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State House leadership calls for end to Medicaid mandates

By | 04.12.11 | 1:02 pm

House Republican leadership has sent a letter to the Colorado Congressional delegation that calls for an end to federal Medicaid mandates. The letter from Speaker of the House Frank McNulty and Majority Leader Amy Stephens, R- Monument, calls on the delegation to work with the state to find a Colorado solution.

Telecom Campaign Money Shifts to Democrats in Net Neutrality Fight

By | 01.30.08 | 2:53 pm

Telecoms and Internet users are girding for new battles over net neutrality rules.

Old Wilderness, New Politics

By | 09.14.07 | 2:00 am

Wilderness politics has changed over the years as the obvious candidates for Congressional protection have been protected and less prominent places come under consideration. Most of the lands protected first were mountainous areas in national forests, many of which were…

Colorado Wilderness Bill Revolutionizes Water Rules

By | 09.12.07 | 3:07 pm

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette’s (D-Colo.) proposed Colorado Wilderness Act of 2007 will if passed follow some lightly legal trails by forcing the federal government to knuckle under to state water law in the areas covered by the legislation.…

DeGette to Introduce Bill for 1.65 Million Acres of Wilderness

By | 09.12.07 | 1:34 pm

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) will introduce her omnibus Colorado Wilderness Bill next week to designate 62 areas of the state covering 1.65 million acres of public land as congressionally protected wilderness.

The proposal would protect about 40,500 acres…

Promise of Iraq Victory Slams into Reality Check

By | 09.07.07 | 8:00 am

The commercials which sponsored Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate featured a legless vet, who lost his limbs in Iraq, and a grieving mom, whose son was killed in the war. Both told viewers that the United States is succeeding…