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Colorado lawmakers seek mandatory reporting, investigation of misconduct to address DNA scandal at state lab
As calls mounted for policymakers to address the DNA scandal swirling at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, legislators requested a state audit and introduced two bills, one of which seeks to require mandatory reporting and investigation of misconduct. In a news conference on Thursday, lawmakers said that’s one factor that was was lacking in the case…
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These 8 companies are seeking Colorado expansions
Thursday brought a busy morning for the Colorado Economic Development Commission. Eight companies sought job growth tax credit incentives from the state this month to potentially expand into. or within, Colorado. The EDC approved nearly $25 million in incentives at its monthly meeting for companies in industries spanning from mining, dietary supplements, quantum and even…
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Appeals court once again denies immunity to Olathe officer for deadly crash
Exactly one year after the Colorado Supreme Court found the state’s second-highest court applied the incorrect standard when evaluating a deadly crash involving an Olathe police officer, the Court of Appeals once again determined the officer and the town are not immune from being sued. The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act generally shields government entities and public…
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Colorado Springs lawmakers push for advisory committee to establish Black history standards in schools
Colorado Springs Democrats Rep. Regina English and Sen. Tony Exum have introduced a bill to establish an advisory committee that will recommend standards to the Department of Education for teaching Black history and culture in K-12 schools. The bill expands upon a law passed in 2019 requiring schools to teach students about the history, cultural, and social…
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Top Trump ally Steve Bannon set to headline Colorado GOP’s annual fundraising dinner
Former senior Trump advisor Steve Bannon is slated to headline the Colorado Republican Party’s annual fundraising dinner in March, five months after the popular podcaster’s release from federal prison, the state GOP announced Thursday. An architect of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign for president and the longtime host of the “War Room” podcast, the 71-year-old Bannon…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Pueblo school district for censoring Facebook commenter
A federal judge last week agreed a man whose critical comments were allegedly removed from Pueblo School District 60’s Facebook page may sue the district for a violation of his First Amendment rights. James Erb filed suit in October alleging that he read a news story in May 2024 about three high school students who graduated…
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Senate Democrats introduce bill to require Colorado testing facilities to offer animals to shelters
Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced a new bill that would require Colorado animal testing facilities to offer test subjects, such as cats and dogs, to local shelters for adoption. Senate Bill 085, sponsored by Sen. Cathy Kipp, D-Fort Collins and Reps. Manny Rutinel, D-Greenwood Village, and Amy Paschal, D-Colorado Springs, would require medical research facilities in…
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Byron York sees Trump’s criticisms of Zelensky as ‘part of his plan’
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York speculated that President Donald Trump’s recent jabs at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meant to “irritate.” Ukraine is approaching its third-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. While Zelensky has maintained control of its capital Kyiv, Russian President Vladimir Putin claims to have annexed Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson regions in the south…
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David Boren, former Oklahoma governor and senator, dies at 83
David Boren, the former governor of Oklahoma and longtime senator, died Thursday at 83. Boren was the last Democratic lawmaker to represent Oklahoma in the United States Senate, where he served from 1979 until 1994. Boren tied with J. Howard Edmondson as the state’s youngest governor before joining Congress after serving a single term. “He…
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WATCH LIVE: Vance delivers remarks at CPAC
HERE ARE THE LAWSUITS TARGETING TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS Vice President JD Vance is delivering remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Day Two at 10 a.m. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); CPAC is being held from Feb. 19 to Feb. 22 at the Gaylord National Convention Center outside of Washington, D.C. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095961405694822,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-5817-6791″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”);