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Rep. Jason Crow says US ‘is in this to win it’ after visiting Zelensky in Ukraine
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U.S. Rep. Jason Crow joined a congressional delegation Saturday on an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, where the lawmakers met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss continued U.S. economic, humanitarian and military support for the country as Russia stepped up its ongoing assault in Ukraine’s eastern regions and along its southern coast. “Our delegation…
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Advocates diametrically disagree on imprisonment’s role in response to fentanyl crisis
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Fighting through tears, Jessica Chavez recounted before a panel of Colorado lawmakers how her daughter, Yesenia, fatally overdosed in July after taking a fentanyl pill she thought was Percocet. Before her death, Yesi, as her friends called her, had texted her family’s pastor, Chavez told lawmakers. The 21-year-old told him that she wanted “to do…
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Colorado’s job recovery lags behind neighboring states
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While Colorado has out-performed the majority of states, it lags behind its neighbors in recovering jobs lost during the pandemic. Four Western states – Arizona, Idaho, Texas and Utah – already recovered all the jobs they lost at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Colorado, by contrast, has regained 335,500 of the 375,800 jobs lost between…
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Polis touts jobs gains, decline in Colorado’s unemployment rate
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Colorado’s unemployment rate fell under 5% for the first time since the global COVID-19 pandemic forced countries to shut down borders and adopted drastic measures to curb its spread, including closing down gyms, restaurants and other public places. The bulk of those restrictions, including several that the Polis administration adopted at the early stage of…
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10th Circuit dismisses lawsuit challenging validity of TABOR
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has dismissed the long-running lawsuit seeking to void Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights, finding in a 7-2 decision that a collection of local governments has no basis to challenge the 1992 constitutional amendment. Chief Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, writing for himself and six of his colleagues, concluded that the…
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Secretary of State Williams takes over campaign finance enforcement
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The office of Secretary of State Wayne Williams recreated in a week what’s been in the state constitution since 2002: A procedure to enforce Colorado’s campaign finance laws. U.S. District Judge Raymond Moore ruled on June 12 that it’s unconstitutional for citizens to enforce the state’s campaign finance laws, which go automatically to an administrative…
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Hickenlooper says Durango is ‘open for business,’ despite nearby fire
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Gov. John Hickenlooper stressed to reporters Wednesday morning that “Durango is open for business.” The town is not threatened by the 416 Fire that has burned about 36,000 acres about 10 miles north of Durango, he said. “If you want to help the people of Durango and LaPlata County, go down and visit,” Colorado’s governor…
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U.S. House condemns Ethiopian rights abuses in Coffman-backed bill
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman of Aurora has been pushing a congressional resolution condemning Ethiopia over human rights abuses, and Tuesday he got some real traction. House Resolution 128, called “Supporting Respect for Human Rights and Encouraging Inclusive Governance in Ethiopia,” passed the lower chamber on a voice vote. “This is the first time that the…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 4467: Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 4467 in the House, which won unanimous support from the Colorado delegation to Congress. The Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018 requires the Federal Air Marshal Service to assign air marshals and other resources to duties based on an accurate…
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Sen. Cory Gardner honors slain Deputy Heath Gumm in U.S. Senate speech
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Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner spoke in honor of Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm, who was killed in the line of duty on Jan. 24. Gumm, 31, will be laid to rest on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette. The funeral is open to the public. This is what the Republican…
