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Lamborn, Neguse propose bill to allow schools to divert Covid-19 funds to combat student fentanyl use
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Saying the death of children from fentanyl overdoses in schools is “absolutely unacceptable,” U.S. Reps. Doug Lamborn and Joe Neguse introduced legislation aimed at allowing schools more flexibility to combat the fentanyl crisis by allocating federal COVID-19 relief funds for the purchase of drug overdose- reversing medicines. “The fact that children are dying from fentanyl…
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Republican US Rep. Doug Lamborn qualifies for June primary ballot in bid for 9th term
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has qualified for the Republican ballot in the 5th Congressional District after turning in a sufficient number of petition signatures, state officials said Wednesday, making the eight-term incumbent the first congressional candidate to secure a spot in Colorado’s June primary election. “We had way more names than we actually needed,” Lamborn…
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State Rep. Dave Williams declares he’s challenging Doug Lamborn in GOP primary
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State Rep. Dave Williams, one of the most outspoken Republicans in the Colorado General Assembly, announced Tuesday that he’s challenging eight-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in next year’s GOP primary. In a combative email to supporters, Williams says he’s running, in part, because of his “disgust over the corrupt actions of incumbent Doug Lamborn that…
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House passes national defense bill without Lamborn provision to delay Space Command move out of Colorado
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Congressional negotiators on Tuesday dropped a provision from the annual defense bill that would have postponed any work toward moving U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, pending completion of two investigations into the decision. Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees agreed on a final version of the $768 billion National…
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Lamborn: $8M for space center at Peterson AFB could be diverted to build border wall
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About $8 million for a project at Peterson Air Force Base could be diverted to build President Donald Trump’s border wall that Congress has refused to appropriate money for. The money intended for Peterson is part of the $3.6 billion the Trump administration is taking from Pentagon construction budgets to build a wall along part…
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NY congressman charged with insider trading; Lamborn had invested in company
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NEW YORK – Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins of western New York state was arrested Wednesday on charges he fed inside information he gleaned from sitting on the board of a biotechnology company to his son, helping themselves and others dodge hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses when bad news came out. U.S. Rep.…
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4 GOP challengers for CD5 blast Doug Lamborn for absence
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WOODLAND PARK – Candidates vying for U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s seat pledged their allegiance Thursday night to President Donald Trump, recommended closing the U.S. Department of Education and called for the incumbent to be voted out of office. Lamborn didn’t defend his position during the first and only debate for Republican and unaffiliated voters before…
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Lamborn stays on primary ballot after courts deny last-ditch appeals
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After a pair of lawsuits finally finished working their way through state and federal courts on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has found himself back where he was a month ago: On the June primary ballot, running for a seventh term. Those lawsuits yielded a mountain of documents, a blizzard of insults, as many close…
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Can a write-in win? Never say never
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With the Colorado Supreme Court having thrown a body block at U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s bid for a seventh term, one of the Colorado Springs Republicans’ options is to run as a write-in candidate in November. The high court ruled Monday that the 5th district congressman didn’t gather enough valid petition signatures to qualify for…
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CoPo Best of the Week: #MeToo wave, politics on stage and more
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Good morning. Here’s our recap of some of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff. Many of our best stories are available only to paid subscribers. Subscribers also get access to our weekly magazine. (Not a subscriber yet? CLICK HERE to join us.) > Colo. Supreme Court will review ballot challenge…
