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Posts Tagged Michael Bennet

Ex-forest official says ski industry exploited ‘lax regulatory environment’ under Bush

By | 01.09.12 | 12:39 pm

Going to court may be “the best way” to resolve a dispute over water rights between the U.S. Forest Service and the National Ski Areas Association, according to a former Forest Service ski area permit coordinator.

Water fight: Lawmakers question new U.S. Forest Service permit clause for ski resorts

By | 12.22.11 | 5:48 am

Colorado lawmakers are worried a new U.S. Forest Service rule could be a drag on the ski industry.

VIDEO: National Christmas tree to come from Colorado next year

By | 12.16.11 | 1:56 pm

Many of us probably don’t have this year’s Christmas tree picked out yet, but it has already been announced where the 2012 Capitol tree is coming from–and it’s coming from Colorado.

Denver, Colorado form official exploratory committee for 2022 Winter Olympics

By | 12.16.11 | 8:59 am

Colorado now has an official exploratory committee to look into hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, but U.S. Olympic officials are still playing hard to get in the midst of an ongoing revenue-sharing dispute with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Hickenlooper is the second most popular governor in country

By | 12.08.11 | 6:40 pm

According to a poll released Thursday by Public Policy Polling, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is the second most popular governor in the country. Also, according to the poll, if an election were held today Senator Mark Udall would cruise to victory.

Colorado Obama team already deep into 2012 battle plan

By | 12.02.11 | 9:14 am

GREELEY– The presidential election is ten months away but, for many hardcore Obama volunteers like the dozen or so people who met here in a garage on the Monday night before Thanksgiving, the campaign has never stopped.

Bipartisan bill aims to amend estate tax code to conserve America’s farms and ranches

By | 11.29.11 | 10:34 am

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall has proposed a change to the estate tax code to keep more farms and ranches intact.

Polis leads Colorado delegation in net worth

By | 11.16.11 | 2:55 pm

Oh, it’s good to be in Congress. The annual ranking of the net worth of every member of Congress was released this week and once again Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, is the richest member of the Colorado delegation, with…

Bennet lauds Senate for vote on net neutrality

By | 11.10.11 | 4:37 pm

The resolution to disapprove the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules was defeated in the U.S. Senate today.

Tom Udall and Michael Bennet champion major campaign reform

By | 11.08.11 | 5:49 am

Last week, New Mexico Senator Tom Udall, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet and five fellow Democratic colleagues, proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow Congress to regulate the campaign finance system. Long an advocate of campaign finance reform, Udall seeks to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the Citizens United decision, in which the high court ruled it unconstitutional to regulate the money spent during elections by corporations and unions. In that decision, the Court essentially based its ruling on an earlier Supreme Court decision of 1976, Buckley v. Valeo, which ruled that spending money in elections is a form of speech.