Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announces flyer protection partnership in Denver visit
Alongside Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in Denver International Airport, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new partnership between 25 states and the Dept. of Transportation to help better protect passengers from airline abuses such as late or partial refunds for cancellation, mistreatment of wheelchairs and other offenses.
Supreme Court to hear arguments on ending legal protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
Associated Press
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Updated 13 minutes ago
The Supreme Court will weigh arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster. Haitians and Syrians were among those from 17 countries with Temporary Protected Status, which allows migrants already...
Hegseth will go before Congress for the first time since the Iran war started
Stephen Groves
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Updated 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face questioning from lawmakers Wednesday for the first time since the Trump administration went to war with Iran, a decision that Democrats say has led to a costly conflict of choice waged...
Proposal exempting some IT equipment from Colorado’s ‘right to repair’ law fails
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 4 hours ago
A bill proposing an exemption to Colorado’s “right to repair” laws for “critical infrastructure” failed to pass its first committee in the House after clearing the Senate. Senate Bill 090 would have exempted information technology equipment considered “critical infrastructure” —...
Don’t upend Colorado’s ‘healthy balance’ on stream access | PODIUM
Colorado Politics
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By Ashley House “The horizon is a perfect line between sky and water.” I heard this line of dialogue waft through my parents’ living room recently as they tuned into one of the newest Taylor Sheridan TV dramas, “The Madison.” As...
Colorado can’t fall behind on refocusing nutrition assistance | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 12 hours ago
By Travis Couture-Lovelady Nutrition assistance should be a safety net — not a source of chronic illness. That was the mindset behind Colorado and 21 other states pursuing waivers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the purchase of...
Homeschool enrichment programs serve vital and cost-effective role | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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By Richelle McKim The Colorado state legislature is considering the introduction of a measure to strip funding from homeschool enrichment (HSE) programs, which are one of the most cost-effective and impactful educational tools the state currently has to offer. If...
Colorado’s leaders must pass No Kings Act to rein in out-of-control federal officials | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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By Ariane Frosh In July of 2021, Pikes Peak area activists organized a housing rights march to bring awareness to the region’s increasing unaffordability. Lying in wait, however, was the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD); they had been spying on...
Colorado GOP request to block unaffiliated voters from receiving Republican primary ballots denied by judge
Ernest Luning
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Updated 16 hours ago
A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Colorado Republican Party’s request for an emergency injunction barring unaffiliated voters from participating in the state’s upcoming Republican primary election. U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer said that preventing unaffiliated voters from...
Aurora not liable for suspended officer’s attack on woman, federal court rules
Michael Karlik
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Updated 17 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Monday that the city of Aurora cannot be held liable for an officer’s attack on a woman while he was serving a suspension for shooting a different person. Wyoma Martinez filed suit against...
Colorado’s unprecedented AI law can’t be enforced yet, judge rules
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 14 hours ago
A federal judge on Monday issued a delay in enforcing Colorado’s artificial intelligence law, touted by backers as a tool to protect consumers and residents from algorithmic discrimination but which critics called heavy-handed and unworkable. The lawsuit against Senate Bill...