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DENVER (KMGH) — Congress passed new protections for those looking for love on online dating apps. The Romance Scam Prevention Act, passed on Sept. 24, will warn users about a potential scammer's intent before they fall too hard. Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen, a co-sponsor of the bill, says this is an important first step in holding dating apps accountable. “These are people… Read more »

The US Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a significant victory on Tuesday by letting his administration immediately resume rapid deportations of migrants to third countries, triggering outrage from critics who branded the emergency order 'evil' and the policy 'reckless cruelty'. A federal court had blocked those removals unless migrants had a chance to challenge them, including over… Read more »

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) joined Center Forward’s Affordability Summit to discuss their efforts in the Financial Services Committee to help reduce rising costs affecting Americans. Rep. Cleaver came to Congress with on-the-ground experience of the housing affordability challenges Americans are facing as the Mayor of Kansas City, later becoming the… Read more »

U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) sponsored bipartisan legislation this week that aims to help high school students across America navigate the nation’s financial system by giving them access to resources that can help them make informed financial decisions. The Promoting Financial Literacy in Secondary Schools Act, H.R. 10528, which is cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO),… Read more »

AI's catastrophic risks to humanity are fueling fresh calls for regulation, with Colorado lawmakers in both parties agreeing that more guardrails are needed. Why it matters: Public alarm over the rapidly advancing technology is creating a rare bipartisan opening in Congress to act. What they're saying: "There's something in the world that now scares me more than Donald Trump," U.S. Rep.… Read more »

A bipartisan water bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives includes $208 million for Colorado projects and would revive federal financing for a pipeline that was vetoed by President Donald Trump late last year. The House voted 415-9 Wednesday night to pass the Water Resources Development Act, with all eight of Colorado’s representatives joining in support. The bill is a biennial… Read more »

U.S. House Resolution No. 10115 would expand the original Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include, for the first time in history, the state of Colorado (as a downwind area) and specifically by name the Cotter Mill and Rocky Flats (as “Manhattan Project Waste” sites), as well as numerous sites across the nation. It was introduced Aug. 17 by Del. James Moylan (Guam), co-led by Rep.… Read more »

Democrats are pressing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to scrap a proposed overhaul of the Head Start program, warning the changes would weaken services for thousands of families nationwide. The proposed rule, dubbed “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs,” would “rescind and replace” the Head Start Program Performance Standards to “reduce… Read more »

New legislation in Congress would make Coloradans who became ill after living near two of the state’s nuclear sites eligible for tens of thousands of dollars in federal compensation. A proposed expansion of the 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act would recognize the Cotter uranium mill near Cañon City and the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant northwest of Denver as Manhattan… Read more »

Gov. Jared Polis and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse are calling on the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management to “immediately halt” helicopter gathers of wild horses in Colorado, citing the “inhumane and unnecessary” nature of the agency’s gather methods following operations this year in the state’s northwest corner, states a Thursday news release.  In a letter addressed to U.S.… Read more »