House Democrats will introduce five articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, accusing him of war crimes in connection with the Iran war, abuse of power and mishandling of the Department of Defense (DOD).
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the first Iranian American Democrat in Congress, will introduce the impeachment resolution, Axios reported after it… Read more »
ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
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News: Between the sequined mini dresses, platform shoes, go-go boots, paisley prints and bell-bottom pants, the 350 guests at the Arvada Center’s 1970s-themed Arts for All Gala clearly were “right on” in selecting what to wear for a “groovy” night of disco-infused fundraising.
“Some of you look like you just walked out… Read more »
Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen spent Friday, April 10, in Chaffee County meeting with constituents in Buena Vista (BV) and Salida. After a meeting with elected leaders, small business owners, and the Upper Ark Water Conservancy, she ended her day with a community coffee in BV. The Piñon Room of the BV Community Center was filled with local voters to hear Pettersen’s update and ask… Read more »
Water, Drought, Agricultural Realities and Wildfire Threat Amount to “a Tough Year” Ahead
With the United States Congress in recess, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen has been out and about in her district, and she spent Friday, April 10 in Chaffee County, including a stop at the Upper Ark Water Conservancy, organized by Executive Director Greg Felt. Felt assembled a group of… Read more »
Some Colorado Democratic members of Congress join several national lawmakers calling for President Donald Trump to be impeached following his latest threats against Iran.
Trump on Tuesday threatened that “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. He posted the message roughly 12 hours before his… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) visited Cañon City on Wednesday and made a special stop to Kindred Kids Child Advocacy Center, located at 1145 Ohio Ave., to chat with director Lori Jenkins. The topic: recently altered federal funds for nonprofit organizations like Kindred Kids.
“The most important work we do is giving our kiddos a voice,” Jenkins said. “The voice they wouldn’t… Read more »
In a victory for special districts across the country, last week, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved the Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act. The legislation (H.R. 2766), which is sponsored by Representatives Pat Fallon (R-TX) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), cleared the committee on a strong, bipartisan vote of 32-8.
To view the committee's action on… Read more »
KEY TAKEAWAYS
ASA applauds 25 bipartisan lawmakers for urging CMS to withdraw policies that would remove coverage of non-opioid pain treatments.
Peripheral nerve blocks are a safe and effective non-opioid pain treatment that has been covered by CMS for decades.
ASA, a coalition of pain medicine organizations, and bipartisan members… Read more »
DENVER — State lawmakers are set to discuss a bill Wednesday that would require social media companies to respond to search warrant requests quicker.
HB26-1255 was created in response to the shooting at Evergreen High School in September. v
Denver7 was told then that the FBI was looking into social media posts made by the 16-year-old shooter, just two months before he critically… Read more »
All six Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation — led by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen — demanded yesterday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “immediately” stop holding people for “extended periods of time in small, confined rooms that are meant to be a temporary holding space.”
In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security’s Acting Director Todd… Read more »
