Michael Bennet: “We need to reform the 1872 Mining Law to make sure that companies pay royalties to taxpayers.”

A free and independent press is the bedrock of our democracy, and an essential feature of democracies around the world.

I think it’s a tragedy that companies are leaving Colorado, and it’s one of the reasons why I’m running for governor.

This rule isn’t about securing our borders or more efficient spending, its purpose is to punish immigrants who only seek to make a better life for themselves and their families.

Not only does withholding pay irreparably harm some of the N.P.S.’s most vulnerable staff at a time of immense difficulty and uncertainty, it discourages future applicants and further strains the N.P.S.’s ability to recruit the skilled…