On heels of federal shutdown, TSA announces ‘fast track’ recruitment at Denver airport
Less than a week after the U.S. government temporarily reopened after a 35-day partial shutdown, the Transportation Security Administration announced it is aggressively recruiting security officers at Denver International Airport ahead of the “busy summer travel period.”
Those interested in becoming a transportation security officer at DIA — full-time or part-time — are invited to attend “fast track” recruitment events on Feb. 9.
Those interested in becoming a transportation security officer at DIA — full-time or part-time — are invited to attend “fast track” recruitment events on Feb. 9.
During the partial shutdown, which began on Dec. 22, TSA’s 51,000 officers were among the 420,000 federal employees deemed essential and ordered to work without pay.
Inflation held steady last month, but that was before the attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring
Christopher Rugaber
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KANSAS CITY (AP) — Inflation remained stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose, but it’s a snapshot of consumer prices before a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring. Consumer prices rose 2.4% in February compared with a...
Three cargo ships damaged by ‘projectiles’ in Strait of Hormuz
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner
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Three cargo ships were damaged by unspecified “projectiles” while navigating the Strait of Hormuz, jeopardizing President Donald Trump’s goal of preserving the shipping lane’s safety. The strait was de facto closed the morning hostilities began on Feb. 28, with announcements...
Trump calls on Thune to be a ‘leader’ and get the votes for the SAVE America Act
NAOMI LIM Washington Examiner
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President Donald Trump increased pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to pass the SAVE America Act, imploring him to be a “leader” after he expressed concerns that there is not enough support for the measure in his chamber....
The ‘talking filibuster,’ explained
Molly Parks, Washington Examiner
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Senate Republicans have for weeks been debating the use of the “talking filibuster” to guarantee the passage of the SAVE America Act in the upper chamber, after President Donald Trump called the legislation his “No. 1” priority. The bill, which...
Colorado Gov. Polis joins coalition of governors urging Congress to reject Trump tariffs
Marissa Ventrelli
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has joined 18 other governors in writing a letter to members of Congress, urging them to reject President Donald Trump’s efforts to codify tariffs that the Supreme Court recently invalidated. “Governors across the country are witnessing...
Department of Agriculture warns of packages holding potentially invasive seeds
Michael Braithwaite
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Spring planting is around the corner, and the Colorado Department of Agriculture wants residents to know where their seeds are coming from. Officials with the department warned Tuesday that they received reports of unsolicited packages containing plant seeds mailed internationally...
29th Beaux Arts Ball revives the fun, and fashions, of a 1950s sock hop | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH Denver News: The dress code: black-tie with 1950s flair, where the cool cats were decked out in bobby sox and saddle shoes, cinched-waist cocktail dresses and pompadour hairdos. The cocktail hour nibbles: Soda shop favorites like hamburger sliders, French fries, miniature hot dogs dressed with mustard or catsup, and bowls of flavored popcorn. Osso buco...
Senate Bill 22 critical to keeping energy costs affordable, power reliable | PODIUM
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By Brian Wortinger I love Colorado’s outdoors. I’m an avid skier and hiker and my happiest days are spent deep in the mountains with no one around for miles. I want to protect that environment as much as anyone along...
Swipe-fee ban a giveaway to big boxes, mega-chains | IN RESPONSE
Colorado Politics
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By Jenifer Waller Four Colorado lawmakers recently published an op-ed in Colorado Politics calling for legislation to prohibit interchange fees on the sales tax portion of credit and debit card transactions (“Why Colorado should stop charging swipe fees on sales...
Leveling the playing field —why Colorado must fight fire with fire on redistricting | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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By Curtis Hubbard So Dick Wadhams suddenly cares about mid-decade redistricting — hyperventilating about efforts to “hijack Colorado’s congressional map” and calling those of us involved with the effort “amazingly naive.” Where was his outrage last year when President Donald...