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Labor supply is the ‘biggest challenge’ facing the space industry

Apr 7, 2022

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JESSICA SNOUWAERT

Space company executives, educators and industry leaders convened at the Space Symposium Thursday to discuss what Brent Sherwood, senior vice president of Blue Origin, said is the “biggest challenge” facing the space industry: lack of workers. Join Gazette reporters Wayne Heilman, Dennis Huspeni, and Jessica Snouwaert for a recap of Thuraday’s events at the Space…
How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week

Dec 23, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This was a vote to pass H.R. 1 in the House. The Republican-controlled House gave final approval to the $1.5-trillion tax bill promoted by President Donald Trump as the biggest tax overhaul in 30 years. The bill slashes taxes for corporations and wealthy persons but gives only a…
Ken Buck salutes his district’s Congressional App Challenge winners Evan Hassman, Hunter Burley

Dec 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Erie High School students Evan Hassman and Hunter Burley are this year’s Congressional App Challenge winners for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Ken Buck announced Friday. The two won for “In Space, Out of Gas,” a role-playing game set in a perilous outer space environment. The national competition, sponsored by the Congressional Internet Caucus, challenged…
Technology grants to spur STEM learning in Colorado classrooms

Oct 25, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

From little acorns grow mighty oaks, so the saying goes. Colorado kids and their teachers have an opportunity to find those little acorns of technology through a grant program from CenturyLink that is currently accepting applications for 2018. The CenturyLink Teachers and Technology grant program awards $5,000 to teachers in public, private and charter schools…
State Sen. Rachel Zenzinger awarded fellowship to boost STEM education programs

Oct 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A multistate organization that advocates for STEM education programs in public schools has chosen state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, as a policy fellow for 2018. Zenzinger, a substitute teacher when she isn’t legislating, is one of six officials selected from among the 21 states that participate in the STEMx network, which aims to “transform education”…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell distributes campaign ‘newspaper’ to Colorado voters

Aug 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell is distributing a newspaper about his campaign this week, part of what a campaign spokesman describes as a multi-pronged approach to getting the Castle Rock entrepreneur and former state lawmaker in front of Colorado voters. Mitchell’s campaign printed “tens of thousands” of copies of the 16-page, tabloid-style publication, delivering them…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell launches radio ad campaign

Jul 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candiate Victor Mitchell is hitting the airwaves Friday with radio ads that portray him as an innovator prepared to tackle Colorado’s problems from the perspective of a successful businessman. The three ads, titled “Business Mind,” “Vocational” and “Regulation,” introduce Mitchell as “our kind of guy for governor” and include the candidate talking about…
Aguilar and Herod: What Colorado can do to support our immigrant communities

May 22, 2017

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Sen. Irene Aguilar

Measures brought before the Colorado General Assembly in this legislative session have shown that the contentious national debate on immigration has been jolting our state’s politics as well. As the federal government has shifted its policies to penalize so-called sanctuary cities and aggressively deport immigrants, we’ve seen conflicting bills introduced here on whether our state…
Via Chalkbeat: Now THIS is what you call a ‘citizen legislature’

May 5, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

States like Colorado make much of the fact that their elected lawmakers are really only part-timers; the pay is $30,000 plus per diem and mileage reimbursement. That’s for the four months the legislature is in session plus service on year-round committees and other responsibilities. It’s known as a “citizen legislature.” Some say the members are overworked and underpaid…
GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell calls for redirecting all higher ed spending to support STEM disciplines

Apr 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell on Thursday proposed redirecting all of Colorado’s higher education funding to support degrees in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and tripling the number of graduates in the fields. The entrepreneur and former state legislator also said state colleges and universities are “ripping our families off, they’re ripping…