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Colorado Congressional Leaders React To COVID Relief Bill Passage

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP/CBS4) – The House of Representatives approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in a win for President Joe Biden. Even as Democrats savor that major step, party leaders are trying to assure progressives they’ll revive their …

Sen. Michael Bennet COVID Relief Priorities Informed By Visits To Each Of Colorado’s 64 Counties

DENVER (CBS4)– Sen. Michael Bennet took a trip to all 64 counties in Colorado within the past year. His goal was to meet with struggling Coloradans in both rural and urban area to help shape his priorities for COVID-19 relief. Bennet said the trips helped …

POLITICO Playbook: Fears about Trump out of the cage

DRIVING THE DAY Former President DONALD TRUMP’s advisers have been agonizing for days over a puzzle no one could solve for five years: How to get him to stay on script in front of rowdy supporters cheering him on. There are two months of pent-up tweets …

US House approves package of public land bills that includes Colorado Dem priorities

DENVER – Colorado’s members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on party lines Friday to again pass a package of eight public lands bills that were first approved by the House last year. The package of measures, H.R. 803, passed the House in a 227- …

Quick hits: Colorado news in brief for Friday, Feb. 26, 2021

February poll shows jobs, economy important to voters (The Center Square) – A new survey by Magellan Strategies found that Colorado voters are most concerned with addressing jobs and the economy. When asked to describe the “important issues and problems” …

Two Colorado public lands acts pass in U.S. House

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act and the Colorado Wilderness Act on Friday as part of the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act. After passing in the House on a bipartisan basis, the …

Democrats push long-term move against child poverty

As the House prepares this week to approve a one-year move to fight child poverty as part of President Biden’s COVID-19 relief package, leading Democrats and advocacy groups have begun jockeying to make the policy permanent. Reducing poverty by expanding …

Colorado Democrats and Republicans laud Defense query into Space Command move

FILE – In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, watches with Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the flag for U.S. space Command is unfurled as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in …

Republicans pressure 2022 Democrats over Becerra nomination

“We want them to know that there is a political cost to voting for Becerra and if they vote yes, they’ll see it in 100 ads between now and 2022,” the adviser said. “Everything that goes wrong with health care over the next couple years, and there will …

Republican Senators Propose Raising Minimum Wage From $7.25 To $10

Two Republican senators made a counterproposal to Democrats on the minimum wage Tuesday, offering to gradually hike the federal wage floor to $10 per hour while requiring employers to use E-Verify to crack down on undocumented workers. The plan put forth …

Senator Bennet reintroduces ‘Medicare-X’ bill to create public option for health insurance

By Chase Woodruff – Colorado Newsline Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday unveiled the latest version of his “Medicare-X” proposal, which aims to increase competition and affordability on state health insurance exchanges by establishing a public …

Feds to look into decision over Space Command headquarters, which was supposed to be in Colorado Springs

The Department of the Defense said Friday that it will investigate the reasons why the Space Command headquarters were moved to Huntsville, Ala., instead of Colorado Springs. The agency’s Office of Inspector General said in a memorandum that the …

Colorado officials hold summit to get public feedback on wildfire mitigation and recovery

Swayer D'Argonne Summit Daily News During a virtual panel discussion Thursday afternoon, Colorado officials emphasized a need for more cooperation among federal, state and local actors in Colorado’s fight against wildfires. Rep. Joe Neguse, who serves …

Rep. Joe Neguse hosts wildfire summit with Colorado governor, senators

A day after county and state officials met to discuss the road to recovery after the Cameron Peak Fire, Larimer County’s congressional representative Joe Neguse held a wildfire summit with Gov. Jared Polis, Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. John Hickenlooper and …

Rep. Joe Neguse, Democrats' youngest impeachment manager, emerges as next-gen star

Six weeks after that harrowing day inside the Capitol — when he’d been urged to grab a gas mask and texted his wife “I love you,” as security officers evacuated lawmakers from the House — Rep. Joe Neguse was making his 2-year-old daughter Natalie a peanut …

Toying With Politics: What Can a Stuffed Animal Teach Us About the President?

