Author: Tom Ramstack
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Polis holds Colorado apprentice program as example during congressional hearing
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jared Polis on Wednesday mentioned a Colorado program that encourages high school apprenticeships as a model for what Congress seeks to achieve through a workforce development initiative. Polis, D-Boulder, questioned expert witnesses during a hearing of the House Committee on Education and Workforce. “I’m also proud that Colorado is leading the…
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Iceland looks to Colorado for geothermal energy projects
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WASHINGTON – Iceland, a country with abundant resources in geothermal energy, is setting its sights on Colorado as it tries to tap into the planet’s biggest market for electricity. New technologies are raising hopes that geothermal energy could produce much of the electricity used in the United States. Some of the sites ripe for geothermal…
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Colorado follows a different drummer on federal emission rules
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WASHINGTON – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment set itself on a collision course with the Trump administration this month when it proposed adopting the California standards for low emission vehicles. The Trump administration wants to largely abandon Obama-era Clean Air Act emission standards, but some environmentally-conscious states want to keep them. So…
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Colo. tribal advocates appeal to Congress to preserve Native American languages
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WASHINGTON – A Colorado senator and tribal advocates added their support to a plea to Congress on Wednesday to help preserve Native American languages. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing to consider methods for preserving quickly disappearing Native American languages that are vanishing as their speakers become increasingly assimilated into mainstream America.…
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Colo. senators meet resistance on historic-site proposals
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WASHINGTON – The enthusiasm of Colorado’s U.S. senators for federally designating more historic sites in the state was not shared by the deputy director of the U.S. National Park Service during a Senate hearing Wednesday. Both Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner have proposed bills that could commemorate historic events in Colorado. But P. Daniel…
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Senate searches for ways to reduce health care administrative costs
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WASHINGTON – Health care officials at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday advocated methods to reduce the industry’s administrative expenses in ways similar to those proposed by Colorado Democrats. Administrative burdens from insurers and government regulators commonly represent 8 percent of patients’ bills, according to the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.…
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DeGette seeks to stop deceit, kickbacks in substance-abuse treatment
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WASHINGTON – Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette questioned mental health officials at a congressional hearing this week on how to avoid deceptive advertising that could mislead patients desperate for substance abuse treatment. Tuesday’s hearing before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations caps a year-long probe into what some members of Congress…
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Congress hears debate on future of coal in Colorado and elsewhere
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton walked the middle ground Tuesday while Republicans and Democrats clashed during a congressional hearing on whether coal should remain a major source of electrical generation. Democrats on the House Natural Resources subcommittee on energy and mineral resources called coal an environmental and health hazard. But Republicans said new and…
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DeGette, congressional panel assess effectiveness of opioid treatment grants
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WASHINGTON – A government health care administrator advocated expanding access to opioid addiction treatment Thursday during a congressional hearing at a time when the drug’s health risks are becoming a campaign issue in Colorado. “What we have to do is to work very hard to integrate substance abuse treatment, opioid addiction treatment, into primary care settings…
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Congressional committee approves bill to return some rental fees to ski areas
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WASHINGTON – A congressional bill moved forward Wednesday that would return at least half the rent paid by ski resorts to the national parks where they operate. Three members of Colorado’s delegation are primary sponsors of the proposed legislation. In Colorado, the White River National Forest near Aspen would be a big beneficiary of the Ski…
