DENVER (KDVR) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a bulk of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports from many foreign trading partners.
The Supreme Court justices ruled 6-3 that his expanded use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs without Congressional approval was unlawful.
The act gives the sitting president authority to regulate… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, passed three related bipartisan housing bills out of the U.S. House last week, an effort to address inventory shortages in Colorado and across the nation.
“The No. 1 financial pain point I hear about from people in every corner of our district is that housing in Colorado is too expensive,” Pettersen wrote Tuesday in a district newsletter. “That’s… Read more »
Colorado legislators on Friday, joined by current and former lawmakers, memorialized the late Sen. Faith Winter, noting her contributions to public policy in transportation, family and medical leave, and climate legislation.
Winter died in an auto accident on Nov. 26 at the age of 45.
Winter’s legacy in the General Assembly, where she served from 2015 through 2025, included the passage… Read more »
The U.S. House delivered a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada on Wednesday evening.
The chamber passed a resolution disapproving of the emergency that underlies Trump’s 25 percent tariff the administration placed on Canada, 219-211, with six Republicans voting with almost all Democrats for the measure.
Colorado GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd was one of the Republicans who voted to… Read more »
Bipartisan congressional legislation to help entities pursue federal water funding is modeled after similar Colorado initiatives, including one spearheaded by the Colorado River District through its now-5-year-old, voter-funded Community Funding Partnership Program.
U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, and U.S. Reps. Brittany Pettersen, D-Jefferson County,… Read more »
State and federal lawmakers in Colorado on Monday went to Evergreen to call for changes to laws regarding how quickly social media and telecommunications companies have to respond to requests for information regarding credible threats.
"This is such a critical step in addressing that," Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat who represents Colorado's 7th Congressional District, which… Read more »
Federal and state lawmakers unveiled legislation Monday that was drafted in response to the Evergreen High School shooting, aiming to require social media companies to respond more quickly when investigators are checking out potential warning signs in online posts.
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen unveiled a federal bill that would require social media companies to respond to warrants… Read more »
Water Project Navigators Act would create grant navigator positions to help states, water districts, and Tribes secure federal funding
Residents of the West know how important water resources are to life, health, and livelihoods. Most don’t know that being able to access grants can help communities access technology to aid water efficiency.
Last Friday, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper… Read more »
Lawmakers and Evergreen community members stood near Evergreen High School on Monday to unveil legislation to prevent acts of violent extremism by tightening the time social media companies are allowed to respond to warrants from law enforcement.
The push for this legislation comes after a shooting in September, when a 16-year-old student opened fire, injuring two students before… Read more »
The Democrats who represent Colorado in Congress are calling for further investigation into the ace of spades playing cards left in the cars of people detained by federal immigration agents in Eagle County.
U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Reps. Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow and Brittany Pettersen wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security… Read more »
