Sunday May 19 | Roll Call
Rep. Peters Reports Between $2 million and $7 million in Stock Transactions
Rep. Scott Peters reported this week over $2 million in stock transactions in April.
Guest Commentary: Restoring Latinos' trust in police
Among many Latinos, the perception exists that reaching out to local law enforcement is more risky than potentially continuing to let a criminal run free and prey on others, even though most encounters with law enforcement do not end in the deportation of Latinos, according to U.S. Rep.
Bill Could Make Unlocking Your Phone Legal Again - The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013
In late January, unlocking your cellphone technically became illegal after the Librarian of Congress removed it from the DMCA exception list last year.
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Reps. Jared Polis, Zoe Lofgren, Thomas Massie & Anna Eshoo Introduce...
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo. , issued the following news release: Reps.
Beyond Unlocking: Don't Let Them Kill the First Reasonable Copyright Reform Bill
A funny thing happened on the way to Congress yesterday. For once, lawmakers introduced a common-sense bill - the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 .
Representative Jared Polis Speaks To Students
The Lyons High School government classes got a chance to ask questions of United States House of Representatives member Jared Polis last Thursday morning.
In first, Pocan obtains congressional spousal ID for same-sex partner
Rep. Mark Pocan has secured a spousal ID for Philip Frank, whom he legally married in 2006 For apparently the first time ever in the history of the U.S. House, a gay member of Congress has obtained a congressional ID card identifying his same-sex partner as a spouse.
First Bill Introduced to Fix Phone Unlocking
"Zoe Lofgren has introduced the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 this afternoon with co-sponsors Jared Polis and Thomas Massie .
House approves GOP bill giving employees option of receiving overtime wages or taking extra time off
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a Republican-backed bill Wednesday that would give American workers the option of taking paid ``comp time'' off for working more than 40 hours a week, instead of receiving overtime pay.
Hypothetical Democratic Gerrymander of Colorado
I've been working on a Colorado map. I think it can produce a 6-1-1 delegation. I didn't take into account incumbent Democrats, but I don't think they'd have a huge problem with this map.
Improving the Lives of LGBT Americans Beginning with Our Youth
Earlier this month Rep. Jared Polis and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen reintroduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act in the House of Representatives.
No one has yet put the Employment Nondiscrimination Act out of its misery or placed a "Do Not Resuscitate" tag on the bill, which has had more lives than a cat.
Panel to discuss building green communities
The event is free and open to the public. Metered parking is available near the building.
Help Congress To End Discrimination By Sexual Orientation At Work
We like to think of the United States of America as a fair society, a place where a person's professional merit, rather than personal connections, is what gets them ahead.
Lawmakers Have 'Trippy' Idea to Smoke Away Federal Deficit
What if the United States could shrink the federal deficit and get high at the same time? Two congressmen calling for the legalization of recreational marijuana say it's not such a trippy idea.
Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Jared Polis, Reintroduce Anti-Bullying Bill
Just in time for National Day of Silence, Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Colorado Democrat Jared Polis have reintroduce a bill that would prohibit discrimination against sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools nationwide.
Windsor train horn noise on the way out? Local officials working toward solution
JIM RYDBOM/jrydbom@greeleytribune.com A train sounds its horn as it crosses over Highway 257 and Walnut Street last week in Windsor.
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Senator Jerry Moran, Congressmen Greg Walden and Jared Polis and DISH ...
ARLINGTON, Va., April 19 -- The Consumer Electronics Association issued the following news release: The Consumer Electronics Association honored Congressman Greg Walden with the inaugural Innovation Policy Ninja Award, and named Senator Jerry Moran , Congressman Jared Polis and DISH CEO Joseph Clayton as Digital Patriots at Wednesday's CEA awards ... (more)
Toni Newman: Tolerance, Respect And Acceptance: The Transgender Person's Daily Fight For Equality
As an African-American transgender woman, tolerance, respect and acceptance have been my quest for over 20 years.
Will Congress finally outlaw anti-gay workplace discrimination?
Today, a group of lawmakers is trying to succeed where Congress has failed for almost two decades, by introducing a bill to finally end workplace discrimination against gay and transgender Americans.