Opponents working to repeal Colorado popular vote law
GRAND JUNCTION – The effort to repeal a new law aimed at giving Colorado’s presidential electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote is under way.
The Daily Sentinel reports that hundreds of people signed petitions at three locations in Grand Junction Saturday for a ballot proposal to repeal Colorado’s participation with 11 other states and the District of Columbia in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. They have pledged to pool their presidential votes for the winner of the national popular vote but the pact would only take effect after states with a collective 270 electoral votes join.
One of the repeal organizers, Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese, says about 125,000 valid signatures are needed to put the question on the ballot but the goal is to submit 200,000 by Aug. 1.
Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally
Makiya Seminera
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Updated 14 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
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Updated 10 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
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Updated 11 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
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Updated 12 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
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Updated 14 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 14 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 14 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 15 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 16 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 16 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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