The Fort Collins Coloradoan editorial: Partisanship blocks Colorado’s roads, again
An open letter to our Colorado senators and representatives: An increasingly unsustainable situation on Colorado’s roads is hindering the lives of Coloradans. It’s keeping commuters away from their families. It’s limiting job opportunities. It’s contributing to fatalities. And generations will be impacted by the effects of inaction on transportation.
In Northern Colorado, Interstate 25 congestion is noticeably worse than ever. A regional effort to provide about $300 million for additional lanes between north Fort Collins and south Loveland falls far short of the $1.7 billion needed to keep up with growth.
And efforts to solve the issue statewide via House Bill 1242, which died in a Senate committee Tuesday, was doomed from the start.
Trump threatens to withdraw support for Lauren Boebert over Thomas Massie dispute
Thelma Grimes
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Updated 3 hours ago
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to withdraw his endorsement for U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who is seeking reelection in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, over the latter’s support for a Kentucky Republican facing a primary challenge. “Is anyone interested in...
Jeffco murder conviction overturned due to improper evidence
Michael Karlik
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Updated 4 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s convictions for murder and aggravated robbery earlier this month, finding that a Jefferson County judge allowed evidence that improperly suggested the man had “bad character” for possessing guns generally. Under the rules for criminal...
Daniel Domenico nominated for 10th Circuit, state Supreme Court hears arguments | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
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Updated 11 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. Colorado’s chief federal trial judge is the choice for an upcoming vacancy on the Denver-based federal appeals court, plus the state Supreme Court heard oral...
Supreme Court to decide if Title IX discrimination protections include employees
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Updated 11 hours ago
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case determining if employees of a federally funded school may sue for sex discrimination under Title IX, something students at those schools may already do under federal law. The high court...
Man who asked mom to lie to parole officer can stand convicted, Colorado Supreme Court decides
Michael Karlik
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Updated 11 hours ago
Attempting to influence a public servant is a crime that can include a defendant’s use of a third party to convey false information, the Colorado Supreme Court decided on Monday. There was no dispute that Michael Thomas Hupke asked his...
Children’s Colorado must resume care to transgender plaintiffs, state Supreme Court rules by 5-2
Michael Karlik
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Updated 4 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court, by a 5-2 vote, ordered Children’s Hospital Colorado on Monday to resume providing certain medical services to a group of transgender plaintiffs, which it had ceased in the face of funding threats from the federal government...
Trump approval rating drops to 37% thanks to Iran and economic anxiety
Rena Rowe, Washington Examiner
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President Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to take a hit thanks to prices rising amid the Iran war, according to new polling. More than 60% of respondents said Trump’s decision to go to war was the wrong choice, according to...
Trump moves to drop $10 billion IRS lawsuit as DOJ weighs weaponization victims fund
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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President Donald Trump on Monday moved to dismiss his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his confidential tax returns, as the Justice Department reportedly weighs the creation of a $1.7 billion compensation fund for alleged victims...
House approves measure aimed at better tracking veteran suicides at VA facilities
Mary Shinn
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Updated 13 hours ago
The House on Friday passed a measure that would better track veteran suicides on Department of Veterans Affairs campuses as part of a larger bill. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Aurora, sponsored the measure that would set aside $500,000 to create a...
Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
Ernest Luning
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Updated 3 hours ago
MONTANA Interior cancels conservation ‘use’ rule BILLINGS — The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and...