Mariam Baksh

Position: Journal Staff Writer

Tribes seek land reform

WASHINGTON – Tribal leaders appealed to the federal government for greater control of their assets during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday. In the 1800s, the federal...

DATE: July 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pair take fight over Wolf Creek to D.C.

WASHINGTON – A pair of local environmentalists spent two days in June meeting with members of the Colorado delegation in Washington, D.C., opposing a decision issued in May by the U.S. Forest...

DATE: July 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Rape law still lacks teeth

WASHINGTON – In 2013, advocates for victims of sexual assault celebrated Congress passing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. But since then, the Department of Justice has yet to...

DATE: July 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Funding for EPA clears Senate

WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed a $30.01 billion bill to fund the Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies. The measure, which...

DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest bill clears hurdle

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers on Thursday advanced a measure aimed at offering local jurisdictions more control over managing wildfires on federal lands. The Resilient Federal Forests Act passed a packed...

DATE: June 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Forest bill clears hurdle

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Thursday advanced a measure aimed at offering local jurisdictions more control over managing wildfires on federal lands. The Resilient Federal Forests Act passed a packed...

DATE: June 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bennet embarks on mission to curb election spending

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is on a mission to limit campaign contributions, make them more transparent and reduce the incentive for lawmakers to be influenced by those contributions....

DATE: June 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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