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10th Circuit skeptical of anti-vax challenge to military’s COVID-19 policy
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Two former military personnel ran into a chilly reception at the federal appeals court based in Denver on Friday, with judges calling into question not only whether the plaintiffs had the ability to sue over the government’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, but also if the plaintiffs were even speaking factually about the vaccines. During oral arguments…
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With Democrats’ continued control of U.S. Senate, Colorado judicial nominations appear on track
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With Democrats retaining at least 50 seats in the U.S. Senate heading into the new Congress, judicial nominations for the federal courts based in Colorado will likely continue to be filled in a timely fashion. “I have no reason to believe that there will be any hiccups with any of those vacancies,” said John P. Collins…
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Raymond Moore announces retirement, creating judicial vacancy for Biden
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U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore has announced his intention to retire from active service on Colorado’s federal trial court, creating another judicial vacancy for President Joe Biden to fill. Moore, a 2013 appointee of Barack Obama, will take a form of retirement known as senior status on June 20, 2023. As a senior…
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Biden to suspend tariffs on Asian solar panels following outcry over federal probe
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The White House on Monday announced plans to suspend tariffs on solar panels imported from four Asian countries suspected of serving as proxies for China to evade trade sanctions imposed by the Obama administration on Chinese solar imports as far back as 2012. The import of solar panels from Asia by American businesses came to…
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Polis opposes proposed charter school federal grant changes
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has publicly and loudly opposed proposed changes to federal rules that could make it harder for charter schools to get start-up grants. Polis, a Democrat who founded a charter network in Colorado in 2004, wrote a three-page letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona earlier this month listing several concerns. Polis’…
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Democrat Jena Griswold raises $850K for reelection as secretary of state, smashing Colorado records
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold raised more than $850,000 for her reelection bid during the first fundraising period of 2022, the Democrat’s campaign told Colorado Politics on Friday. The sum dwarfs receipts reported in any previous quarter by down-ballot, statewide Colorado candidates, including candidates for attorney general, secretary of state or state treasurer. Her…
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Polis presses Biden for COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5, criticizes FDA’s ‘lack of action’
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to get a vaccine deployed to children under 5, criticizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its “lack of action and urgency.” In his letter, Polis noted that Colorado is home to a quarter-million children under 5 who remain at risk of contracting the virus. The…
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Colorado House committee OKs election integrity bill after dueling testimonies from Peters, Griswold
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A state House committee on Monday approved legislation to tighten security controls around elections and in county clerks’ offices following dueling testimonies from Colorado’s leading candidates for secretary of state. The House State, Civic, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee approved, on a party-line vote, Senate Bill 153, which sponsors say is a response to alleged security breaches in…
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Weiser joins AGs calling for Senate to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is among two dozen state attorneys general who endorsed President Biden’s nominee to serve on the Supreme Court, calling Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “a highly qualified legal mind, who has been at the forefront of the legal field for decades” and will be the first Black woman to sit on…
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Lauren Boebert ripped by Jason Crow for State of the Union outburst: ‘Certainly a stain on her’
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert drew sharp criticism from a fellow member of Colorado’s congressional delegation Tuesday night after the Silt Republican heckled President Joe Biden during the State of the Union address when he was talking about the death of his son. Speaking to reporters after the speech, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Centennial Democrat and…
