Author: Mary Shinn
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Government shutdown could trigger furloughs in Colorado Springs, close Rocky Mountain National Park
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A looming government shutdown could leave tens of thousands of employees in Colorado Springs without a paycheck and close many government services. A funding bill requires 60 votes to be adopted in the Senate. Senate Republicans only have a three-seat net majority, which means it cannot pass if only the 53 Republicans in the Senate vote for…
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Crow joins call for limiting Trump’s war powers after third missile strike
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After the U.S. launched a third missile strike against an alleged drug trafficking vessel Friday, Colorado Democratic Rep. Jason Crow joined Senate Democrats on Monday in a call to end military action against cartels without congressional approval. “The illegal flow of drugs into the U.S. is a huge problem. But President Trump does not have…
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Colorado Springs to lose Army Reserve helicopter units as brigades shutter nationally
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The Army Reserve expects to divest all of its helicopters and associated units over the next year, including a brigade headquarters and one of its companies in Colorado Springs. Fort Carson-based Col. Adam Stanley, commander of the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, said the deactivation of two brigades is a reflection of the hard decisions…
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Trump: Colorado’s mail-in voting system ‘a big factor’ in decision to move Space Command to Alabama
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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Alabama, citing Colorado’s mail-in elections as playing a role in the decision. Space Command protects the country’s interests in space, and its headquarters employs 1,700 troops across the service branches. It is separate from the Space Force, the youngest military service…
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El Paso County judge allows more homes in Hay Creek Valley along dead-end road
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An El Paso County judge has ruled additional houses can be built north of the Air Force Academy in Hay Creek Valley, siding against a resident who had tried to hold the county to its own rule that limits development on dead-end roads. The dead-end road in question, Hay Creek, is the only way into…
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Space Force general in charge of new Golden Dome will rely on existing technology
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The Space Force general tasked with leading the effort to build the new missile defense system known as Golden Dome spoke to a global audience this week about how he will tackle the enormous challenge. On his second day in charge of the project, Gen. Michael Guetlein spoke during Innovate Space: Global Economic Summit, in…
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New vision for VA is taking shape amid hopes, uncertainty, staff reductions
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The Trump administration’s final vision for a remade Department of Veterans Affairs is still coming into focus, but as staffing and budget bombs continue to drop, some employees and veterans are relieved, while others are fearful for the future. Plans announced earlier this year to downsize the VA’s workforce by about 80,000 jobs were rolled…
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Colorado Springs City Council, Mayor Mobolade at odds over marijuana tax revenues
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The Colorado Springs City Council and Mayor Yemi Mobolade are at odds over the power to pick who will receive the tax revenues from recreational marijuana sales. Voters laid out the broad framework for marijuana tax revenues in 2022, requiring potentially millions to fund post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans, mental health service and public safety services.…
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Researchers study forever chemical removal at Peterson Space Force Base
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A team from the Colorado School of Mines is leading research at Peterson Space Force Base this summer to evaluate technologies that remove forever chemicals from sediment. For years, forever chemicals from firefighting foam at the former Air Force base contaminated the groundwater under Fountain, Security and Widefield, prompting all three communities to install water…
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Bipartisan bill would bolster care for military members with traumatic brain injuries
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Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday aimed at improving care for active-duty service members with traumatic brain injury. U.S. Reps. Jason Crow, D-Aurora, and Jeff Crank, R-Colorado Springs, worked together on the bill that would create a working group to study strategies for treating traumatic brain injuries through digital health technologies and recommend an investment…
