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Biden nominates Kato Crews for federal judgeship
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The Biden administration has chosen U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews to fill an upcoming vacancy on Colorado’s federal trial court, the president’s fifth nominee to the court in just two years. Crews has been a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court since 2018. Although magistrate judges tend to focus on preliminary and administrative…
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Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough: ‘This isn’t a stepping stone for me’
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Kelly Brough is no stranger to firsts. She’s been the “first” at least three times in her life, and there’s potential for a fourth. She’s one of 17 people, and five women, vying to be Denver’s 46th mayor. Each time she became the “first” – first on-call snowplow driver at Stapleton Airport, first female head of…
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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advances Gordon Gallagher nomination
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 14-7 to advance the nomination of Gordon P. Gallagher to be a federal trial judge for Colorado, which would make him the Biden administration’s fourth appointee in two years to the U.S. District Court if confirmed. Gallagher, who is currently a part-time U.S. magistrate judge and defense attorney, would…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper seek additional funding for Arkansas Valley Conduit
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While the federal government has kept the money flowing to the Arkansas Valley Conduit in southeastern Colorado, there’s more to be had, according to Colorado’s two Democratic senators. U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to the commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Camille Touton, seeking additional dollars from either the recent…
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2 more names added to Denver’s deep mayoral candidate pool
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Two more Denverites have added their names to the pool of mayoral candidates: Robert Treta and Abass Yaya Bamba. This brings the total number of candidates to 24, more than the previous two elections combined according to city records. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock is term limited after serving almost three terms, and 12 years…
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Hickenlooper’s bill to reduce space junk unanimously passes Senate
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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill co-sponsored by Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper that seeks to clear dangerous debris in Earth’s orbit. The bill, called the Orbital Sustainability Act, would create a program to research, develop and demonstrate technologies to safely remove debris and to create a new market for these services. The…
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Colorado senators, congressman urge FAA to address noise complaints at Centennial Airport
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U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow asked the the Federal Aviation Administration in a letter Wednesday to address noise complaints at the Centennial Airport. In May of 2021, two small planes crashed mid-air over Cherry Creek State Park while attempting to land at the Centennial Airport in Arapahoe County. Though no…
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‘An American success story’: Nina Wang formally sworn in as history-making federal judge
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Colorado’s newest federal judge, Nina Y. Wang, has a quote taped on her courtroom bench from the memoir of American lawyer and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson. “I’ve come to believe that the true measure of our commitment to justice, the character of our society, our commitment to the rule of law, fairness, and equality cannot…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper call for increased employee pay in Colorado Supermax prison
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Colorado U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to federal officials Monday, urging them to address understaffing and poor working conditions in the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence. FCC Florence – the nation’s only federal Supermax prison – has been short staffed for more than a year and is currently short by…