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A bit of positive thinking for the holidays | SONDERMANN
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These days, some out-and-out positivity is perhaps out of character for me. I tend to view our politics and the world more broadly with considerable alarm. My morning routine most often consists of reading for a solid 60 or 90 minutes, all online, all news and commentary from a variety of publications. As this period…
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Academy freshmen know the rules better than Trump, and other beefs | BIDLACK
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I wanted to start this essay with a reference to my regular reader, but as it happens, he and his wife are overseas as I type these words. Their trip’s purpose is to scout possible retirement locations outside the United States, should the current imperial Trumpism continue beyond the coming election cycles. I personally am…
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Colorado food relief groups fear SNAP funding could be withheld amid federal dispute
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Colorado’s food relief organizations said they fear Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding would be withheld from the states, including Colorado, amid a dispute between the Trump administration and states that refuse to hand over certain data. The groups said food banks and similar groups won’t be able to survive with only state funding. At a…
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Trump pardons Tina Peters, but Colorado officials say he can’t reverse state convictions | TRAIL MIX
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President Donald Trump said late on Dec. 11 that he had issued a pardon for Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted of orchestrating a scheme to breach secure election equipment, though Colorado officials and legal experts immediately countered that the president’s broad pardon powers don’t extend to state-level crimes like those committed by…
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Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese competitors for supremacy. Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil…
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Trump says he has ‘pardoned’ Tina Peters
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is “pardoning” Tina Peters, though that won’t free the former Colorado elections administrator as she was convicted under state laws of a security breach of her office’s voting equipment. Trump’s pardon power does not extend to state crimes like those for which Peters was convicted last year and…
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Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen cheers President Trump signing into law 2 bipartisan bills she led
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President Donald Trump has signed into law two bills led by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen that address a pair of the Colorado Democrat’s signature issues —opioid addiction treatment and parents traveling by air with breast milk. Known as the SUPPORT Act and the BABES Act, respectively, the bipartisan bills passed the U.S. House and Senate…
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What are we doing in the Caribbean exactly? | SLOAN
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There is, perhaps oddly, a chance the Trump administration is acting with a degree of geopolitical and strategic prudence regarding the endeavors directed toward Venezuela, but you would not know it from the administration itself. There are several dimensions to this, more than what the White House, inexplicably, is letting on; but the main issue…
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Democrat Jena Griswold lands EMILYs List endorsement in Colorado attorney general race
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EMILYs List, a national organization that works to elect pro-choice, Democratic women, this week endorsed Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s bid for attorney general in next year’s election. The 41-year-old Griswold, who is term-limited, was the first Democrat elected secretary of state by Colorado voters in 60 years when she denied Republican Wayne Williams…
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Colorado secretary of state refuses to hand over election records to DOJ
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Colorado will not comply with the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to share certain voter information, Secretary of State Jena Griswold said on Wednesday. Federal authorities have sought voter data from more than two dozen states, framing it as part of an effort to ensure the security of elections. “The DOJ can take a hike;…