I’m expecting the Joe Biden Presidential Library curators to be calling any minute now, asking me to donate my bright pink toy dinosaur. It’s hard to imagine the mask-free world just over a year ago, when New Hampshire Magazine honored me as one of their …

Colorado U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn resigns to make way for Biden appointee

by: Colorado Public Radio Posted: Feb 17, 2021 / 12:48 PM MST / Updated: Feb 17, 2021 / 12:48 PM MST U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn, left, listens as George Brauchler speaks during a news conference to announce the arrest of 42 people in one of the …

Public lands bill provides protection on 200,000 acres of Thompson Divide

The U.S. House approved Friday a massive public lands protection bill that has implications for the Roaring Fork Valley. The legislation packaged together eight separate public lands bills that were approved by the House but not acted on by the U.S. Senate …

As Chair of House Public Lands Subcommittee, Congressman Neguse secures passage of the CORE Act

Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, as his first action as Chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, secured passage of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, or the CORE Act, through the U.S. House of …

COMMON SENSE REQURED PODCAST RETURNS TO IRMIX RADIO

Two Black Girls Trying to Make Sense Out of Nonsense OAKLAND, CA, UNITED STATES, March 1, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today IRMIX RADIO announced the return of Common Sense Required Radio Podcast, available to listeners everywhere on irmixradio. …

Where Have All The Children Gone? Part II: Tracking Truants and Absentees in Georgia Schools

Georgia Public Policy Foundation Investigative Journalism Initiative Examines How State Tracks Absenteeism Amid Pandemic ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, March 1, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Absenteeism has long been a concern of educators and …

Auto-ISAC to Provide Members Access to Risk Management Platform by Partnering with SecurityScorecard

Advancing Cybersecurity of the Connected Vehicle across the Industry WASHINGTON, DC, USA, March 1, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with …

THE DAILY LEADER: MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021

USA Merchants Targeting YoReSpot

BAYARD, IOWA, UNITED STATES, February 27, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- There’s a new social media that is making waves with people from all over and with all backgrounds. The site is called YoReSpot. Created and funded by Brandon Irlbeck of …

New Book Investigates Over 1,200 U.S. School Shootings

WELLINGTON, FLORIDA, U.S.A., February 27, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- -- February 14th, 2021 marked the third anniversary of the Parkland, Florida mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Florida librarian and MSD alumnus, Luis …

Dr. Marcus A. Hunter and Congresswoman Barbara Lee calls for Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation

The Commission will provide healing to the ongoing impact that institutional racism and discrimination perpetuates against people of color in the United States. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, February 27, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Truth was …

Talk Show Host “ANNE ELIZABETH SMART CONSERVATIVE" Takes CPAC by Storm on her Conservative Commandos Radio Network Show

Conservative Tv and Radio host Anne Elizabeth becomes media darling of CPAC ORLANDO, FL, USA, February 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Anne Elizabeth, Conservative TV Talk Show host of her ANNE ELIZABETH SMART CONSERVATIVE which currently …

Allan W. Fung Joins Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC as Partner

JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND, USA, February 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced today that Allan W. Fung, former Mayor of the City of Cranston, has joined the firm as a Partner. “Allan has served …

THE WEEKLY LEADER: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021

MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. …

Hoyer Statement in Support of the American Rescue Plan

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight during House consideration of the American Rescue Plan: “When the pandemic began this time last year, Congress took immediate action to enact four …

New Survey Reveals 46% of Bronx Residents will Take the Vaccine

The Thinkubator and The Bronx Community Foundation conducted a survey of NYC residents on the Covid-19 Vaccine. 46% of Bronxites will take the Vaccine. BRONX, NY, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Bronx, New York: The Think …

Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference Ahead of the House Vote on the American Rescue Plan

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke this evening at a press conference with House Democrats to discuss the importance of passing the American Rescue Plan. Below is a transcript of his remarks: “Thank you very much Mr. Chairman …

Hoyer Statement on Release of Intelligence Report on Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this evening on the release of the intelligence report on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi: “The murder of Jamal Khashoggi was a reprehensible act, targeting a U.S. …

Zero Cost Reparations Plan Proposed by Black Libertarian, Larry Sharpe has Mass Appeal

Cash reparations can be harmful. This 4-point plan for Black ownership can amend past injustices according to 2018 candidate for NY Governor, Larry Sharpe. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Reparations for …

A TRUTH, RACIAL HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION COMMISSION CAN BRING UNITY, EQUITY AND RACIAL HEALING TO OUR NATION

Dr. Gail C. Christopher Supports Rep. Lee, Sen. Booker resolution calling for TRHT Commission WASHINGTON , DC, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2021 Contact: Michael K. Frisby mike@ …

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Introduces Immigration Ethics Program

Jonathan Kwan, Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics, to Lead New Focus Area SANTA CLARA, CA, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics announced …

Hoyer Statement on the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after House passage of the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act: "Today, the House passed the Protecting America's Wilderness and …

Social Networking Site Gives Back (YoReSpot)

YoReSpot the only unifying social networking site. BAYARD, IA, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Growing up in a politically leaning household will certainly mold how you see the world and develop your social and political …

Governments and Corporations are Responsible for the Death of Small Business

No More Excuses: Small Business Needs Support, Not Lockdowns and Unfair Restrictions TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, February 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- How many small businesses throughout Canada have struggled and closed while many large …