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Hick, much like Trump, harmed rural Colorado | Dick Wadhams
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Colorado’s congressional delegation unanimously opposed President Donald Trump’s recent veto of the Arkansas Valley Conduit water project which had been passed by Congress without opposition. But Trump is not the first chief executive to unilaterally harm communities in rural southeastern Colorado. U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper was elected governor in 2010 against a discredited Tea Party-driven…
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Senate advances war powers resolution on Venezuela
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The Senate advanced a measure to block the use of troops in Venezuela Thursday morning. The measure was approved on a vote of 52-47, after five Republicans voted with Democrats, ensuring a later vote for final passage on the measure that would require President Donald Trump to get permission from Congress to send troops to…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper seek additional funding for Arkansas Valley Conduit
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While the federal government has kept the money flowing to the Arkansas Valley Conduit in southeastern Colorado, there’s more to be had, according to Colorado’s two Democratic senators. U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to the commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Camille Touton, seeking additional dollars from either the recent…
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U.S. Sen. Hickenlooper calls for Federal Reserve to pause rising interest rates
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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper called for the Federal Reserve to pause rising interest rates Thursday in a stern letter to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The central bank has increased interest rates five times this year in an effort to combat skyrocketing inflation by slowing the economy and easing pressures on prices, The Washington Post reported.…
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Governor Polis kicks off $700 million in I-70 improvement projects on Floyd Hill
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Motorists frustrated with I-70’s famed bottleneck-causing Floyd Hill corridor are about to get relief by way of a $700-million Colorado Department of Transportation improvement project. Gov. Jared Polis, accompanied by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and other state and local officials, met at the Floyd Hill Open Space Trails parking…
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Oil & gas leasing practice eliminated by Hickenlooper bill
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A federal-lands leasing practice critics say allows oil and gas companies to unfairly gain control of publicly owned mineral resources was eliminated by a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper that was included in President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that became law Tuesday. A quirk in federal-land leasing law allowed oil and gas…
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Colorado’s politicians join world leaders in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Colorado’s public officials joined the chorus of condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called for tough sanctions and swift punishment against the invading nation and its strongman, Vladimir Putin. Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a slew of sanctions aimed at Russia, including divesting from Russian-owned assets. He also called on the federal government to suspend…
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INSIGHTS | Who will educate Colorado’s kids once teachers burn out?
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It’s not like teachers had it made before the pandemic. We saw them marching around the Capitol in 2018, then some of them booed the governor, John Hickenlooper, while he tried to support them in a lunchtime speech. The issue then for teachers across the state was low pay. For rural communities, the issue is…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper lay out state’s windfall for transportation, airports
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As is political tradition, Colorado’s U.S. senators, Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, are saluting federal money headed to their home state. Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress last month, Colorado’s roads and bridges are in line for $716 million, while airports are expected to land more than $86 million in the current…
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INSIGHTS | Crime, justice and cost are mounted on victims
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A great deal of energy and political capital is spent at the Colorado Capitol on criminal justice reform, which is not a bad thing, except when it leaves victims out of the equation. We have to remember that criminals aren’t where they are for praying too loudly in church. At the same time, justice must…
