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Colorado’s Democratic attorney general is exploring lawsuit to stop Trump’s emergency declaration
Phil Weiser said the president’s order Friday goes against the rule of law. Other Democrats have threatened lawsuits pushing back against the move and the ACLU has already vowed to sue
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U.S. Senate approves major public lands, conservation package reauthorizing Land and Water Conservation Fund
By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Democrat Andrew Romanoff announces run for Cory Gardner’s seat, marking his third bid for Congress
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Armstrong: Congress should free Colorado’s brewers from onerous regulations
By Ari Armstrong Opinion
“It feels like a Band-Aid”: Colorado federal workers’ unemployment claims near 3,000 as short-term shutdown deal is reached
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Denver’s DeGette wields subpoena power as Democrats prepare to investigate Trump. Here’s how she’ll use it.
The Denver congresswoman says while Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on oversight and investigations are still trying to prioritize, the Trump administration is in their crosshairs
Colorado and the 2018-19 federal shutdown: What’s open, what’s not and what’s kind of open
You can still file a patent but not an IPO. National parks are open but the bathrooms are closed. US Courts are open for another week or so.
In the end, 15 Democrats — including Colorado’s Jason Crow — don’t back Nancy Pelosi for speaker
Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, told The Colorado Sun he wasn't worried about backlash from Pelosi because of his opposition to her speakership
Colorado-based Santa tracker will still run despite government shutdown; Rocky Mountain National Park impacted
Rocky Mountain National Park's gates were open, but staffing was cut back and roads were not being cleared of new snow
Pledge to limit tenure as speaker wins over Nancy Pelosi critics, including Colorado’s Ed Perlmutter
Ed Perlmutter says "after numerous conversations with Nancy Pelosi" he is backing her leadership and confident she is the right person for the job
What is Medicare-X, Michael Bennet’s big idea to fix the American health insurance market?
Michael Bennet sees the plan as more likely to succeed than Democrats’ proposals for single-payer health care
Cory Gardner, Scott Tipton bring new “good Samaritan” bill to address abandoned mines and stoke solution for $50B problem
Congress has been debating for decades how to deal with the $50 billion problem of abandoned mines across the U.S.
Denver’s Diana DeGette withdraws from U.S. House leadership race
The Denver lawmaker blames pressure to keep the three current Democratic leaders in power without opposition
Three graphics that explain the 2018 election and Colorado’s political future
In the era of President Donald Trump, the GOP is seeing declines in key Colorado counties, a new analysis by The Colorado Sun shows
