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Two Colorado lawmakers land spots on powerful House Rules Committee

Colorado adds to its unprecedented influence in Congress this session with the appointment Friday of two Democrats from the state's delegation, Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis, to the House Committee on Rules, which rarely gets mentioned without the adjective "powerful" describing it. The, er, powerful 13-member committee decides whether, how and when bills come up for debate on the House floor, and acts as a traffic cop for legislation.

Western Colorado’s Wild Horses: Too Many? Part II

The Bureau of Land Management is reducing Colorado's wild horse numbers because of the drought and other impacts. Some ranchers want wild horses gone...