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DENVER — Colorado Democratic lawmakers said a Minnesota man killed by federal immigration agents over the weekend was “murdered by our own government” and demanded ICE reforms during a virtual news conference Tuesday. “Every Republican, Democrat, and citizen should be absolutely horrified by what we're seeing,” said Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat who represents Colorado's 7th… Read more »

Ask a Colorado Democrat in Washington, D.C. about why President Donald Trump and his administration seem to be singling out the state, and you get a variation on a theme: political punishment. Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse called it “clear, blatant and unlawful retaliation.” Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper said the state is being “targeted … for a political beef.” Democratic Sen. Michael… Read more »

Bipartisan members of Colorado’s congressional delegation asked the Trump administration Friday for the evidence it used to halt up to $300 million in federal aid payments and to keep the money flowing. In a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the lawmakers warned, “any lapse in funding from these programs would have serious consequences… Read more »

Without access to federal child care assistance, single mother Robbie Basham would have to leave her job to care for her son full-time.   "His quality of life would go down because I wouldn't be able to pay for what we need to live," Basham said.   A funding freeze on federal safety-net programs that support low-income families and their children will harm all families who… Read more »

GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colorado School of Mines is launching a new bachelor’s degree in quantum systems engineering, creating the first baccalaureate degree of its kind in the U.S and a critical bridge for building the workforce needed to transform quantum breakthroughs into real-world technologies. More than half of today’s quantum jobs require a… Read more »

House Democrats introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday, coming after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting in Minneapolis and DHS operations across the country.     Signing on to the proposed articles of impeachment were Colorado Democratic U.S. Reps. Brittany Pettersen… Read more »

More than 50 Democrats serving in the House of Representatives have signed onto articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Why It Matters Representative Robin Kelly, an Illinois Democrat, introduced articles of impeachment against Noem after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman in… Read more »

Parents and child care providers who rely on the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program are worried about what happens after Jan. 31. That’s when the state expects a federal fund for low-income families’ access to child care to run out of money after the Trump administration said it is halting the money to Colorado and four other Democratic-led states over unsubstantiated… Read more »

U.S. Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation that seeks to protect investors, maintain efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. Their bill, the Public Company Advisory Committee Act, would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by establishing a Public Company Advisory Committee within the Securities and Exchange Commission.… Read more »

Some of Colorado's congressional representatives are reacting to the 3-year Affordable Care Act tax credit extension passed by the House on Thursday.    In a 230 to 196 vote, 17 Republicans joined all Democrats in favor of the measure. The legislation is unlikely to pass the Senate in its current form, but some lawmakers are hopeful it will serve as the starting point… Read more »