michael benet
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Colorado delegation splits along party lines as House passes Biden’s Build Back Better bill
Members of the Colorado House delegation voted along party lines Friday on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, a nearly $2 trillion package Democrats are hailing as a groundbreaking social and environmental legislation and Republicans are denouncing the measure and its price tag. The bill passed on a 220-213 vote, with only one Democrat…
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Senate confirms Cole Finegan to be U.S. attorney for Colorado
The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Cole Finegan without objection to be the top federal prosecutor in Colorado. Finegan is a former Denver City Attorney and chief of staff to former Mayor John Hickenlooper. Currently a managing partner at the international law firm Hogan Lovells, he was one of three candidates who Hickenlooper and Colorado’s…