Rank-and-file lawmakers have a surprising amount of bipartisan overlap when it comes to ideas about how to make Congress work even just a little bit better.
Take Reps. Chrissy Houlahan and Randy Fine, a Pennsylvania Democrat and Florida Republican who rarely agree on anything. On Wednesday, they were among the dozen lawmakers offering input at the House Rules Committee “member day”… Read more »
DENVER — Today, Governor Jared Polis announced that the State has supplemented its Major Disaster Declaration (MDD) request with 173 letters of support demonstrating the urgent need for federal assistance and the broad, bipartisan support for Colorado’s request.
“These letters tell the stories behind the damage assessments: families who lost everything, first responders and local… Read more »
Rep. Brittany Pettersen is reupping her push to allow new parents to vote by proxy in the House, centering the issue ahead of the 120th Congress after the same bipartisan effort fizzled last year.
The Colorado Democrat and a bipartisan group of lawmakers will make the case for brand new moms and dads to vote remotely on House bills at a House Rules Committee member day hearing Wednesday… Read more »
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By the time Brittany Pettersen’s son was 6 months old, he’d taken 24 flights.
The Colorado Democrat’s son is no world traveler — his time on planes as an infant was spent with Pettersen flying back and forth to Washington for votes.
As the House considers potential rules changes for next Congress, Pettersen and other members spoke Wednesday at a… Read more »
A long-standing piece of federal legislation could soon be updated and have a high impact on Colorado residents who live or have lived near nuclear facilities. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat representing Colorado's 7th Congressional District, helped introduce the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 alongside Republican state Rep. James Moylan.
"This is a huge… Read more »
Armed with a cream-colored $15 Target lunch box containing thousands of dollars’ worth of medication and needles, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, went about her business in the nation's capital.
One day she was in the green room of ABC News' Washington studio, pinching her belly to prep the injection site before jabbing herself with a needle. Another day, she was standing at… Read more »
The Gazette family of newspapers won 64 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better News Contest — a whopping 36 more than the three papers collectively won last year.
Colorado Politics raked in 27, The Colorado Springs Gazette took home 21 and The Denver Gazette brought in 16. Colorado Politics also received the Best in Editorial Excellence award in its division.
Of… Read more »
Steve Nein has been in the cattle business in Julesburg, in the northeastern corner of the state, for about 50 years.
When he found out last Friday that President Donald Trump was dropping tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported beef for 90 days in an effort to lower the price of ground beef, he was not happy.
“This administration is always talking about America first,” Nein… Read more »
Seventh District Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen has announced a Telephone Town Hall set for 5:45 p.m. MT on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
“There is so much going on in the world and in Washington, I want to hear from you” said Pettersen. During this LIVE session, she will an update on her work in Congress and answer participant’s questions. “I hope you’ll join us and participate in our… Read more »
Denver, Colorado — On August 17, 2026, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-C ), Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO), Congressman James Moylan (R-Guam), and others introduced H.R. 10115 (click HERE for the bill text) to expand and improve the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Among its provisions, the bill would recognize the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant near Denver and the Cotter… Read more »
