Author: Joey Bunch
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WATCH: Colorado congressional members honor Boulder shooting victims
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse led a moment of silence on the House floor Wednesday to honor the 10 people shot to death in a King Soopers in Boulder on March 22. Most of those killed were from his district. “There are almost no words to express how the Boulder community is feeling in the wake…
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COLORADO REACTS | Politicos on the verdict of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
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As the verdict came down in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, the news rippled in the Rockies on Tuesday afternoon. Late in the afternoon, Gov. Jared Polis spoke up. “Less than a year ago, the world watched in horror as George Floyd’s life was taken from him,” Polis said in…
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Rampart High in Colorado Springs produces top competitors in world affairs
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Four students from Rampart High School proved their knowledge of national security issues Saturday, ranking third out of 100 teams in a national competition. Peyton Smith, Arez Khidr, Rohan Gohil and Atharva Vispute competed online in Academic World Quest. Leaders of the World Affairs Councils nationwide picked the multiple choice questions. The Colorado Springs chapter…
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INSIGHTS | GOP takes a new and improved direction with women in charge
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My colleague and pal Ernest Luning had another great Trail Mix column a couple of weeks ago after Republicans seated their new leadership, three women in charge for the first time in the state party’s history. That’s remarkable piece of news that didn’t get enough attention in the crowded news cycle. Republicans are fighting for their…
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Researchers peer into the deep debts of Colorado unemployment aid
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The Common Sense Institute released an analysis Thursday that examines the strain even a minor recession put on the Colorado Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. The Denver-based think tank said historic demand and “prevailing financial instability” of the state unemployment insurance fund meant the money ran out quickly and slipped into the red. As of April…
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Legislative aid helps keep tuition flat at Colorado’s community colleges
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The cost of community college will remain the same in Colorado, after the state system’s governing board voted Wednesday to keep tuition flat the upcoming school year. In a statement, the Colorado Community College System said the decision was made in the face of rising costs and declining enrollment. “The pandemic has hit our students particularly…
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Tony Exum Jr. to headline telethon to fight Denver gun violence
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In music circles, he’s known as an all-purpose jazz man: saxophonist, composer, producer and radio host, who has backed up some of the biggest names in entertainment. In Colorado political circles, he’s the son of the state Rep. Tony Exum Sr., the lawmaker and retired fire fighter from Colorado Springs. Tony Exum Jr. is expected…
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Neguse, Buck introduce bill to make Amache incarceration camp a national park
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U.S. Reps. Joe Neguse and Ken Buck will try to bring a new national park to southeast Colorado to the site where more than 7,000 Japanese Americans were held during World War II. Neguse, a Democrat from Lafayette, and Buck, a Republican from Windsor, introduced the bill Wednesday. The 600-acre Amache incarceration site lies in…
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Ken Salazar rumored to be up for ambassador to Mexico
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Colorado Democratic icon Ken Salazar may have another chapter in his storied career, if well-traveled rumors out of Washington pan out. The Biden administration is considering the former senator from Colorado (and Obama Cabinet member) Ken Salazar as ambassador to Mexico, according to Axios national reporter Hans Nichols, co-author of the weekly Sneak Peek newsletter.…
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Alvina Vasquez named to Western Colorado University trustees
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Gov. Jared Polis has appointed well-known Denver politico Alvina Maria Vasquez to the Western Colorado University Board of Trustees, the school said Tuesday. Vasquez was the political director on the governor’s 2018 core campaign team, building his network of key leaders and supporters. Vasquez is the founder and president of strategy and public relations firm…
