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Bennet seeks to reform pot-business taxes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., announced today he is co-sponsoring the Small Business Tax Equity Act, which would enable marijuana businesses operating in compliance with s...

DATE: Apr 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton pushes feds to help fight wildfires

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As wildfire season approaches, Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, is aggressively pushing for federal agencies to be proactive about the issue. Tipton introduced the ...

DATE: Apr 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton criticizes Forest Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, slammed the federal government for what he described as an attempt to interfere with long-standing state laws and takeover private water right...

DATE: Apr 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gardner cautions revisionist history

Colo. senator back from Middle East

DATE: Apr 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmakers laud vets’ ‘40-mile rule’

Change made to improve access to health care

DATE: Mar 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gardner aims to bolster private water rights

Durango water engineer agrees: Amendment ‘is quite a big issue’

DATE: Mar 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton gives signature for fed land payment

The members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado signed a bipartisan open letter to House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calling for the prioritiza...

DATE: Mar 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton seeks to aid small banks

Wants easing of current ‘heavy regulatory burden’

DATE: Mar 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Colorado reps sign letter warning Obama of Iran

The members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado signed a bipartisan open letter to President Obama to “underscore the grave and urgent issues” surrounding the ongoing nuclear ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton questions impact of rules on local banks

WASHINGTON – Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, challenged Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on the impact of federal regulations on community banks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing ...

DATE: Mar 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gardner co-sponsors bill to farm hemp

Sen. Cory Gardner. R-Colo., is cosponsoring the Industrial Hemp Farming Act. The bill would amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of m...

DATE: Mar 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmakers laud Netanyahu’s address

Dozens of Democrats refuse to attend

DATE: Mar 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News