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Ski industry exploited ‘lax regulatory environment’ under Bush, says former Forest Service official

Going to court may be “the best way” to resolve a dispute over water rights between the U.S. Forest Service and the National Ski Areas Association, according to a former Forest Service ski area permit coordinator.

Study: Border fences blocking black bear migration between Arizona, Mexico

There is a new political animal in America’s age-old immigration debate: the black bear.

Poll: Colorado has country’s second most popular governor

By | 12.08.11 | 8:46 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

According to a poll released Thursday by Public Policy Polling, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is the second most popular governor in the country. Also, according to the poll, if an election were held today, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall would cruise to victory.

Economists urge White House, Congress to protect more public lands

By | 12.02.11 | 5:06 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Protecting public lands can be a boon for the private sector, attracting companies and workers to the communities that border them, more than 100 economists wrote in letter to President Obama this week.

The letter (PDF) , signed by Texas A&M professor Douglass Shaw, urges the president to invest More…

Udall wants jobs bill to get full hearing in Seante

By | 10.12.11 | 11:35 am | More from The Colorado Independent

If anyone thought President Obama’s jobs bill was going to slide through the Senate before hitting trouble in the House, they were wrong. The Senate Tuesday couldn’t get enough support even for a debate.

Sen. Mark Udall says he supports marriage equality

By | 08.22.11 | 1:59 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Colorado U.S. Senator Mark Udall at a gay-rights event this weekend in Denver said he supports marriage equality for all Americans. Udall joins a growing list of lawmakers who have gone on record in support of ending the era where the federal Defense of Marriage Act and where constitutional bans More…

Montana’s Tester walks a fine line as a moderate Western Democrat

By | 08.19.11 | 8:13 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Seemingly taking a page right out of the Mark Udall/Michael Bennet playbook, Montana Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester is running for reelection as a moderate who campaigns in cowboy boots and decries the extremism of today’s Congress.

Tester will likely get his state’s Democratic votes while ceding most of More…

Sen. Udall agrees with decision not to release bin Laden photos

By | 05.17.11 | 9:03 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Senator Mark Udall today said President Obama made the right decision in not releasing the bin Laden photos, saying the release of the photos could inflame jihadists and put the people in danger.

His statement:

Today, Mark Udall, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees, released the

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Sen. Mark Udall: ‘Death of bin Laden a major milestone’

By | 05.02.11 | 9:10 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, who serves on key Senate intelligence and armed forces committees, issued the following statement on Sunday night’s announcement by President Barack Obama that U.S. special forces killed 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden:

“Thousands of American men and women have fought and died to defeat the terrorists More…

Colorado senators uniquely positioned in budget battle, analyst says

By | 04.11.11 | 4:20 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

In a column published today at CNN/Money, Maya MacGuineas, director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation, takes a sharp look at Washington’s budget problems and concludes that Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall seem to be two of very few actual adults More…