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Forcing union membership threatens climate, diversity priorities | PODIUM
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Brandon Berumen Combating climate change through ground-breaking renewable energy efforts and increasing Colorado’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion have been two major pillars of this legislative session. These vital goals – which I strongly support – are being put in jeopardy by legislation that needlessly would force Colorado workers and their employers into labor unions. Like…
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Woman arrested in fight over social distancing at Colorado Springs Walmart
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An argument over social distancing Friday led to a fistfight in a Colorado Springs Walmart between two women, one of whom was arrested for assault, police said. The fight started, police said, when one of the women complained that the other was not staying 6 feet away, the distance health experts recommend to keep from…
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Colorado Springs company selected to test potential COVID-19 vaccine
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A Colorado Springs company has been tapped to conduct a two-year test of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, according to Jill York, director of clinical trials at the Lynn Institute of The Rockies. The Lynn Health Science Institute of Colorado Springs announced Wednesday it was awarded the Moderna Phase III COVID-19 vaccine study, York said. The…
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Coffman plans border trip to view Trump’s ‘terrible mistake’
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Describing the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border as “a terrible mistake” by the Trump administration, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman tells 9News that he’s planning a trip to the border. The Aurora Republican also is calling on President Donald Trump to fire one of his senior advisors. “The president should fire Stephen Miller now,”…
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Truth Test: Walker Stapleton’s a ‘fourth-generation Coloradan’ from Connecticut
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Coloradans know that Colorado natives have a thing for other Colorado natives. You can argue it’s silly, and that nobody has a choice about who they were born to or where. Or, you can use it in your campaign for governor. Republican frontrunner Walker Stapleton is campaigning on the idea that he’s a “fourth-generation Coloradan.”…
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Can Colo.’s next governor deliver 100% renewable energy?
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Two of the Democratic candidates for governor are campaigning on a promise to make Colorado a state that runs on “100 percent renewable energy.” At least, that’s the version that fits on a bumper sticker. Turns out, there’s a lot of fine print to go with that promise. Democratic frontrunner Jared Polis and his fellow…
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9News Truth Test: Democrats’ race for governor gets dirtier despite pledge
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The Democrats running for governor pledged to run a clean and positive campaign, but that pledge seems to have gotten in the way of winning. Now the gloves are off. Jared Polis didn’t like the tone of an ad from a group called “Teachers for Kennedy,” which attacked him over his support of a pilot…
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Colorado communities ponder aging bans on pit bulls
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AURORA – Gregg Jones was 10 years old when he hopped the fence at his family’s Aurora home and landed in the thick of the never-ending debate over the most controversial dog breed in the region, and probably the country. Before he hit the ground, one of his family’s two pit bulls, a 3-year-old boy…
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Truth Test: Walker Stapleton oversells Trump bonafides
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Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton wants to be the next Republican governor of the Centennial State, and he’s running an ad boasting his conservative credentials. The 30-second television ad is called “Courage.” Stapleton tells viewers that he had the courage to fight against tax increases, single-payer healthcare and support President Donald Trump on tax reform. CLAIM:…
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Truth Test: So about Polis’ push for universal kindergarten …
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis cut an ad featuring his son arguing that child care is really expensive. If you aren’t sure how true that is, find a parent and ask. Polis is trying to sell you on the idea that he’s the guy to fix that. CLAIM: “I’m running on a platform of bringing…
