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Colorado calls for common-sense gun, mental health measures reverberate in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting
After the obligatory “thoughts and prayers” statements from members of Congress have died down in the wake of the nation’s worst mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night, the prevailing…
Ski towns grapple with federal immigration crackdown
An ordinance limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities may be a slam dunk in a city like Denver, but in ski towns like Vail, Aspen and Park City – reliant…
Hickenlooper, relieved Graham-Cassidy is dead, calls for bipartisan ACA fixes
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper — a relentless champion with Ohio Gov. John Kasich of bipartisan health care reform — on Tuesday expressed his relief that the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal…
Donovan urges resistance to Zinke plan to ‘modify’ protections for national monuments
State Sen. Kerry Donovan, a Democrat from Vail, has been getting ready to do battle to preserve federally-owned public lands in Colorado for most of the current calendar year. Back…
More Coloradans than ever insured, report finds, but Senate still targeting ACA
As Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders rallies the far left around a “single-payer” healthcare system and Republicans Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy try yet again to kill the Affordable Care Act,…
Tipton still pushing for repeal as Mitsch Bush advocates bipartisan plan to fix Affordable Care Act
Despite July’s epic failure by Senate Republicans to deliver on seven years of “repeal and replace” promises, Colorado Congressman Scott Tipton — a Cortez Republican who represents part of Eagle…
Bennet, Gardner join forces to back DREAM Act aimed at saving DACA program
More bipartisanship wafted out of Colorado toward Washington on Tuesday, like so much smoke from western wildfires. But will it matter for DACA recipients who saw their dreams of citizenship…
Trump shows no heart, killing DACA program and dashing hopes of Dreamers
The Trump administration Tuesday declared the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program implemented by former President Barack Obama “unconstitutional” and announced it will end it in six months…
Hickenlooper rolls out bipartisan plan to stabilize health insurance markets, including rural areas
Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday joined seven other governors – two of them Republicans – to push a short-term bipartisan health-insurance plan (pdf) to stabilize the individual and…
Gardner fully backed Trumpcare, while Bennet repeatedly voted no
After a dramatic early-morning Friday vote that appears to have at least temporarily derailed Republican attempts to gut Obamacare, both Colorado senators were calling for a bipartisan fix to the…