Colorado’s unemployment rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.4 percent, while the Gazette is reporting unemployment in the Colorado Springs area rose .4 percentage points in January…and, Colorado Democrat John Salazar wants to give the federal government more power to negotiate Medicare drug prices.
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Colorado has made the first cut in the national competition to win millions of dollars for education reform…and, two Colorado lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prohibit the president from designating a national monument in the state without local input.
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Colorado’s 5th Congressional District is comprised of counties in the central part of the state, including El Paso County, Fremont County, and Chaffee County. Republican Doug Lamborn currently holds the seat, and recently sat down with Melinda Wittstock from Capitol News Connection for their series “Ask Your Lawmaker.” It features questions from citizens around the country about current issues in Congress. Here’s part of their conversation.
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Here’s the full program from Capitol News Connection (about 18 minutes long):
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The city of Colorado Springs has sold nine surplus buses from its FREX service for $1.44 million…Colorado Congresswoman Betsy Markey (D-4) is introducing a bill aimed at barring health insurance companies from fixing prices…and, U.S. Forest Service officials in Colorado are getting $30 million to help deal with the bark-beetle epidemic.
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Democratic Congressman John Salazar says the Obama Administration needs to take it easy on Colorado energy producers as it pushes for more green power…and, a new committee in LaJunta hopes to draw more visitors to the area.
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A Senate panel in Washington today held a hearing which addressed the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Senator Mark Udall (D) serves on that committee…and, state lawmakers rejected a proposal today to invest in a gold reserve.
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