illegal immigration
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Colorado lawmakers water down ‘construction defects’ bill; Regulators investigate Xcel’s preemptive power shutdown; Denver imposes hiring freeze to pay for immigration crisis | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is April 11, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A watered-down version of the Senate’s “construction defects” bill won preliminary approval on Wednesday after four hours of debate and over two weeks of delays, as bill sponsors worked with multiple amendments. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); With just a few provisions remaining from the…
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New Douglas County ordinance prohibits unscheduled immigrant bus drop-offs
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Douglas County commissioners unanimously voted to approve an ordinance this week that takes aim at Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws by prohibiting commercial vehicles from making unscheduled stops in unincorporated Douglas County to drop off immigrants. The new ordinance simultaneously targets so-called “sanctuary” cities and efforts lawmakers around the country have made to offload immigrants elsewhere. This…
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New Douglas County ordinance prohibits unscheduled immigrant bus drop-offs
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Douglas County commissioners unanimously voted to approve an ordinance this week that takes aim at Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws by prohibiting commercial vehicles from making unscheduled stops in unincorporated Douglas County to drop off immigrants. The new ordinance simultaneously targets so-called “sanctuary” cities and efforts lawmakers around the country have made to offload immigrants elsewhere. This…
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New Douglas County ordinance prohibits unscheduled immigrant bus drop-offs
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Douglas County commissioners unanimously voted to approve an ordinance this week that takes aim at Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws by prohibiting commercial vehicles from making unscheduled stops in unincorporated Douglas County to drop off immigrants. The new ordinance simultaneously targets so-called “sanctuary” cities and efforts lawmakers around the country have made to offload immigrants elsewhere. This…
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Boebert unveils first TV ad in 4th CD, GOP candidate alleges Dave Williams, Vickie Tonkins withheld delegate list, DougCo to challenge Colorado ‘sanctuary’ laws | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 19, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert hit the airwaves Monday with a TV ad touting Donald Trump’s backing in the first salvo of the Republican primary election in her new congressional district. “Lauren, you’re going to do fantastically in your district,” says Trump in the…
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Boebert unveils first TV ad in 4th CD, GOP candidate alleges Dave Williams, Vickie Tonkins withheld delegate list, DougCo to challenge Colorado ‘sanctuary’ laws | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 19, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert hit the airwaves Monday with a TV ad touting Donald Trump’s backing in the first salvo of the Republican primary election in her new congressional district. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); “Lauren, you’re going to do fantastically in your district,” says…
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Colorado legislators scramble to find dollars to deal with illegal immigration crisis, and here’s a list of 4th CD candidates | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 20, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado’s policymakers are looking for ways to help communities grappling with the costs of accommodating roughly 40,000 immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the past year. The Department of Public Safety is requesting nearly $10 million in supplemental funding for organizations that offer…
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Trump wins Iowa caucuses, DeSantis edges Haley; Denver mayor goes to DC to plead for action on illegal immigration | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 15, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that sent a resounding message that the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination is his to lose. Trump was on track to set…
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Q&A with Vera Ortegon | ‘… a strong work ethic and an unshakable religious belief’
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There are probably as many iterations of the American dream as there are people who have dreamt it. Among them is Vera Ortegon – Colorado politico, Colombian-born immigrant and devout Republican. A veteran of local elected office, a onetime candidate for lieutenant governor and currently the state’s Republican National Committee member, Ortegon has been around…
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Democrat Jared Polis launches site linking GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo with Donald Trump
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat running for governor of Colorado, on Thursday launched an attack tying Tom Tancredo to President Donald Trump, charging the GOP gubernatorial candidate and Trump are “ideologically one and the same” – but far from rejecting the attack, Tancredo fired back, calling Polis “just another whiny liberal elite.” “Stop Tom Tancredo…