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Colorado Times Recorder •

Evans Says Energy Tariffs Bring Jobs to Colorado, While Dems Point Out Costs for Consumers

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) questioned the affordability and reliability of different types of energy in a congressional hearing on Tuesday. 

“Can you just speak to the complexities of managing the grid and understanding that not all power is created equal,” Evans asked during the hearing.


The House Subcommittee on Energy’s hearing focused on U.S. energy production as demand increases. Energy grid reliability has become a partisan issue. Republicans prioritize “unleashing...
The Wash •

D.C. inmates struggle to testify, voice political concerns to City Council

By Maria Tedesco
In Washington, D.C., civic engagement can be as simple as voting, attending hearings or talking to an advisory neighborhood commissioner. But to inmates in the D.C. jail, voicing their political concerns is no easy task.  
Some incarcerated individuals, and advocates on their behalf, said they have been denied the opportunity to testify in front of the D.C. City Council on bills ranging from better food while in custody to better health care for those giving birth in the jail —...
Colorado Times Recorder •

Colo. Republicans Flock to 'MAGA-Dominated' Conservative Political Action Conference

National Harbor, MD– Brita Horn, candidate for chair of the Colorado GOP, has led the organizing of volunteers at CPAC for the past four years. 


“Colorado is really involved here,” Horn said. “They really do like CPAC. They really like the style of it.”


On the main stage at CPAC, speakers gave talks with titles such as “Stacey Abrams Needs a Job: The People Fight Back.” Horn said one of the highlights of CPAC was seeing Elon Musk speak. Musk came out on stage waving a “chainsaw for bureauc...
Colorado Times Recorder •

Former CO GOP Attorney Mike Davis At CPAC: Supporting Trump From Outside the Government

National Harbor, MD– Former Colorado Special Assistant Attorney General Mike Davis says he serves an effective role from outside the Trump administration. 


“I can say and do a lot of things you can’t say and do when you’re inside the government,” Davis said in an interview with the Colorado Times Recorder. 

Davis, who’s always been a combative partisan, didn’t exactly hold back while working for Republicans during the first Trump administration. While working for U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R...
Colorado Times Recorder •

Colorado GOP Uplifts ‘J6 Praying Grandma’ at Inauguration Celebration in Washington

WASHINGTON– Colorado Republicans closed out their inauguration eve celebration with a prayer for the ‘J6 praying grandma.’


Coloradans who traveled in the nation’s capitol for President Trump’s inauguration gathered on the snowy eve to count down the hours to the inauguration ceremony. Many were ecstatic about Trump’s return and what he can do for social issues in Colorado, even as Colorado GOP infighting hangs over their heads. 


Rebecca Lavrenz, also known as the ‘J6 praying grandma’ said...
Colorado Times Recorder •

How Will Colorado's Gabe Evans Balance GOP and His Swing District's Priorities As a New Member of Congress?

WASHINGTON – In November, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) narrowly flipped a swing congressional seat.

To do so, he waged a campaign to appeal to Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and independent voters. His actions in Congress will reflect how he responds to pressure from his district and the Republican Party. 


Evans may fall in line with President-elect Donald Trump, in part because he endorsed him. He may also cater to moderate and swing voters in his district, which he won with 49% of t...
Durango Herald •

Newly elected U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd takes oath, ready to get to work

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Grand Junction, was sworn in at the wake of a new Congress on Friday.
Members of Congress, including Hurd, brought their families and children to watch members take the oath of office. He said he looks forward to getting to work. He also said he is excited about the committees for which he was chosen to serve on, as well as the congressional caucuses he is looking to join.




Hurd, a freshman congressman from Colorado’s spr...
Durango Herald •

In the end, House members reach deal to fund government

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers in the U.S. House scrambled to meet the deadline to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government on Friday, with the looming threat of a government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
In the spirit of “third time’s a charm,” the House pulled through by passing a spending bill in the end. However, the day consisted of conflict among House Republicans.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was involved.

In the end, the House passed the bill withou...
Durango Herald •

Former CD-3 candidate is running for Democratic National Committee vice chair

WASHINGTON – Adam Frisch is ready for a shorter, six-week campaign for Democratic National Committee vice chair after spending years campaigning for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District seat.
Frisch announced his candidacy for the position on Wednesday. He said the main reason he is running is because he brings a unique perspective to the role, having traveled and campaigned throughout rural Colorado. Frisch also said he hopes to bring change to the Democratic Party by encouragi...
Durango Herald •

Bill to protect endangered fish passes U.S. Congress

WASHINGTON – A bill to recover endangered fish species in the Upper Colorado River Basin and San Juan River Basin made it through U.S. Congress on Wednesday in a larger must-pass defense funding bill.
Stakeholders in Southwest Colorado have been waiting for fish recovery funding. If signed by the president, yearly funding for the program will increase. That will allow for fewer cutbacks on projects to increase fish populations, said Steve Wolff, general manager of the Southwester...
Durango Herald •

Is energy permitting reform still on the table?

