The Pueblo Chieftain: Why not Pueblo?
Brace yourselves for this one, Puebloans.
United States Sen. Cory Gardner and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton have filed a bill that could lead to the relocation of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management headquarters from Washington, D.C., to a Western state. Specifically, the bill would direct the U.S. Department of Interior to develop a strategy and a timeline for the relocation.
Since most federally owned lands are west of the Mississippi River, it would make sense to move BLM’s main office closer to the heart of its operations. And Tipton and Gardner’s bill might have a decent chance of becoming law, if for no other reason than U.S. Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke has supported the relocation publicly.
Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally
Makiya Seminera
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Updated 16 hours ago
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration restrictions on services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education. The order from the judge in U.S. District Court in Rhode...
Colorado courts starting new program to direct defendants to external care based on competency
Michael Braithwaite
michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
Updated 13 hours ago
In an attempt to reduce wait times for inpatient defendant competency restoration, Colorado courts are launching a new program to divert eligible people into a separate community care process. The near-$1.5 million program, which uses money from the general fund...
Republican state lawmaker Barb Kirkmeyer set to launch campaign for Colorado governor
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer filed paperwork Monday to run to be Colorado’s next governor, making the Brighton lawmaker’s long-anticipated campaign official. Kirkmeyer, who lost a close race for Congress in 2022, plans to make a formal announcement Tuesday evening...
10th Circuit upholds convictions of Larry Rudolph for killing wife in Africa
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court upheld the 2022 convictions of Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph on Monday, who jurors found guilty of killing his wife on an African hunting trip years earlier. Rudolph raised multiple contentions on appeal, including that he should...
Trump offers ambiguous initial response to Russian drone incursion into Poland’s airspace
Aamer Madhani
aamer.madhani@associatedpress.com
Updated 16 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered an ambiguous initial response to Russia’s drone incursion into Poland’s airspace, a provocative act by Moscow that has put the United States’ NATO allies in Europe on edge. “What’s with Russia...
The Latest: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is fatally shot in Utah and a suspect is on the loose
The Associated Press
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Updated 17 hours ago
Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, officials said. President Donald Trump said Kirk was shot and killed at the event at...
At least 3 students shot at Evergreen High School Wednesday afternoon
Michael Braithwaite michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
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Updated 17 hours ago
At least three students were critically injured in a shooting at Evergreen High School on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Police could not say whether the suspect was a student or yet in custody on Wednesday...
New study looks at ‘right to float’ on Colorado waterways
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
Two new studies from the Common Sense Institute focus on the economic costs of wolf restoration and on what could be an upcoming battle at the state Capitol — the right to float. That latter is a belief that anyone...
Montezuma County judge faces disciplinary proceedings for ‘lying,’ handling of criminal case
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Judicial discipline authorities are seeking the censure and removal of Montezuma County Court Judge Ian J. MacLaren, who allegedly committed misconduct in his handling of a criminal case, made false statements to investigators about his actions, and attempted to use...
Construction company announces Aurora headquarters, adding 1,700 jobs
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Colorado-born construction and building services company RK Industries will expand to Aurora, bringing more than 1,700 new jobs as its headquarters takes root in the city. Gov. Jared Polis, the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic...
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