Author: Tom Ramstack, special to Colorado Politics
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Gardner proposes granting marijuana businesses bank accounts (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON — Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner introduced an amendment Monday that would allow marijuana businesses to open bank accounts in their own names in states that have legalized the drug. The proposal is controversial as some states have legalized recreational marijuana while it remains illegal under federal law. Ten states and the District of…
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DeGette seeks answers from EPA on climate enforcement policies
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette has added to the political and legal pressure Colorado is putting on the Trump administration over climate change policy. DeGette, D-Denver, this week joined two Democratic leaders in Congress in writing a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting information about why the agency is lessening its enforcement of…
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Gardner takes to Capitol steps to push conservation fund
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado urged Congress to promptly reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund during a press conference Thursday in front of the U.S. Capitol building. The fund directs federal revenue from offshore oil and gas leases to fund outdoor recreation and conservation projects. Since Congress authorized the Fund in 1965,…