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DeSantis signs new Florida congressional map that could net the GOP four seats into law
Molly Parks, Washington Examiner
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Updated 33 minutes ago
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has signed Florida’s new congressional map into law that could net Republicans four new seats in the state’s congressional delegation. “Signed, Sealed, and Delivered,” DeSantis wrote on X with the new congressional map underneath. DeSantis championed...
Colorado approves $13 million for 48 water projects amid statewide drought
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 2 hours ago
The Colorado Water Conservation Board recently approved an additional $13 million in funding for 48 projects through its Water Plan Grant and Water Supply Reserve Fund Programs for drought and wildfire-impacted communities. To date, the board has allocated more than...
Rubio to visit Vatican in wake of Trump and Pope Leo spat
Molly Parks, Washington Examiner
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Updated 39 minutes ago
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will head to Rome and Vatican City on Wednesday to speak with leaders for bilateral talks, the State Department announced. “Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome, Italy May 6-8 to advance bilateral...
Colorado justices confirm water-related enterprises may condemn private property
Michael Karlik
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Updated 2 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court confirmed on Monday that water-related enterprises have the legal authority to exercise the governmental power of eminent domain over private property. An enterprise is a government-owned business that provides fee-based services. In 1993, lawmakers authorized the...
Judge’s students create AI apps, solicitors general gather for group discussion | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
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Updated 3 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A federal judge’s law students created artificial intelligence-powered apps to address access-to-justice issues, plus half a dozen current and former solicitors general of Colorado spoke...
Samuel Alito halts appeals court ruling blocking mail-order abortion pills
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Updated 42 minutes ago
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito temporarily blocked on Monday an appeals court’s ruling that barred abortion pills from being sold online and transported to patients via mail. A pair of drugmakers who offer mifepristone, the abortion pill at the center...
European leaders see Trump’s troop drawdown from Germany as new proof they must go it alone
Lorne Cook
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Updated 5 hours ago
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — European leaders on Monday said that President Donald Trump’s snap decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is a fresh sign that Europe must take care of its...
Colorado needs another Bill Owens — who kept up our roads | Dick Wadhams
Dick Wadhams
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Updated 3 days ago
By Dick Wadhams The silence is deafening within the Democratic primary for governor on the need to build and improve roads in Colorado after 20 years of neglect. The Democratic contestants, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser,...
If we want to save the chicken, we have to save ranching | Rachel Gabel
Rachel Gabel
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Updated 3 days ago
In southeastern Colorado, a slew of green energy projects are being planned — some in partnership with landowners and some despite landowners. At the same time, the lesser prairie chicken is dominating many of my conversations as of late, due...
Trump says the US will ‘guide’ stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
Melanie Lidman
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Updated 17 hours ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States will launch an effort on Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, giving few details about what could be a sweeping attempt to...