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U.S. Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado said Friday he will vote to allow debate on a Senate version of health-care reform legislation, but did not indicate whether he will vote for the bill.

The insect infestation that has killed millions of pine trees is one of the West's "biggest natural disasters," says U.S. Sen.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. View Larger U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado indicated on national television Sunday that he would vote for health-care reform legislation even if he believed it would cost him a shot at election next year.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following news release: Sens.

"Can't we all just get along?" Political observers have spent a lot of time har-dee-har-ing at Scott McInnis over the years -- and indeed, he's made plenty of errors and gaffes during his time in the public eye.

Stephanie Villafuerte has a new strategy in her quest to become a U.S. Attorney.

As I mentioned yesterday , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominee Chai Feldblum had her hearing at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Clifford Stanley had a confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee.

President Barack Obama's nominee to be Colorado's next U.S. attorney has denied any involvement in the access of a restricted federal database to help Bill Ritter's 2006 campaign for governor.

Denver Business Journal. Capitol photo by Mark Harden. Udall, Bennet photos courtesy their offices.

You'd think Scott McInnis spent his vacation hanging out with Ward Churchill and Bill Ayers for all the credit he's given by some Colorado conservatives for being a member of their clan.

The long-awaited construction of a stand-alone veteransA' hospital at Fitzsimons got a boost yesterday after the U.S. Senate passed a bill that includes $119 million in funding for the project.

Influence comes in many forms in the nation's capital, and twin fundraisers this week for two Colorado Senate candidates shows one of those can be real estate.

The following Truth Test looks at a 30-second ad paid for by a group called Colorado's On the Move which describes itself on its Web site as "a non-profit organization focused on promoting Colorado's role as a national leader in the development of strong workplaces and good jobs through the 'New Energy Economy'." The group is a registered 501 ...

Something about the former conservative congressman evokes the archaic, yet Tom Tancredo is back in the news, considering a Republican primary challenge in the gubernatorial race.

The South Rampart Shooting Range might reopen. Someday, that is, if a hefty to-do list somehow is satisfied.

Colorado's U.S. senators have joined the push for wilderness and other protections for more than 61,000 acres in the San Juan Mountains.

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LOCAL PERSPECTIVE As one of about 130 small business owners invited to Washington early this week to lobby for health care reform, I often felt like the smallest bit player in an enormous unfolding drama.

Here's a roundup of comments from Coloradans this week on the health-care reform proposal before the U.S. House of Representatives as made in statements, speeches and other forums.

Senator Mark Udall says the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas underscore that more needs to be done to help "troops who find themselves at the breaking point." The Colorado Democrat was briefed by Army officials on Friday along with other members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.