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I was sitting in my congressional office before heading to the House floor for votes when my phone lit up. Charlie Kirk – right-wing activist and podcaster – has been shot in the neck at a rally on a college campus in Utah. The growing political violence we’ve seen recently has been gut-wrenching and terrifying. I’m not only scared for the safety of friends and colleagues but fearful for… Read more »

One day after a school shooting at Evergreen High School that injured two students, more than 100 people gathered at Buchanan Park Recreation Center to show support for one another. The two victims remain in critical condition as of Thursday. One has been identified as 18-year-old Matthew Silverstone. His family released a statement asking for privacy as Matthew recovers: “The family… Read more »

A teenager is dead after shooting two of his fellow students at Evergreen High School in the Jefferson County foothills Wednesday, then turning his gun on himself, law enforcement officials said.  All three students were transported to Common Spirit St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, where one was pronounced dead Wednesday evening, hospital spokesperson Lindsay Foster… Read more »

On September 2, in a reversal of a Biden administration decision to make Colorado Springs, CO the U.S. Space Command’s permanent headquarters, President Donald Trump announced the headquarters would be relocated to Alabama. In early 2021, the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force named the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville the preferred location for the headquarters of the new U.S.… Read more »

On Labor Day we celebrate the achievements of America’s labor movement and recognize everything workers have contributed to this country. However, when it comes to gender equity in the workplace, there are still so many improvements to make.   In April 2025, Representative Brittany Pettersen held her 9-week-old son on the floor of the House as she voted in support… Read more »

In recognition of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined her colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution to formally designate August 21 as Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. This resolution, she hopes, will help unite families affected by fentanyl and awareness organizations so together they can educate the public… Read more »

After President Trump’s announced plans on Tuesday to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, lawmakers spoke out about how the decision could impact their states and the nation. Members of Congress from Alabama celebrated the decision while Colorado leaders said it was be a harmful move that they will fight. “We are so excited to be able to call Space Command… Read more »

Leading Democratic officials in Colorado on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, as a politically motivated decision meant to reward Republican friends while putting the nation’s military readiness at risk. The barrage of criticism aimed at Trump emerged hours after the entire state… Read more »

A community dream for nearly a decade, involving a plethora of task forces, a slew of local meetings, a number of consultant studies and hours of lobbying, has finally hit paydirt. Next Tuesday (Sept. 9), the town of Cripple Creek and the entire southern Teller County region will celebrate the official groundbreaking of the first phase of “A Place for Kids,” a full-fledged, $5 million… Read more »

Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen is calling out President Donald Trump for the high cost of tariffs as families struggle to pay for back-to-school supplies. “I write to express my deep alarm at the damage your reckless tariffs are inflicting on American families as they prepare to send their kids back to school. You promised to lower costs on day one. But as summer comes to a… Read more »