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Colorado lawmakers advance ‘assault weapons’ ban; Jeff Crank qualifies for 5th CD ballot; House speaker has final say on GOP impeachment resolution vs. Jena Griswold | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 20, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado lawmakers advance 'assault' weapons ban A bill banning 13 types of “assault weapons” won a party-line 7-3 vote in the House Judiciary Committee. (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”); The panel began reviewing House Bill 1292 Tuesday morning, a hearing that lasted until just after…
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DEA links Mexican cartels to drugs in Colorado and Denver’s fentanyl epidemic
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Agents from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division on Thursday seized more than 50,000 pills of fentanyl and more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine in metro Denver. Little else is known about the details of the operation, which tallied one of the biggest seizures of the drug so far this year. Authorities told…
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Citing Colorado’s Justice Samour, US Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump disqualification bid, GOP chair explores Dominion Voting machines | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 9, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: During Thursday’s oral arguments before the nation’s highest court about Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to remain on the ballot, the justices explicitly and indirectly channeled the member of Colorado’s Supreme Court who wrote the most impassioned critique of the legal effort to disqualify…
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US Supreme Court hears disqualification case against Trump today, House Speaker Mike Johnson endorses Gabe Evans in 8th CD | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 8, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: In the days leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic consideration of whether Donald Trump is constitutionally barred from seeking another term as president, 73 sets of legal briefs representing thousands of individuals and organizations flooded in to offer perspectives on the…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks midfielder Jose Torres is former U.S. Men’s National Team member
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jose Torres still remembers June 18, 2010, as if it was yesterday. A member of the United States’ Men’s World Cup Team at the age of 22, Torres got the call from coach Bob Bradley to start the club’s first match against Slovenia. The tournament…
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Colorado River management may change under Biden administration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The new Biden administration could take action on the Colorado River that would go well beyond the president-elect’s term in office. The week of Dec. 14, the seven states that are part of the Colorado…
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Judge rejects request for border wall scam trial in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge in New York has denied a Castle Rock man’s request to move his trial to Colorado over his alleged role in a multimillion dollar scam to build a border wall. “In sum,…
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Water legacy: Hickenlooper’s tenure may be most judged by his water initiatives
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. John Hickenlooper leaves office on Jan. 8 after eight years as governor. He may be best remembered for guiding the state through its growing pains over the legalization of recreational marijuana, but he leaves another legacy as well: water. In a fast-growing state that…