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Attorney General files lawsuit to block Space Command move
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday he is seeking a court order to block Space Command from moving to Alabama from Colorado Springs. The decision to pursue legal action, arguing that President Donald Trump’s decision is unconstitutional, concerned the Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC and Colorado Springs Republican Congressman Jeff Crank, while the state’s…
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Combat veteran, author Matt Cavanaugh launches independent challenge to Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD
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Army combat veteran and author Matt Cavanaugh on Tuesday launched an independent bid to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, predicting that its voters are hungry for an alternative to what he termed the “broken two-party system.” “I’m as unhappy with this same old, broken Washington as everybody else…
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Alabama lawmaker tries to push Air Force on Space Command decision
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An Alabama lawmaker is pressing the Air Force for answers on a future permanent home for Space Command and proposing to cut the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force’s travel budget until they are provided. The command oversees military deterrence and defense in space and has been at the center of a political…
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House Armed Services Committee launches investigation into Space Command delay, plans for building changing
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The House Armed Services Committee is launching an investigation into the delay around a decision on a permanent home for Space Command and changes to the requirements for a future headquarters. The permanent home of Space Command, currently in Colorado Springs, has been a contested issue for two years since President Donald Trump announced it…
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Keep Space Command in Colorado, nearly 100 state leaders urge Biden
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With the final location of U.S. Space Command still undecided after more than two years of debate, dozens of Colorado leaders renewed their plea for the headquarters to remain in the state. In a letter sent to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, 94 local politicians, business leaders and military personnel argued that the command should…
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Lawmakers applaud Colorado’s military intelligence gathering amid Ukraine invasion
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Two federal lawmakers and intelligence committee members highlighted the important role some Colorado military installations are providing by gathering and sharing information among friends as Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its ninth day. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Denver, and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat who chairs of the U.S. Senate Select Committee…
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El Paso County, city of Colorado Springs spend on federal lobbyists to keep Space Command
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El Paso County is boosting spending this year on federal lobbying focused on keeping U.S. Space Command from moving to Huntsville, Ala. in 2026. The county spent about $33,000 on a partial year of federal lobbying to retain the command last year and voted Tuesday to spend $50,400 this year as part of an annual…
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Role of new Space Command clarified, but permanent site still undecided
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the name spelling for El Paso County commissioner Longinos Gonzalez Jr. America’s new command for space was introduced to Colorado Springs on Monday in a packed Peterson Air Force Base hangar filled with military brass and local politicians vying to keep the unit in town. U.S.…
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Pentagon probing secret Space Command spy satellite program
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Investigators will examine whether a secretive spy satellite program designed to snoop on other satellites in geosynchronous orbit is being properly managed, the Pentagon’s Inspector General announced on Wednesday. The probe into Air Force Space Command’s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program will determine if the program meets “quality assurance standards.” “In addition, we will determine…
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US Space Command gets start in Colorado Springs with local general in charge
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COLORADO SPRINGS – The new U.S. Space Command will, at least for now, call Colorado Springs home and Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond will lead it while keeping his title as boss of Air Force Space Command. President Donald Trump announced the general’s nomination Tuesday morning to be “Commander, United States Space Command, and Commander, Air…
