News Items
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June 17, 2016
Time to fix train horn noise
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April 5, 2016
Opinion: Easy ways to simplify financial aid
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February 16, 2016
Opinion: A New Public Finance Tool to Help the Most Vulnerable
In today's sharply polarized politics, one might think that the governments of South Carolina and Connecticut couldn't agree on anything. South Carolina, where presidential candidates are squaring off before the primary, has voted for the Republican candidate in nine straight presidential elections; Connecticut has voted for the Democratic candidate in …
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February 10, 2016
Conduit funding flowing again
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February 3, 2016
Once at risk, CDC office in Fort Collins now fighting Zika virus
One of the laboratories involved in the global fight against the Zika virus is the Fort Collins office of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which six years ago nearly had its funding slashed by the Obama administration.
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January 12, 2016
Why we need a 21st century conservation corps
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January 4, 2016
Silverton School at last gets fiber-optic link
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December 14, 2015
President Signs Sweeping Education Reform into Law
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November 18, 2015
Supporting our Economy and Environment
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October 30, 2015
SEC approves equity crowdfunding rules
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August 5, 2015
Legislators want TSA explanation for GJ denial
The Transportation Security Administration owes a full explanation about why it rejected Grand Junction Regional Airport's perimeter security plan, three federal legislators said. That explanation is due directly from a "senior-level" official of the agency, the legislators said in a letter to Peter Neffenger, TSA administrator. Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sen. Cory …
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August 1, 2015
Meyer: An educated voice for education
Michael Bennet remembers the moment the passion for education was ignited within him. It was a decade ago. Then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper suggested Bennet, his chief of staff, should consider applying to be superintendent of the city's troubled school system. According to a 2007 New Yorker profile of Bennet, at the time …
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August 1, 2015
Bennet Optimistic After Senate Passes His Education Bill
Just over two weeks ago the Senate passed the most sweeping education reform since No Child Left Behind in 2001, and one of Colorado's senators is leading the charge. Sen. Michael Bennet was the lead sponsor. He's the former superintendent of Denver Public Schools, and he has been fighting for education …
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July 31, 2015
Senators push for long-term highway funding solutions
Colorado U.S. senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner are calling for the passage of a long-term highway trust fund bill to address what local officials call an overdue expansion of the north Interstate 25 corridor.
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January 8, 2015
Lawmakers Try to Simplify Student Aid
Wall Street Journal: New efforts are afoot to simplify one of the dreaded rituals of the college admissions process-the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the Fafsa.
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November 13, 2014
An affordable approach to college
In his November column, Michael discusses his bipartisan Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act, or FAST Act.
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October 15, 2014
Common sense bill would fuel economic growth
In his October column, Michael discusses his bipartisan bill to promote a cleaner, more affordable transportation energy source.