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Veteran tax relief bills from Colorado Springs lawmakers killed in committee | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS
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Two bills to provide tax relief for veterans sponsored by Colorado Springs Republicans were killed in committee on Thursday – the day before the state legislature celebrated Military and Veterans Appreciation Day. Senate Bill 106, sponsored by Sen. Bob Gardner and Rep. Mary Bradfield, would have made permanent the military retirement benefits tax deduction, which…
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State lawmakers honor Colorado Springs resident Donald Stratton on Military Appreciation Day
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The Colorado General Assembly had the rare privilege Friday to honor Donald Stratton of Colorado Springs, a survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on the USS Arizona. Seaman First Class Stratton was at his battle station on the Arizona during “The Day That Will Live in Infamy,” the words President Franklin Roosevelt used to describe…
