House Republicans are pushing ahead with legislation to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure and corporations from electronic attacks despite Obama administration objections that the legislation fails to protect Americans’ civil liberties. The House begins work Thursday on the bill designed to address the cybersecurity threat by getting the private sector and government to share information [...] [...]
The Colorado Senate is debating a proposal to give bidding preferences to companies that employ local workers for state projects. It’s a centerpiece of the Democrats’ job-creation plan this session, but it lacks Republican support and has gotten strong opposition from business groups. The bill being debated Tuesday would give a bidding preference to companies [...] [...]
The Senate has rejected two proposals to amend the Constitution to require Congress to come up with a balanced budget every year. The votes on the two measures, one backed by Republicans and the other by Democrats, effectively ends for this year the drive to change the Constitution as a way of forcing Congress to [...] [...]
On the final day of Senate campaigning, both candidates are concentrating where the most votes are – along the Front Range. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican Ken Buck both were hitting the Denver area Monday on the eve of a close election. Buck was traveling in the opposite direction, starting in Fort Collins and [...] [...]
A conservative Republican trying to unseat a rookie Democratic senator in Colorado is scrambling to explain his position on abortion in light of a ballot proposal to outlaw the procedure. Ken Buck, a tea party favorite challenging Sen. Michael Bennet, leads the incumbent in several polls and has drawn the support of abortion opponents for [...] [...]
A second Senate debate between Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican Ken Buck has been set for Friday. The Gazette newspaper and KOAA-TV are sponsoring the forum in Colorado Springs. Last weekend, Bennet and Buck debated for the first time in Grand Junction. The candidates sparred over government spending. Bennet says the nation needs to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 11,2010
Tags: Senate
Democrats looking to keep a U.S. Senate seat in Colorado quickly shifted gears Wednesday after a divisive primary, angling for the political center and laying into Republican nominee Ken Buck as too conservative. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet even suggested he might distance himself from President Barack Obama after playing up his connections to the president [...] [...]
Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet successfully fended off a fierce primary challenge Tuesday, defeating rival Andrew Romanoff, who waged a relentless anti-establishment campaign. Weld County prosecutor Ken Buck, a tea party favorite, defeated former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton in the Republican primary. Bennet, who was appointed last year to the Senate and had White House [...] [...]
Legislation to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months broke free of Senate Republican delaying tactics today. Senators voted 60-40 to move ahead on the bill, clearing the way for a final Senate vote later on Tuesday. The measure would restore jobless checks for 2.5 million [...] [...]
Self-employed and micro-businesses are often overlooked by lawmakers when it comes to policy, but that might be about to change, according to this week’s update from the National Association for the Self Employed. The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, currently under consideration in the Senate, contains provisions designed to help America’s smallest businesses. The NASE [...] [...]
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