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DENVER (KDVR) — Programs that help low-income families in Colorado with childcare, food and other services face an uncertain future. Multiple news outlets are reporting the federal government is freezing $10 billion in funding for Colorado, Illinois, New York, Minnesota and California. In Colorado, about $300 million would be frozen. Colorado’s Governor’s Office, Department of Human… Read more »

The Trump administration is portraying its decision to slash $10 billion in funding to five Democrat-led states as a response to a scandal in Minnesota, where dozens of people have been convicted of stealing public money through the state’s social services system—but advocates and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday condemned what they called an act of “political… Read more »

DENVER (KDVR) — Five years after a crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to protest Congress confirming President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, several members of Colorado’s congressional delegation who were in the building are reflecting on that day. The crowd battled Capitol police to enter the building as members of… Read more »

IN 2020, REPRESENTATIVE PETTERSEN HELPED USHER IN COLORADO’S WAIVER THAT OFFERS INDIVIDUALS ON MEDICAID ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT. Photos and Story by Giles Clasen  The bipartisan reauthorization of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act will fund critical addiction treatment programs, U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado… Read more »

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Colorado senators and representatives issued statements on January 3, following the US military operation in Venezuela, which resulted in the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Colorado Governor Jared Polis released a full statement, where he celebrated the ouster of Maduro, but also raised a few concerns. Here is an excerpt from his… Read more »

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado politicians are responding after President Donald Trump announced the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during a “large scale” strike in the country early Saturday morning. Congressman Jason Crow, D-Colo., called for Congress to be given an “immediate briefing” on the strategy used by the Trump administration. “Donald Trump… Read more »

COLORADO (KOAA) — A shocking turn of events overnight Saturday, as President Donald Trump announced the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. In a press conference on Saturday morning, President Trump said that Maduro and his wife have been indicted and will be transported to New York to be tried. During this time, President Trump stated that the U.S.… Read more »

Colorado’s elected officials reacted to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro largely along party lines on Saturday, with most Democrats decrying the Trump administration’s action as illegal and unconstitutional while Republicans praised it as making the country safer. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured during a military strike on Venezuela early… Read more »

Congress returns in early January, and members of Colorado’s congressional delegation each have their own priorities for the new year. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet said accessible health care will remain a top priority. “I have not given up on extending the premium tax credits, and I have introduced legislation to create a public option for Americans who want a Medicare-administered… Read more »

Both the Senate and the House are moving legislative packages to deal with the housing crisis in the country, but whether one makes it to the president’s desk remains in question. Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen sits on the House Financial Services Committee, which advanced the Housing for the 21st Century Act right before the holiday recess.  “I think that it helps in… Read more »