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Trump’s wall debate heats up, hits home in Eagle County
The debate over President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to force U.S. taxpayers to fund his campaign promise of a border wall he said Mexico would pay for…
Red flag bill backed by Vail police, prosecutor set for first House hearing
The Colorado House Judiciary Committee on Thursday will get its first look at a so-called “red-flag bill” that would create a system for judicial review of Extreme Risk Protection Orders…
Colorado joins 16 states suing Trump administration over border wall ‘national emergency’
Colorado has signed onto a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for a border wall with Mexico. “Colorado will join at least…
Trump’s national emergency for border wall does nothing for immigration reform
President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to tap into billions of dollars Congress declined to give him for his long-promised southwestern border wall that he’s always said…
Senate approves bill that restores Land and Water Conservation Fund
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved the Natural Resources Management Act that includes permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund that Congress allowed to expire last fall. The…
Johnston: Forget wall, shutdown politics and focus on employer enforcement
With the federal government facing another partial shutdown on Friday over border-security funding – just three weeks after the longest such shutdown in history – Vail native and U.S. Senate…
Hickenlooper calls on Northam to resign, decries divisiveness of President Trump
Former Democratic Colorado governor and Denver mayor John Hickenlooper told the Rev. Al Sharpton in an MSNBC interview on Saturday that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam must resign in the wake…
Johnston running to take on Gardner in Colorado’s 2020 U.S. Senate race
Vail native Mike Johnston, a former Democratic state senator from Denver, has thrown his hat into the increasingly crowded ring of candidates looking to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Cory…
Poll: Independent voters care deeply about energy, environment, giving Polis clear mandate
Energy and environmental issues ranked as the top concern for independent voters in Colorado’s recent governor’s race that saw Democrat and renewable-energy champion Jared Polis win in a landslide, according…
As Bennet, Neguse roll out CORE Act, senator declines to discuss White House plans
Democratic Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Friday told reporters he has no timeline he’s willing to share on when or if he’ll announce a 2020 presidential bid, and then he…