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35 people become U.S. citizens during naturalization ceremony in Greeley: Independence Day celebration
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Thirty five people were welcomed as U.S. citizens on Friday in Greeley just ahead of Independence Day. The newest citizens reside in northern Colorado and come from 12 different countries including Burma, Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Somalia, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.…
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State Supreme Court to scrutinize trial of man found responsible for 1991 double killing
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Although Timothy John Kennedy reportedly had no motive, left no conclusive DNA evidence at the crime scene, and could point to another suspect who was indisputably hatching a murder plot, an El Paso County jury convicted Kennedy in 2014 for an execution-style double homicide. But that trial, which took place after a judge overturned a…
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US-Canada NAFTA talks to resume Tuesday
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U.S. and Canadian negotiators will meet in Washington Tuesday to resume talks regarding fitting President Trump’s trade deal with Mexico into the North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, a week earlier than previously indicated, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Monday. Canada and Mexico rank as Colorado’s two…
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Trump says he’ll end NAFTA; strikes deal with Mexico alone
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President Donald Trump announced Monday he would end the North American Free Trade Agreement, adding that he has struck a new trade deal with Mexico. But where that leaves Canada, the third partner in NAFTA and Colorado’s top market for beef exports, is up in the air. In an announcement from the White House Monday,…
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Stapleton to ag community: I’ll stand up for you with Trump administration
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State treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton hosted a roundtable Thursday for representatives of the agriculture community on trade and tariffs – a session that was closed to reporters. The forum, hosted at the Colorado Farm Bureau’s headquarters in Centennial, included Stapleton and three Republican members of the General Assembly: his lieutenant governor running…
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‘America first’ crusade will backfire big time on Colorado agriculture
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I live in western Colorado, which is “Trump Country.” My community-which overwhelmingly voted for Trump by a 3:1 ratio – strongly resembles many of the other rural, working-class, predominantly-white communities that carried President Donald Trump to Pennsylvania Avenue in 2016. The message of “America First”, which strongly resonates with this exuberant base of voters, serves…
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NAFTA withdrawal could cost Colorado billions, business group says
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A recent study of the impact on the potential U.S. withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reported Colorado could lose $2.1 billion in business and tens of thousands of jobs. An analysis last November from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found similar economic impacts. The economic analysis came from the Business Roundtable,…
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Trump tells Congressional Dems: no DACA without a border wall
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President Donald Trump Friday morning sent a message to Congressional Democrats: don’t even think about asking for federal authorization of DACA unless you’re also willing to pay for the border wall and a host of other immigration changes. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was initially authorized by a 2012 executive order from then-President…
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NAFTA withdrawal could cost Colorado $2 billion in exports, US Chamber claims
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a report Friday that looked at which states would be hardest hit if the United States withdraws from the three-nation North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Chamber has focused most on the hit to American agriculture, should President Trump follow through on his threat to renegotiate or even withdraw from the…
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Nerves over NAFTA dominate meeting of ag officials from three nations
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Heightened border security between the United States and Mexico wouldn’t just impact the flow of human traffic across the two nation’s borders; it also could affect the flow of perishable fruits and vegetables from Mexico into the United States and Canada, especially with the winter months coming. That’s among concerns expressed by agricultural officials from…
