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Predator Drone (credit: General Atomics/Getty Images)

Sen. Udall Praises Deal On Secret Drone Memos

Colorado Democrat Mark Udall is praising the White House decision to let committee members see secret legal opinions that justify the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects.

2013/03/05

Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet (credit: CBS)

Colorado’s Democratic Senators Sign DOMA Challenge

Colorado’s two Democratic Senators are signing onto a legal challenge against the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

2013/03/01

Sen. Mark Udall (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senators Udall And Collins Propose Changing Cuts

Two senators want to change the composition of automatic spending cuts that are kicking in Friday.

2013/03/01

Smoke billows at sunrise from part of the Waldo Canyon fire on June 30, 2012 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Colorado Politicians Go Begging For Wildfire Money

Colorado officials are still begging for money to help repair the damage of last year’s wildfires.

2013/02/22

Udall To Lead Subcommittee On Strategic Forces

Colorado Democratic Sen. Mark Udall has been named chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

2013/02/21

Sen. Mark Udall at the meeting (credit: CBS)

Udall Meets With High Country Fire Chiefs To Prepare For Wildfire Season

One Colorado senator wants air tankers to be a more frequent sight during the wildfire season in Colorado and throughout the West, but as of right now, Washington red tape is holding it up.

2013/02/10

US Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner (R) and US Senator Mark Udall from Colorado are seen after flipping on the lights on the US Capitol Christmas Tree during ceremonies December 4, 2012, on the West Front Lawn of the US Capitol in Washington, DC (credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Udall Wants Parties To Sit Together During State Of The Union Address

Colorado U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is calling on Congress not to take sides during President Obama’s State of the Union Address.

2013/01/30

Udall: Wildfire Crews Need New Planes Soon

Colorado Democratic Sen. Mark Udall says delays in upgrading the U.S. Forest Service fleet of firefighting aircraft are unacceptable and he’s asking federal officials to to speed up the process.

2013/01/28

The remnants of the Pennsylvania Mine in Summit County (credit: CBS)

Abandoned Mine Clean Up Gets Easier Thanks To EPA Policy Change

It’s one of the greatest environmental threats to Colorado: abandoned mines emitting toxic waste into streams, rivers and eventually our drinking water.

2013/01/18

Sen. Udall Upset Senate Shot Down Wildfire Funding

This past year was one of our worst wildfire seasons on record in Colorado. Even so, the U.S. Senate voted against a plan providing half a billion dollars in wildfire funding and Colorado Sen. Mark Udall isn’t pleased.

2012/12/31