Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are asking President Trump to reverse a decision, saying the president denied disaster declaration requests for major wildfires and flooding across the state earlier this year.

NEW: President Donald Trump denied two disaster declaration requests from Colorado that would have allowed the state to receive federal assistance -- a move state lawmakers announced Sunday that they plan to appeal. trib.al/u5JlGuI

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