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Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

DATE: Feb 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ex-Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper supports universal health care

HENNIKER, N.H. – John Hickenlooper, the former governor of Colorado who is considering a run for president in 2020, said Thursday he supports universal health care and thinks the U.S. eventu...

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet set to visit Iowa this month

Democrat considering entering presidential race

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate passes the decade’s biggest public lands package

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Tuesday passed the most sweeping conservation legislation in a decade, protecting millions of acres of land and hundreds of miles of wild rivers across the country...

DATE: Feb 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump calls for end of resistance politics in State of Union

WASHINGTON – Facing a divided Congress for the first time, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to reject “the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution.” He warned e...

DATE: Feb 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gannett turns down hedge fund-backed Digital First Media

NEW YORK – The publisher of Gannett on Monday said its board has unanimously rejected an unsolicited $1.36 billion buyout from MNG Enterprises , better known as Digital First Media. Digita...

DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump to name acting Interior secretary, a Colorado native, to lead department

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he’s nominating a Washington veteran with lobbying ties to U.S. energy companies to lead the Interior Department. David Bernhardt, current...

DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A robust job gain in January shows U.S. economy’s durability

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers shrugged off last month’s partial shutdown of the government and engaged in a burst of hiring in January, adding 304,000 jobs, the most in nearly a year. ...

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump’s health chief asks Congress to pass drug plan

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s top health official asked Congress on Friday to pass its new prescription drug discount plan and provide it to all patients, not just those covered by...

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

National parks rush to repair damage after shutdown

Rangers brace for another possible shutdown

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper sells moderate problem-solving

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – As the early Democratic presidential candidates come out with their tax and health care plans, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is pitching beer and bipartisans...

DATE: Jan 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Even with shutdown deal, federal workers likely won’t see back pay until next week

WASHINGTON – While Congress and President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to reopen dozens of federal government agencies that have been shuttered for 35 days, the 800,000 employees who haven’...

DATE: Jan 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World