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Raymond Moore announces retirement, creating judicial vacancy for Biden
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U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore has announced his intention to retire from active service on Colorado’s federal trial court, creating another judicial vacancy for President Joe Biden to fill. Moore, a 2013 appointee of Barack Obama, will take a form of retirement known as senior status on June 20, 2023. As a senior…
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COVER STORY: 10 milestones that shaped Colorado’s modern political world
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It’s been 50 years since Colorado turned the page on the post-War period and plunged into the state’s modern political era as a new generation of leaders took the stage to grapple with challenges confronting the rapidly changing state. Known as a politically balanced state for most of its history – long before TV newscasters…
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Federal judge in Colorado announces retirement, creating fourth trial court vacancy for Biden
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William J. Martínez, a judge on Colorado’s U.S. District Court, announced that he will step down as an active judge effective Feb. 10, 2023. Martínez, who is 68 this year, was an appointee of President Barack Obama, and has served since December 2010. He has opted to take a form of retirement known as senior status,…
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Federal judge declines to intervene in Biden minimum wage rule for seasonal river guides
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A federal judge in Colorado refused to block a Biden administration regulation increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors, including seasonal river guides who operate on public land. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer rejected a request from Arkansas Valley Adventures’ owner, Duke Bradford, to declare that President Joe Biden exceeded his authority.…
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Colorado judge hears request to block Biden’s wage rule for outdoor recreation workers
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A federal judge in Colorado will decide whether President Joe Biden exceeded his authority by requiring outdoor recreation companies that operate on federal land to pay their workers a minimum wage of $15 per hour plus overtime. Duke Bradford, owner of Arkansas Valley Adventures, and the Colorado River Outfitters Association are asking U.S. District Court Chief…
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INSIGHTS | Crime, justice and cost are mounted on victims
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A great deal of energy and political capital is spent at the Colorado Capitol on criminal justice reform, which is not a bad thing, except when it leaves victims out of the equation. We have to remember that criminals aren’t where they are for praying too loudly in church. At the same time, justice must…
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Presidents club assembles for Bush funeral, Trump on fringes
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WASHINGTON – The nation’s most exclusive fraternity – the presidents club – assembled Wednesday to mourn George H.W. Bush, putting on public display its uneasy relationship with the current occupant of the Oval Office. The uncomfortable reunion brought President Donald Trump together in the same pew with past White House residents who have given him…
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Democratic National Convention in Denver: A look back 10 years later
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A decade ago, Denver stood in the national spotlight as never before. Tens of thousands of visitors and hordes of media representatives flooded the city as it hosted a four-day political extravaganza that helped propel a young Illinois senator to the White House. The 2008 Democratic National Convention, Aug. 25-28, pushed Denver into the big…
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Denver think tank: DACA improves public health
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DENVER – A left-leaning research and policy group has a new argument to support the Dreamers: It’s good for public health. The Center for Health Progress released the four-page white paper Thursday, days after President Trump declared the end to the possibility that he might renew President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. There…
