Sentinel: Endless disasters at the VA come from the top down, so fire the guy at the top
From the time the Trump White House began to take over the troubled Veterans Administration last year, a series of missteps made by new leaders bodes ill on finally fixing years of mismanagement.
It’s only gotten worse.
There’s no doubt that current VA Secretary David Shulkin has to go, and now.
A 150-page independent report released this week on the VA scandal details horrendous findings alluded to earlier. Unbelievable patient safety problems, stupendous waste and mismanagement and what the report this week summarized as “failed leadership.”
That’s how we’d describe it, too.
Aurora is a monument to VA malfeasance. We’re home to an over-priced $350 million VA medical center that has since mushroomed past $1 billion, is years behind scheduled completion, and has serious design problems – even before it opens this summer.
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Split vote by Colorado Title Board stops ballot push to privatize Pinnacol Assurance
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 11 minutes ago
The Colorado Title Board, a three-member panel that sets the language for ballot measures, recently reversed a prior decision and blocked a proposal to privatize Pinnacol Assurance from moving forward. The main issue decided by the title board is whether...
Jackson and Kavanaugh disagree over if the Supreme Court treats Trump like Biden
David Zimmermann Washington Examiner
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Updated 31 minutes ago
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Updated 60 minutes ago
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Trump calls SAVE America Act his ‘No. 1’ priority for House GOP
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 1 hour ago
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Colorado Senate panel OKs bill named for Boulder teen cyclist killed in 2023 crash
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 2 hours ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday gave unanimous approval to a bill that would require law enforcement officers responding to crashes resulting in serious injury or death to offer drivers a voluntary breathalyzer test. Sponsors hope the measure would provide...
Fort Carson-based soldier killed in Iranian attack
Mary Shinn
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Updated 3 hours ago
A Fort Carson-based soldier is among the U.S. service members killed in an attack by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, according to a Department of Defense news release. Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, died Sunday of injuries sustained during an...
Colorado open records bill dies in Senate committee
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 2 hours ago
Efforts to overhaul Colorado’s open records law stalled anew. A proposal that would have extended response times for public records requests and added accountability measures for late responses failed to advance out of its first committee and will not move...
Colorado Supreme Court blocks ballot initiative defining ‘fees’
Michael Karlik
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Updated 21 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court blocked a proposed ballot initiative on Monday that would have required voter approval for new fees above a certain threshold, while also enshrining a definition of “fee” into the state constitution for the first time. Chief...
Colorado joins multi-state call to keep ICE away from polling locations
Jacob Mauk
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Updated 17 hours ago
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday that the state has formally requested written confirmation from the Department of Homeland Security that ICE agents will not be stationed at polling locations during the 2026 election cycle, according to a...
Colorado prostitution decriminalization bill shelved after sponsor says it lacks votes
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 7 hours ago
A bill that would have decriminalized prostitution in Colorado will not move forward this year after its sponsor said it lacks the votes to pass its first committee. Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, a Pueblo Democrat, said he will ask to postpone...
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