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Bidenomics fallout: Highest electric costs ever
Former President Joe Biden’s squandering of the healthy economy left to him by the first Trump administration had another bruising effect on consumers besides historic inflation and soaring interest rates. According to a new analysis shared with Secrets, Bidenomics also saw the highest average electric price in history. The Payless Power survey of prices under…
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Latino group ramps up pressure on Trump and congressional Republicans over expiring tax cuts
EXCLUSIVE — A Latino advocacy group is hoping to put pressure on President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for middle-class Latino families. The LIBRE Initiative, a center-right political organization connected to Koch-linked Americans for Prosperity, launched a six-figure ad campaign for a new 60-second spot on Monday as Trump…
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Senate Breakfast Club wields gavel power in new GOP majority
Senate conservatives are pushing the limits of their influence after they were handed committee gavels in the new Republican majority. Nearly every member of the Breakfast Club, an informal band of fiscal hawks, was doled out a chairmanship at the start of the new Congress, marking a dramatic rise to power for five men who…
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Ernst and Finstad to introduce bill reforming regulatory process
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) are introducing a bill to reform the regulatory process. The Prove It Act of 2025 would require federal agencies to demonstrate that any new regulation aligns with existing laws and considers the direct and indirect effects on small businesses. The bill was partially spurred…
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Trump’s request for Mexico to enhance border security already paying dividends
Less than a week ago, President Donald Trump threatened Mexico with tariffs unless the country increased its efforts to subdue fentanyl trafficking along the border. Heeding this warning, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to boost support in exchange for Trump postponing the tariffs for 30 days. As part of the agreement, Sheinbaum deployed 10,000 troops…
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Contribution requests to support Trump sent out as text messages during Super Bowl
The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, 40-22, on Sunday night. The game was played in New Orleans, with a reported crowd of 65,719 people, and millions more watched on television throughout the country. While President Donald Trump, the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl, was in New…
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Heated immigration debate needs no foreign flags | WADHAMS
Dick Wadhams It is no surprise Denver saw large protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies last week, but protesters did themselves no favors by prominently flying the Mexican flag as seen in media reports. There is a legitimate debate about President Trump’s sweeping actions to remove illegal immigrants after former President Joe Biden essentially…
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Will long-orphaned nuclear-waste storage site find a home in Moffat County? | HUDSON
Miller Hudson It’s been more than 30 years since there were any discussions of storing nuclear waste in Colorado. Before revisiting that debate, it is important to understand the three major waste streams generated by the nuclear cycle. First and least dangerous are Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORMS) — which consist of uranium mill tailings and…
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Cooperate to protect Colorado ag private property from federal eminent domain | GABEL
Rachel Gabel The federal government is preparing to take, potentially by eminent domain, a swath of private property in three southeastern Colorado counties spanning from five to 15 miles in width as part of the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC). In all, private property owners stand to lose control of 325,000 acres, taking homes…
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CO PO Calendar | Feb. 10-16
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber,…