sen. cory gardner
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Gardner: Colorado natural gas could buy diplomatic influence in Europe
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s plans for Colorado’s natural gas production reach far beyond economic development into U.S. foreign policy. “Colorado could play a key role in countering Russian aggression,” the Colorado Republican told Colorado Politics. The U.S. Geological Survey says recent discoveries show Colorado might have the nation’s second-largest natural gas reserves, most…
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Gardner: Progress on BLM move, farm bill and ‘we won’t give up’ on LWCF
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Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Yuma on Saturday updated members of the West Slope advocacy group Club 20 efforts to make Grand Junction the next home of the federal Bureau of Land Management. He also spoke to Colorado Politics about the efforts to renew the Land and Water Conservation Fund (hopeful) and the status of…
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BIDLACK | Gardner-Coons bill shows bipartisanship, somehow, is still alive
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Did you hear that news report about the foreign government that sent enemy soldiers to Colorado? It seems they attacked a couple of local businesses and even tried to sneak onto Peterson Air Force Base. These foreign troops were guileful and clever, and they managed to spy on several Colorado-based Target and Walmart stores. Pretty…
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Rep. Tipton says he’ll support reauthorization of federal conservation fund
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VAIL – Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez said Thursday he will support permanent reauthorization and full funding for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), ending months of speculation about his position. The fund mostly draws on revenue from uses offshore-drilling fees to help pay to acquire land, water and wetlands for…
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Hickenlooper pleads for survival of land and water conservation fund
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Gov. John Hickenlooper sent a plea Tuesday to Colorado’s congressional delegation, urging them to push for full funding of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The fund, which relies on federal oil and gas drilling lease revenues from offshore sites rather than tax revenue, was envisioned by President Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s…
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THE PODIUM | Activists mislead the public about oil and gas development near Dunes
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How far does a national park extend past its boundary line? In the case of the Great Sand Dunes National Park, we’re told the boundary stretches past the gate, over a mountain range, and across a valley on the other side. That’s according to anti-fossil fuel activists working to stop oil and natural gas leasing…
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Colorado’s Tipton wants to open more federal land for livestock grazing
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WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton recommended the government enlist help from ranchers and farmers to better protect federal lands during a congressional hearing this week. Congress is considering legislation that would open hundreds of thousands of additional acres of federal land to grazing by livestock. Much of western Colorado is federally administered public…
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Sen. Cory Gardner praises Chipotle’s bonuses as a success of tax reform
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WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said the announcement this week by Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill of employee bonuses shows the tax reform Congress approved in December is paying off. Congress passed a roughly $1.4 trillion tax cut that slashed corporate taxes and doubled the standard deduction for individuals. It was hotly contested by…
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Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan receives cautious welcome in Colorado
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President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday brought hope that the Colorado Department of Transportation’s funding shortfall for road-building projects will at least be eased. Trump pledged to seek $1.5 trillion in new infrastructure spending for roads, bridges, highways and waterways. The federal grants would need to be matched by state and local funds.…
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UPDATE: Opinions mixed among Colorado lawmakers on president’s State of the Union address
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President Trump announced plans during his State of the Union address Tuesday for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure spending plan that could be good news for Colorado’s ambitious road-building plans. However, he also said he would move forward with a get-tough policy on immigration that is nearly certain to alienate the state’s large Hispanic population. He…
