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Colorado tax returns online processing delayed, state blames system updates
Colorado’s processing of tax returns online is delayed. As of Feb. 19, the state’s online website says the links for filing individual, fiduciary and business income taxes are “coming soon.” The agency advised would-be filers to check back in late February. The Colorado Department of Revenue said it will soon begin processing state income tax returns following…
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Markwayne Mullin credits Trump for mending fences with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien have made up after coming to blows during a Senate hearing in 2023 in an effort to prop up President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. During a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in November 2023, Mullin challenged…
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Trump appears to side with Putin, blames Zelensky for Russia’s 2022 invasion
TRUMP: UKRAINE ‘SHOULD HAVE NEVER STARTED IT’: As Russia launched another massive drone and missile attack on civilian targets in Ukraine’s port city of Odesa, President Donald Trump was bristling at the suggestion that Ukraine was being sidelined as the U.S. pursues a better relationship with Russia and an end to the war on President…
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Crockett says Democrats need to ‘do better’ amid Trump’s strong approval rating
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said Democrats need to improve their messaging in educating voters on President Donald Trump when asked about the commander in chief’s increased approval ratings. The president currently boasts an approval rating of 54% in a poll surveying 1,321 people against a margin of error of 2.98%, according to polling data from…
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Has DOGE really saved $55 billion?
Although the Department of Government Efficiency announced this week that it has saved American taxpayers $55 billion, data reporting procedures at the federal government make it impossible to know precisely how many taxpayer dollars DOGE has actually saved. Critics quickly accused DOGE of inflating the value of contracts it deemed wasteful after the office claimed…
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Proposal to increase gun theft penalties in Colorado passes committee
A bill increasing penalties for gun theft narrowly cleared its first hurdle on Tuesday, passing through the House Judiciary Committee by one vote. House Bill 1062, sponsored by Majority Leader Monica Duran, D-Wheat Ridge, and Rep. Ryan Armagost, R-Berthoud, would exempt firearms from the state’s sentencing structure for theft, making it a Class 6 felony,…
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Family of DC plane crash victim files first step toward lawsuit against FAA and Army
The first steps toward a lawsuit were filed Tuesday by the family of a victim of the deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight last month in Washington. Claims were filed against the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army for $250 million in damages by an attorney for the family…
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Military spouses exempted from return to in-office work order
Military spouses working for the federal government will not have to return to in-office work, under a specific exemption issued last week. The exemption follows a brief, but sweeping executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office ordering all federal employees back to full-time in-person work. DEI purge ends the Air…
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Liberal consumers increasingly changing shopping habits due to political beliefs: Poll
A recent poll shows that 4 in 10 consumers are boycotting certain businesses because of political beliefs, according to a report. The poll found that liberal consumers’ views had shifted over the last few months, noting that at least 24% of respondents had stopped shopping at their favorite stores because of a perceived shift in…
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Aviation experts credit plane safety design for zero casualties in Toronto plane crash
There were no casualties aboard the Delta flight that crashed and flipped upside down at the Toronto airport on Monday evening, which experts attribute to modern plane safety design. Investigation into the landing crash is still ongoing, but Sheldon H. Jacobson, professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with over 30 years of experience studying…