Author: Tom Ramstack
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Gardner criticized by pot opponents for legalization-law stance
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A leading opponent of marijuana legalization on Friday criticized U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado for his defense of the state’s laws legalizing the sale and use of cannabis. “Let’s put it this way: He’s no profile in courage,” former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy told Colorado Politics after a press conference in…
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Hickenlooper drops hints about presidential run at D.C. event
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appeared to come closer than he has to date in suggesting he might seek the presidency after an awards event Tuesday in the nation’s capital. “At some time I want to sit down and spend some time to think about it,” Hickenlooper told Colorado Politics. However, he said it…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.J.Res. 2: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States This was a vote to agree to H.J. Res. 2 in the House. H.J.Res. 2 would amend the U.S. Constitution to require three-fifths of both the U.S. House and Senate to approve spending that exceeds government revenue or to raise the…
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Colorado was potential target of Facebook data breach, IT expert says
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WASHINGTON – Colorado’s status as an election swing state likely made it a target for the kind of data breach described by Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg during his congressional testimony Tuesday, according to a Boulder-based information technology expert. Zuckerberg was grilled by senators outraged that a British political consulting firm was able to collect…
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U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering cases could influence Colorado
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could have an impact on a potential Colorado vote on gerrymandering. Supporters of a change in Colorado’s redistricting law want to get the issue on the upcoming ballot in November. On March 28, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Benisek v. Lamone concerning…
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Hickenlooper seeks to coordinate social benefits before leaving office
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday he plans to spend part of his last months in office trying to coordinate his administration’s social benefit programs. Hickenlooper spoke mostly about job training and child welfare during a forum at the Aspen Institute public policy foundation in Washington. He said his first seven years…
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Colo. officials await Army’s chemical-weapons destruction plan for Pueblo depot
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colorado’s state and federal political leaders are cautiously optimistic the U.S. Army will avoid new hazards as it switches to a new process for destroying chemical weapons in Pueblo. Details of the Army’s changing methods at the Pueblo Chemical Depot are expected to be revealed soon in its upcoming environmental impact assessment. A…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 4467: Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 4467 in the House, which won unanimous support from the Colorado delegation to Congress. The Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018 requires the Federal Air Marshal Service to assign air marshals and other resources to duties based on an accurate…
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Colorado’s Democrats try to block U.S. census citizenship question
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WASHINGTON – Colorado’s U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of Senate colleagues this week in introducing a bill to block the Trump administration from asking residents about their citizenship on the upcoming U.S. census. The Trump administration wants to ask all voting-age U.S. residents about the status of their citizenship in the 2020 census.…
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U.S. Senate bill would require national database of police shootings
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill pending in Congress would compel states to report details of fatal police shootings, like three in Colorado this month, to a national database. The bill would require states to identify the persons involved in the shootings, specifics of the incidents and whether police acted appropriately. The bill was introduced by…