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Gardner Opposes Guantanamo Transfer

Lawmakers from Colorado are renewing their opposition to the Obama Administration’s plans to move detainees from Guantanamo Bay onto American soil. The Department of Defense was recently in Colorado, scouting possible sites in Florence and Canon City. Senator Cory Gardner talked with a reporter yesterday about the issue. He maintains that moving the detainees to the U.S. is clearly prohibited Continue reading →

Gardner Upset over Guantanamo Transfer Reports

Reports say Department of Defense officials are in Colorado scouting potential sites to hold prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Senator Cory Gardner is unhappy with that, and said as much in a statement he released yesterday regarding those reports. He says the Obama Administration’s scouting effort in Colorado is reckless, illegal, and wrong. Gardner says he has written a letter asking the Continue reading →

Greater Sage Grouse Avoids Listing

Another win for northwest Colorado, as the Interior Department has found that the Greater Sage Grouse does NOT warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Obama Administration says the decision was made in light of the powerful conservation effort being administered by state and local land managers. A Continue reading →

Mining Group Blasts OSM’s Stream Protection Rule

The Obama Administration is proposing another rule intended to interfere with the coal industry. The Office of Surface Mining will hold a public listening session on their proposed Stream Protection Rule. Experts say the “rule” will amend or modify 475 existing rules that will decimate coal Continue reading →

Judge Blocks Waters of U.S. Rule

A federal judge in North Dakota has blocked a new rule that would give the federal government jurisdiction over most state waters. U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson of North Dakota issued a temporary injunction Thursday against the Obama administration rule. The rule gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Continue reading →

National Organization Airs Ads Opposing EPA Proposal

A statewide Colorado television spot launched yesterday by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) highlights the costly economic impact the state will feel from the Obama Administration’s proposed ozone regulation. The ad follows two recent national television spots by the NAM as part of a growing Continue reading →

Supreme Court Rules Against EPA Over Power Plant Emissions

The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a huge blow to the Obama Administration by ruling that the EPA far over-reached its authority with power plant emission limits. The ruling that came down today said the EPA “unreasonably” failed to consider the cost of the regulations. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the majority opinion, which Continue reading →

V-A Stripped of Ability to Manage Large Construction Projects

The U.S. Senate has tentatively approved legislation to strip the Veterans Affairs Department of the authority to manage large construction projects after massive cost overruns on a Denver-area hospital. The Senate voted Tuesday to amend a defense bill to give the Army Corps of Engineers management power over VA Continue reading →