Tag: U.s. House
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National redistricting fight reaches Colorado with ballot measures targeting GOP-held congressional districts
A Democratic-aligned group backed by the House Majority PAC filed four versions of a 2026 ballot measure Tuesday that would temporarily suspend Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commission and redraw the state’s map in an effort to flip three Republican-held U.S. House seats in 2028. The group Coloradans for a Level Playing Field is pushing for…
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House refuses to override Trump veto on Colorado water project as Republicans stick with president
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures. Congress can override a veto with support from two-thirds of the members of the House and the Senate. The threshold is rarely reached. In this…
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US House passes Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to remove gray wolves from endangered species list
A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado to delist the gray wolf from federal protections for endangered species cleared the U.S. House late on Thursday, setting up a fight in the U.S. Senate over a measure supporters say would return wildlife management to the states and critics call politically motivated. The measure,…
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Democrat Yadira Caraveo defeats Barb Kirkmeyer in Colorado’s 8th CD | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Democratic state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician, has won the election to represent Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District, defeating Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer in a race that came down to the wire. The race likely lived up to its billing as the most…
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Colorado’s Democratic US House members endorse Brittany Pettersen in race for Perlmutter’s seat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The three Colorado Democrats seeking reelection to U.S. House seats on Monday said they want state Sen. Britany Pettersen to join them in Washington. U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse and Jason Crow formally endorsed Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, in the race for the 7th…
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Redistricting commission vote extended late into Tuesday night
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commissioners met Tuesday night to select a final plan for the state’s remapped U.S. House districts — but by the time of publication, they hadn’t yet selected a final map. The 12…
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Final Colorado congressional redistricting plan to come Tuesday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commissioners will either vote to adopt a redrawn map of the state’s U.S. House districts Tuesday, or else the most recent map drawn by their staff and released last week will be adopted by default. The commission held a lengthy meeting…
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Redistricting commissioners plan to ask state Supreme Court for respite on hearings, deadlines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s independent redistricting commissions are again scrambling to adjust the process and timeline they’re following to redraw the state’s political maps, all caused by a months-long delay in the decennial census. On Monday, the congressional redistricting commission authorized their attorney to draft a pleading they…