The Colorado Independent

Friday, February 10th, 2012

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Colorado Rep. Polis leads House effort to reform No Child Left Behind

By | 02.09.12 | 11:59 am

On the heels of news that the Obama administration has granted Colorado and 10 other states a waiver from the controversial requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind education law, Colorado Democratic Congressman Jared Polis introduced a House version of the Growth to Excellence Act (H.R. 3845) written by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall. The bill would rework No Child Left Behind by granting greater authority to the states to develop student achievement and school accountability policies.

Colorado scores No Child Left Behind waiver

By | 02.09.12 | 8:59 am

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the Obama administration decision to grant Colorado schools a waiver from the regulatory requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. A former superintendent of the Denver Public School system, Bennet has long railed against the law as well-intended but comically flawed, the “biggest federal overreach ever in domestic policy,” he said in a Senate floor speech last year.

Rep. DeGette ‘still concerned about how Komen is making its funding decisions’

By | 02.03.12 | 3:38 pm

Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette today lauded the announcement made by breast cancer foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure that it planned to rework new policies that prevented it from funding Planned Parenthood. DeGette told the Colorado Independent that the dramatic turnaround, while good news, served mostly to raise wider questions about whether or not the blockbuster charity organization was basing its health-care funding decisions on solid scientific findings.

Udall applauds Denver Komen affiliate for standing by Planned Parenthood

By | 02.02.12 | 5:36 pm

At the end of a day that saw the mediasphere light up with reactions to news that juggernaut breast cancer foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure aimed to end its financial support of Planned Parenthood, Senator Mark Udall praised Komen’s Denver affiliate for standing by Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains.

Colorado’s Udall, Bennet weigh response to evolving Komen-Planned Parenthood funding clash

By | 02.02.12 | 3:06 pm

Colorado U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are penning a joint letter on the evolving relationship between the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation and Planned Parenthood to reflect the unique situation developing between the organizations in Colorado, staffers told the Colorado Independent.

Tipton struggles to win voter approval, but leads in early poll

By | 01.26.12 | 9:18 am

Public Policy Polling this week released survey results from Colorado’s Third Congressional District, where first-term GOP Congressman Scott Tipton is being challenged by Democratic state Rep. Sal Pace. Although Tipton is leading among district voters, his job approval numbers come in under 40 percent.

Colorado SOTU flap: Udall wants to sit together; Lamborn wants to sit it out

By | 01.23.12 | 11:54 am

Colorado Democratic Senator Mark Udall has led an effort over the last two years to “bridge the divide” that has marked presidential State of the Union addresses by seeking to institute bipartisan seating. Udall’s plan to make progress on Capitol Hill by any means possible including symbolic gesture has met with mixed success. Colorado Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn, for example, one of the most conservative members of Congress, has announced not only that he’s not mixing this year but also that he plans to not attend the speech at all as a way to send his own symbolic message.

VIDEO: Job claims tied to Keystone pipeline expanded like hot-air balloon

By | 01.19.12 | 4:12 pm

Republican lawmakers, conservative media outlets and energy industry lobbyists and spokespeople decried President Obama’s decision yesterday to deny a permit for the proposed Keystone XL 1,700-mile pipeline that would have carried tar sands oil from Canada across the Great Plains to refineries on the Gulf Coast. They made much of the jobs the project would have created in the U.S. Was it a thousand jobs? Ten thousand? A hundred thousand? Maybe a million? The estimates seemed to jump every hour the proposal was on the table. Media Matters has released a video tracking the wildly rising estimates, a cautionary note at a time when every potential campaign donor pet project is touted for the alleged jobs would create.

Coffman opposes SOPA as potentially restricting and burdensome

By | 01.18.12 | 4:23 pm

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman has come out in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), explaining that he sees how the legislation could act to tamp down free expression and business innovation.

Stop Online Piracy Act opposition moves forward

By | 01.17.12 | 9:35 am

Wikipedia, a major opponent of the Stop Online Piracy Act that is moving through Congress, confirmed it will go forward with a planned blackout Wednesday, despite news that the measure will be temporarily shelved.

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