Alejandra Alonso Galva

The bipartisan Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act passed unanimously in both the House and Senate.

It was meant to help finish a project that's been decades in the making and would bring clean water to 39 communities in the southeastern plains of the state.

It was designed to eventually stop groundwater withdrawals in the area, which can produce water tainted with radioactivity.

The veto is notable because it's in a rural portion of GOP Representative Lauren Boebert's district that voted heavily for Trump.

The project would also provide badly needed jobs for the area.

While she did not threaten an override vote in a statement Tuesday night, the Republican lawmaker expressed her displeasure with the president's decision.

For NPR News, I'm Alejandro Alonso Galva in Denver.

Former Senator Nighthorse Campbell started out representing the state as a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party several years into his term.

During his nearly two decades in Congress and both the House and Senate, Nighthorse Campbell helped create national parks and championed Native American issues.

He was also a chief of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, a celebrated jewelry designer, and a member of the first U.S.

Olympic judo team.

In 2012, Night Horse Campbell ushered the Christmas tree for the U.S.

Capitol.

Ben Night Horse Campbell was 92 years old.

For NPR News, I'm Alejandro Alonso Galva in Denver.