state of the union
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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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Metro Republicans cheer Trump’s State of the Union address at packed watch party
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As far as the room full of Republicans packed inside the Tech Center brew pub was concerned, President Donald Trump was making the State of the Union great again. It was standing-room-only Tuesday night at a watch party attended by more than 100 metro-area Republicans, who took over a side room at the CB &…
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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…
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Trump’s first State of the Union touches on Colorado concerns
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President Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday night to seek unity after a divisive first year, while Colorado’s undocumented immigrants and highway builders listened closely. He upped his promise of $1 trillion for infrastructure to $1.5 trillion by promising to leverage local and state dollars and private investment. He called for…
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WATCH LIVE: As Trump speaks tonight, Colorado will be listening closely
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Coloradans will be listening closely to what President Trump has to say in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. The state has a lot riding on what Trump has to say. Tweets about #copolitics #sotu At center state is a budget deal to keep the government open past Feb. 8. In…
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis bringing Colorado ‘Dreamer’ to Trump’s first State of the Union address
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When President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress Tuesday in his first State of the Union address, Anarely Marquez, a Colorado State University student and undocumented immigrant who was brought to the United States as a young child, will be in the room watching as a guest of U.S. Rep. Jared Polis. Marquez, 21,…
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DeGette primary challenger Saira Rao calls on Colorado lawmakers to boycott Trump’s State of the Union address
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Saira Rao, a Denver Democrat challenging 11-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a primary, on Thursday called on Colorado’s congressional delegation to boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, saying that attending the speech in Washington will only “legitimize” the Republican. Instead, Rao said she’s sponsoring an alternative event on Tuesday…
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Trump pledges ‘new chapter of American greatness’ in speech to joint session
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Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time Tuesday night and issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system, significantly boosting military spending and plunging $1 trillion into upgrading crumbling infrastructure. Striking an optimistic tone, Trump declared: “The time for small thinking is…
