Author: Thelma Grimes
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Trump vows to unleash ‘liquid gold’ at home and abroad, with Denver resident as energy czar
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump vowed to bring down domestic prices and position America as an energy exporter by unleashing the “liquid gold” flowing beneath U.S. soil, stripping away what he deemed to be excessive regulations and adopting a slew of policies favorable to oil and gas…
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WATCH: Experts delve into federal drug pricing program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A panel of experts discussed the state and national effects that the drug pricing program known as 340B is having on the healthcare industry during a breakfast hosted by Colorado Politics in Downtown Denver this…
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Colorado programs for older residents face major funding shortfalls
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Funding for community-based programs to help Colorado’s older residents receive daily necessities, such as meals and transportation services, is dwindling, and the future looks bleak, advocates said. The Colorado Association of Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) provides services to more than 56,000 seniors over 60…
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Are laws cracking down on car theft responsible for downward trend in Colorado?
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado has found itself atop most lists of states with the highest car thefts and associated crimes in the last several years — record-breaking numbers that had been accumulating since 2020 and which put pressure on the governor and legislators to respond. Notably, lawmakers, upon…
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[CSG PRINT] Colorado legislator proposes tougher approach to fentanyl possession (copy) (copy)
Arguing the status quo has failed to curb overdose deaths in Colorado, a Republican legislator is pushing for legislation to make it a felony for possessing any amount of fentanyl. In response the overdose crisis, state policymakers in 2022 approved legislation to heighten the felony charges for possession of 1 to 4 grams of any…
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Colorado legislator proposes tougher approach to fentanyl possession
Arguing the status quo has failed to curb overdose deaths in Colorado, a Republican legislator is pushing for legislation to make it a felony for possessing any amount of fentanyl. In response the overdose crisis, state policymakers in 2022 approved legislation to heighten the felony charges for possession of 1 to 4 grams of any substance…
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Colorado legislator proposes tougher approach to fentanyl possession (copy)
Arguing the status quo has failed to curb overdose deaths in Colorado, a Republican legislator is pushing for legislation to make it a felony for possessing any amount of fentanyl. In response the overdose crisis, state policymakers in 2022 approved legislation to heighten the felony charges for possession of 1 to 4 grams of any substance…
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Colorado Rep Lauren Boebert’s son arrested for felony trespassing, property theft
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facing felony charges in connection to a string of vehicle trespassing and property thefts, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son, Tyler Boebert, was released on a personal recognizance bond on Wednesday afternoon. The younger Boebert and several friends allegedly broke into three cars in Rifle on…
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GOP candidate Nikki Haley to host rally in Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican candidate Nikki Haley, who has vowed to keep fighting presumptive nominee Donald Trump, is hosting a rally in Colorado on Tuesday. Colorado voters began receiving presidential primary ballots last week. Haley, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will host a rally at…
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Poll: Trump narrows gap in Colorado, though he still lags Biden
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With Donald Trump all but certain to become the Republican nominee, a recent poll shows he has closed some of the gap against President Joe Biden in Colorado since losing the state by double digits four years ago. But the Republican still lags behind Biden by a margin well outside of the poll’s margin of…