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper said Congress is close to getting permitting reform done.
Hickenlooper has been supportive of the Senate’s Energy Permitting Reform Act, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-West Virginia and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming. The bill is meant to reform how energy projects, both transmission- and development-related, are approved. The bill could also help energy transmission and development in Western Colorado.
The permi...
Durango Herald •

Bennet says Dems must focus on policies that help working class

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet was the first Democratic senator to publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. But Biden’s eventual exit did not result in victory for his party.
Bennet said that is because voters wanted a bigger change than what the Democrats were bringing to the table.
“I think Donald Trump was elected not because people love his policy ideas, but because they think he's more likely to blow the system up...
Durango Herald •

Colorado lawmakers work to protect Dolores River Canyon by end of year

WASHINGTON – Colorado lawmakers from both political parties are watching and waiting to see if President Joe Biden will use his presidential powers to designate the Dolores Canyons a national monument before he leaves office in January.
Meanwhile, lawmakers are moving forward with plans to protect the southern Dolores River through legislation in Congress.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican who just won election in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, said s...
Durango Herald •

Colorado Democrats speak out against presidential pardon of Hunter Biden

WASHINGTON – Colorado Democrats criticized President Joe Biden for pardoning his son, Hunter Biden.
Hunter was convicted of three felony tax offenses. The U.S. Department of Justice said Hunter could have faced up to 17 years in federal prison. Biden pardoned Hunter on all charges committed or may have committed in the last 10 years.
In an interview Monday on CNN, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Biden was hypocritical for the move; Biden had said for months he would...
Durango Herald •

Bennet introduces bipartisan carbon dioxide removal tax credit bill

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet introduced a bipartisan bill with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Thursday that establishes tax credits for carbon dioxide removal projects.
Carbon dioxide removal is the process of capturing carbon dioxide from the air both directly and indirectly. Direct capture of carbon dioxide occurs when chemicals react with carbon to capture it. Then, the carbon can be stored underground by injecting it into rocks. The method can be used to benefit agricultu...
Durango Herald •

How Republican control will shake things up for Colorado’s U.S. senators

WASHINGTON – Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate, leaving Colorado’s two Democratic senators in the minority.
“Obviously, this is a whole new ballgame,” said Sen. John Hickenlooper, in a postelection interview. Efforts to reach Sen. Michael Bennet were unsuccessful for this story.
Hickenlooper has served in the Senate since 2021, making this the first time he has served in the minority. The new Senate majority leader, John Thune, said Republicans wil...
Durango Herald •

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe receives funding to plan water pipeline from Cortez

WASHINGTON – The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received $7.5 million for a new design of a pipeline that delivers drinking water to Towaoc.
The funding for the design is the first step toward the pipeline’s replacement. The funding is focused on 18 miles of the 22-mile pipeline, which delivers water from the McPhee Reservoir before it is treated in Cortez and piped to Towaoc.
“We've been running into a lot of maintenance issues on it,” said Manuel Heart, chairman of the...
Durango Herald •

Hurd and Frisch race neck and neck with more than half of votes tallied

Republican Jeff Hurd held a 3 percentage point lead over his Democratic opponent Adam Frisch late Tuesday in the election for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.
At 10:46 p.m. with 60% of the votes tallied, Hurd was leading with 50% of the vote compared with Frisch’s 47%. The remaining votes went to third-party candidates.
“As you all know, we do not have a final result tonight,” Hurd said in a speech in Grand Junction. “And while we may wish for a quick answer...
Durango Herald •

Southwest Colorado tribes seek federal funds for A-LP water delivery

WASHINGTON – The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has tried to obtain compensation for water rights from the Inflation Reduction Act, but the Bureau of Reclamation has not acted.
U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, as well as Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, wrote a letter to the Bureau of Reclamation on Oct. 22 urging the bureau to work with the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribes for alternative routes of funding, after they were not able to be compensated from the IRA....
Durango Herald •

How CD-3 candidates are fundraising this quarter

WASHINGTON – Adam Frisch, the Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, leads in fundraising this quarter with about $2.2 million. His Republican opponent, Jeff Hurd, raised just over $1 million during the same quarter.
With the election about two weeks away, the Federal Election Commission made data public for the campaigns. The most recent fundraising period ran from July to the end of September. Frisch has framed his campaign around the way he fundraises...
Durango Herald •

La Plata County political party leaders oppose ranked choice voting

Some La Plata County election officials and political party leaders say they are opposed to or have concerns with ranked choice voting, which Colorado voters will consider this November.
Opponents say Proposition 131 would lead to confusion in the voting process. Supporters say the initiative would increase voter participation and decrease the number of “extreme” candidates appearing on the ballot.
If passed, voters would rank candidates based on their top four ch...
Durango Herald •

U.S. Forest Service funding will improve preparation for wildfires in San Juan National Forest

WASHINGTON – The San Juan National Forest is receiving $5 million to restore forest health on 3,000 acres of high-risk fireshed near homes outside Durango.
The Wildfire Risk Reduction and Restoration Project will mechanically treat 3,000 acres of forest in the San Juan National Forest, enabling an additional 9,000 acres of future prescribed fire treatment.
This project is located between Falls Creek and Durango Hills subdivisions, which are northwest and northeast...
Durango Herald •

Colorado governor aims to better prepare students for changing workforce

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to help students build technical skills to better prepare them for the workforce.
As chair of the National Governors Association, Polis launched his “Let’s Get Ready Initiative,” which adapts policies from across the country to help governors build a strategy to improve education. The project has two main goals: to build skills for students outside of basic subjects such as math and English, and to apply those skills to specific jobs....
Durango Herald •

Boebert’s bill to protect fish passes House, with looming concern over funding shortage

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to recover endangered fish species in the Upper Colorado River Basin and the San Juan River Basin has passed the majority Republican House of Representatives. But across the political aisle, there is disagreement on how much funding is needed for projects to increase fish populations.
This fish recovery program has been in place for over 30 years. The program allows local groups to use water for activities such as building new dams or...
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