the notorious incarceration camp,…
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Crow, Perlmutter reintroduce legislation to make July 20 ‘National Heroes Day’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the ninth anniversary of the Aurora theater shooting, Rep. Jason Crow and Rep. Ed Perlmutter, both Democrats, reintroduced legislation to designate July 20 as “National Heroes Day.” The legislation was inspired by the heroism…
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It’s official: Colorado will have 8th congressional district
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado will send an eighth congressperson to the U.S. House of Representatives for the next decade, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday, as a result of the state’s population boom over the past ten years. The announcement comes as the census bureau continues to finalize…