washington d.c.
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Gardner co-sponsors NATO support resolution
U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced a bipartisan resolution Wednesday, Feb. 8, pledging the United States’ unwavering commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are original cosponsors of the resolution. “It is indisputable that NATO is the most successful military alliance in…
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Timeline of inauguration events Friday — in MST!
Before the ceremony – 6:30 a.m.: Donald and Melania Trump attend service at St. John’s Church – 7:40 a.m.: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome the Trumps to the White House – 7:45 a.m.: Obamas host a coffee and tea reception for the Trumps. At the Capitol – 9:16 a.m.: Sen. Roy…
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State Senate strikes positive notes on opening day, with hints of toxic national politics
On a day that started with political tension already running at a boiling point in one-party dominated Washington, the launch of another bipartisan legislative session on Wednesday in Denver looked like an especially good thing. Because the Colorado governor’s office and the state House are controlled by Democrats, the action at the Colorado Capitol this…
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Foote: Colorado’s renewable energy sector is powerful and won’t be stopped
Coloradans love clean energy. Seventy-six percent of Colorado voters say they are more likely to vote for a candidate who promotes wind and solar energy. Certainly many of them helped expand our pro-conservation majority in the Statehouse during the last election. Renewable energy embodies many of the values that Coloradans voted for on Election Day,…
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YESTERYEAR: Owens takes steps to fix transportation budget shortfall, Amendment 41 derails three legislators
Fifteen Years Ago this week in the Colorado Statesman … The Colorado Children’s Chorale performance at the White House was proclaimed a riveting success. Thirty-two Colorado children performed at the private event, an experience the now-adults have surely not forgotten. “The Holiday Open House” event was for White House staff, members of Congress, the Secret…
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Health impacted outside the doctor’s office
Research consistently shows a direct correlation between income, race, where people live and their health. That research also finds health outcomes for low-income Latinos, Blacks and other minorities are not as favorable as those for affluent White people. Colorado is no exception to this scientifically validated – but preventable – trend, despite significant gains in providing health…