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Denver passes citywide gas station restrictions
City officials passed a pair of bills Tuesday night to limit the number of new gas stations that can be built in Denver despite pushback from legal experts and real estate developers who say the move is not only unconstitutional but creates market instability that could cost investors millions of dollars. The vote was 12…
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Aurora councilmember who spotlighted Venezuelan gang’s tentacles in metro Denver seeks reelection
Aurora City Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky is seeking reelection to her at-large seat, saying she still has a lot to accomplish. Jurinsky, who is serving her first term on the council, said public safety and a new animal shelter for the city sit atop her priority list if she is elected for another term. Last month,…
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Antisemitic, Islamophobic threats cited in $454M appropriation request
(The Center Square) – Nearly half a billion dollars is being requested to respond to an increase in antisemitic and Islamophobic threats and violence nationally and in North Carolina. Addressed to the Appropriations Committee leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives, four congressmen asked for $454.5 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. The embattled…
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Cotton’s new book on China aims to ‘ring the alarm bell’ on Taiwan and communism
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) underscored in a new book the need to educate people about Taiwan‘s importance and how the Asian country is needed to confront China and communism. China accused the United States of “serious regression” in its policy on Taiwan on Monday, specifically how the U.S. State Department’s fact sheet was updated to…
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Kevin Hern says Democratic lawmakers are ‘going crazy’ that Musk is finding waste
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) said his Democratic colleagues in the House want to eliminate waste but don’t want Elon Musk to get the credit. Nearly a month has passed since Musk began his volunteer position with the Department of Government Efficiency to create “a lean team of small-government crusaders” who work closely with the White House Office…
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Shapiro’s business tax cut proposal comes with costly strings
(The Center Squre) – As part of his newest budget proposal, Gov. Josh Shapiro suggested accelerating an ongoing reduction of Pennsylvania’s corporate net income tax. While that sounds like a good idea for the state’s economy, it appears to come with some strings attached – ones that likely won’t sit well with many of the…
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Feds, some lawmakers tackle post-Madigan efforts to curb public corruption
(The Center Square) – Federal authorities and state lawmakers say they will keep fighting public corruption in Illinois after the conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Morris Pasqual, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, was asked if the Madigan case might be the one that would finally deliver the message…
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Here are the 7 lawsuits from Colorado challenging Trump’s agenda
Colorado entities have filed seven lawsuits — so far — against President Donald Trump’s executive orders. Six of the seven cases were filed by Attorney General Phil Weiser, who is running for Colorado governor. Defunding medical and public health research (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”); On behalf of Colorado, the Attorney General’s Office joined 21 other states on…
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Wolf kills pregnant cow in Jackson County as calving season gets underway
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed that an uncollared wolf killed a cow in Jackson County on Feb. 5. According to a CPW statement on Feb. 15, a CPW wildlife officer investigated the claim and concluded that “based on the preponderance of evidence the cow died as a result of depredation by a wolf.” The…
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Appeals court blocks Biden’s $500 billion student debt relief plan
A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked former President Joe Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education plan, ruling that his administration lacked the authority to implement key provisions of the student loan repayment program. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Missouri and six other Republican-led states that sued to halt SAVE, arguing that…