Diana DeGette

Colorado Lawmakers and the Gun Debate

Jody Hope Strogoff and Brian Larson — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:42:33 +0000

Colorado lawmakers will be on the front lines of the national gun debate both nationally and locally.

Capitol Hill Reaction Varies To Gun Mayhem Varies

David Welna — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:08:00 +0000

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Even before the events of the last few days, Congress had a busy agenda. Lawmakers are negotiating over taxes and spending that could affect the economy in the year ahead, not to mention almost every part of the federal government and the take-home pay for millions of Americans.

GREENE: But last week's shootings in Newtown, Connecticut restarted the debate over gun control.

VIDEO: Colorado State of Mind's District 1 Candidate Forum

Rocky Mountain PBS — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:33:40 +0000

A debate between U.S. Congressional candidates Diana DeGette (D) and Danny Stroud (R) in Congressional District 1.

DeGette: Congress Must Reauthorize Indian Diabetes Prevention

Kirk Siegler — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:59:00 +0000

Congresswoman Diana DeGette says the budget impasse and looming fiscal cliff in Washington poses a threat to the future of a popular federal program that aims to curb rising diabetes rates among Native Americans.

Boulder County Adopts Temporary Drilling Ban

Kirk Siegler — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:52:33 +0000

Boulder County is the latest local government in Colorado to adopt a temporary moratorium on new oil and gas drilling permit applications, as local officials consider overhauling land use regulations to mitigate what's becoming an explosion of oil and gas development associated with the Niobrara shale.