/tags/congress Congress en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 29 May 2025 19:24:07 GMT /news/2025-05-29/medicaid-saved-my-life-patients-physicians-detail-importance-of-the-program-as-gop-weighs-deep-cuts The budget bill would cut trillions in taxes while chopping back historic levels of funding for safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP. Thu, 29 May 2025 19:24:07 GMT /news/2025-05-29/medicaid-saved-my-life-patients-physicians-detail-importance-of-the-program-as-gop-weighs-deep-cuts John Daley /news/2025-05-29/congress-has-likely-killed-colorados-ev-mandate-and-clean-energy-programs-environmental-groups-say Progressive advocates are shocked at the scale of rollbacks of years of effort to electrify and scrub emissions; GOP cheers end to subsidies. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Thu, 29 May 2025 15:30:44 GMT /news/2025-05-29/congress-has-likely-killed-colorados-ev-mandate-and-clean-energy-programs-environmental-groups-say Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun /news/2025-02-10/elon-musk-is-taking-a-wood-chipper-to-parts-of-the-federal-government-what-do-colorados-congress-members-think Musk and President Trump have bypassed Congress to make unprecedented moves to reshape government. At least one member of Colorado’s delegation loves it. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-10/elon-musk-is-taking-a-wood-chipper-to-parts-of-the-federal-government-what-do-colorados-congress-members-think Caitlyn Kim, Colorado Public Radio /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-04/washington-is-chaotic-rep-jason-crow-says-the-house-veterans-caucus-may-offer-a-way-forward 'Bipartisanship' is not a word you’ve heard lately in headlines out of Washington D.C. But Colorado Congressman and Army veteran Jason Crow still sees a path for Republicans and Democrats to work together. He’s on In The NoCo to talk about reaching across the aisle, immigration, and what he sees happening in Washington. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-04/washington-is-chaotic-rep-jason-crow-says-the-house-veterans-caucus-may-offer-a-way-forward In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-24/shes-a-mom-who-serves-in-congress-she-says-its-time-to-stop-sidelining-lawmakers-who-are-new-parents Brittany Pettersen represents Colorado’s seventh congressional district in Washington. She’s about to give birth to her second child – and because of that, she can’t be in D.C. to vote on matters that come before Congress. Today on ITN, we hear from Pettersen about why she thinks the rules are unfair to lawmakers who are new parents – and how she’s working to change them. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-24/shes-a-mom-who-serves-in-congress-she-says-its-time-to-stop-sidelining-lawmakers-who-are-new-parents In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /politics/2025-01-17/new-congress-old-normal-for-now After all the drama of recent years, the start to the 119th Congress has been, dare we say it, pretty normal? Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:44:21 GMT /politics/2025-01-17/new-congress-old-normal-for-now Bente Birkeland, Caitlyn Kim, Colorado Public Radio /2025-01-08/us-house-public-land-mike-simpson-wilderness-society Environmental groups are worried that a short portion of the recently adopted US House rules package could expedite the transfer of public land to states – and ultimately to private entities. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:13:00 GMT /2025-01-08/us-house-public-land-mike-simpson-wilderness-society Murphy Woodhouse /2024-12-24/government-avoids-a-shutdown-but-doesnt-address-radiation-exposure-funding The year-end funding package addresses research for childhood cancers, but there's still no movement on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which expired in the summer of 2024 and hasn't had a replacement despite an impassioned plea by several Tribes in September. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:55:13 GMT /2024-12-24/government-avoids-a-shutdown-but-doesnt-address-radiation-exposure-funding Yvette Fernandez /regional-news/2024-12-12/cleanup-of-abandoned-mines-could-be-getting-easier-in-the-west The legislation creates a pilot program under the Environmental Protection Agency that allows nonprofits, governments or landowners to clean up old mines without taking on the risk. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:20:15 GMT /regional-news/2024-12-12/cleanup-of-abandoned-mines-could-be-getting-easier-in-the-west Rachel Cohen /regional-news/2024-11-14/pressure-to-pass-a-farm-bill-has-only-risen-since-the-election The current version of the bill – which covers crop insurance, conservation programs and nutrition assistance – was written almost six years ago. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:52:23 GMT /regional-news/2024-11-14/pressure-to-pass-a-farm-bill-has-only-risen-since-the-election Rachel Cohen