Author: Colorado Politics staff and news services
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Johnson & Johnson agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices; $2.3M for Colorado
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products, which support women’s sagging pelvic organs. Colorado’s share of the settlement is $2,298,488, the office of state Attorney General Phil Weiser said. Ohio’s attorney general said Thursday an investigation found that J&J, the world’s biggest…
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Trump’s acting BLM boss to stay after Democrats sought his ouster
The U.S. Secretary of Interior has extended the tenure of the Trump administration’s top steward of public lands, rebuffing calls by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado and other Democrats for his termination. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Monday extended William Perry Pendley’s role as Bureau of Land Management acting director to Jan. 3. Pendley’s…
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US House passes bill giving pot businesses access to banking
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would grant legal marijuana businesses access to banking, a measure that would clear up a longstanding headache for the industry. The bill heads next to the U.S. Senate, where both of Colorado’s senators hailed its…
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US House passes bill giving pot businesses access to banking
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would grant legal marijuana businesses access to banking, a measure that would clear up a longstanding headache for the industry. The bill heads next to the U.S. Senate, where both of Colorado’s senators hailed its passage in the House. The bill, called the SAFE Banking…
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Colorado senators split on vote to block Trump on military base project cuts to fund border barrier
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed a measure that would block President Donald Trump from using emergency powers to raid the budget for construction projects on military bases as a way to pay for building his fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Eleven Republicans voted…
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Colorado senators split on vote to block Trump on military base project cuts to fund border barrier
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed a measure that would block President Donald Trump from using emergency powers to raid the budget for construction projects on military bases as a way to pay for building his fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Eleven Republicans voted with Democrats to rebuke the president on a 54-41 vote.…
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EPA defies climate warnings, gives coal plants a reprieve; Polis, Colo. enviros condemn the move
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — Despite scientists’ increasingly urgent warnings, the Trump administration ordered a sweeping about-face Wednesday on Obama-era efforts to fight climate change, easing restrictions on coal-fired power plants in a move it predicted would revitalize America’s sagging coal industry. Environmentalists in Colorado, including Gov. Jared…
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EPA defies climate warnings, gives coal plants a reprieve; Polis, Colo. enviros condemn the move
WASHINGTON — Despite scientists’ increasingly urgent warnings, the Trump administration ordered a sweeping about-face Wednesday on Obama-era efforts to fight climate change, easing restrictions on coal-fired power plants in a move it predicted would revitalize America’s sagging coal industry. Environmentalists in Colorado, including Gov. Jared Polis, condemned the action. As miners in hard hats and…