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 »
In the hours after one new mom's emergency C-section − nine weeks before her due date − and as her baby girl was whisked away to the neonatal intensive care unit to be hooked up to life-saving machines, she emailed her boss.
She was supposed to start a new job in five days. She'd negotiated for paid maternity leave in her contract, thinking she'd at least have a couple of… Read more »
Representative Brittany Pettersen has announced that her staff will hold mobile office hours in Chaffee County from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 4.
The session has been organized to assist residents with federal agency requests, from passports, the IRS, and veterans’ benefits, to Medicare, Social Security, or any federal agency.
“If you need assistance, please stop by to… Read more »
Freedom of the press is a protected right of this democracy, but it seems that our federal government has either forgotten, or is ignoring that fact.
On Friday, we took yet another step toward the authoritarian nirvana outlined in Project 2025 when the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, arrested independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia… Read more »
The Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be impeached in the wake of the second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota this month amid mounting criticism of the Trump administration’s deportation policies.
In addition, the state’s two Democratic senators,… Read more »
US lawmakers condemned an attack on Representative Ilhan Omar on Tuesday, with several accusing President Donald Trump of inciting violence through criticism of the Democrat from the state of Minnesota.
"During her town hall, an agitator tried to attack the Congresswoman by spraying an unknown substance with a syringe," according to Omar's office, adding security and Minneapolis police… Read more »
