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Rep. Diana DeGette to perform civil-unions ceremonies at stroke of midnight
April 30, 2013
By: Lynn Bartels
Colorado's longest-serving member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, will be performing civil union ceremonies tonight after the clock strikes midnight.Washington, DC – Today the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus (Equality Caucus) praised the re-introduction of the bipartisan Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The bill is sponsored by Representative Jared Polis (D-CO), a Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus in the House, who is joined by Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) as the lead Republican sponsor.
House Hydro Bill Tests Water for Broad Energy Deals
April 23, 2013
Bill would break dam for small Colorado hydropower
March 24, 2013
By: Mark Jaffe
George Wenschhoff wanted to put a center-pivot irrigator on his Meeker cattle ranch, but it was going to need a lot of electricity. So he decided to add his own hydropower plant.
How did Wenschhoff, 72, hit on the idea?
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-D) and Mike Coffman (CO-R) re-introduced the "Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act" which would ensure that state laws regarding marijuana will not be pre-empted by the federal government.