veterans
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Colorado brothers to roll from Tijuana to D.C for deported veterans
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Two Colorado Springs brothers will drive a message-draped RV from Colorado to Tijuana, Mexico, then to the Veterans Day parade in Washington, D.C., to make a plea for deported veterans. Valente and Manuel Valenzuela, Vietnam vets in their 60s, have avoided deportation while their own cases linger in the courts. They were brought to the…
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201 new Colo. laws and rules take effect
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The biggest batch of new laws from the last legislative session hit the Colorado books Wednesday. The 201 new rules and regulations took effect 90 days after the end of the 120-day General Assembly. The laws run the gamut from marijuana and hemp to rural economic development and deregulation of taxis, as well as removing…
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This Independence Day, let’s celebrate patriots of all stripes
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As my family and I get ready to celebrate Independence Day, I cannot help but reflect, and be thankful to our men and women in uniform who fought for, and continue to fight for, our independence and freedoms both at home and abroad. While the 4th of July is a day where we join together…
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Democrats’ midterm weapon: Veterans for Congress
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Texas’ 23rd District stretches along the Mexico border from San Antonio to El Paso, and Gina Ortiz-Jones has been traveling it a lot lately. The former Air Force intelligence officer is hoping to be the Democratic candidate who can wrest the district’s House seat from Rep. Will Hurd, the Republican incumbent, in the November midterm…
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Veterans department must change the way it does business
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Some government agencies should shrink. Some should be eliminated. And some should be reimagined to better serve their recipients – and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is a prime example. We all want to take care of our deserving veterans. But, so far, no one has been able to fix the problems of fraud,…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 2152: Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2018 This was a vote to pass H.R. 2152 in the House. The Citizens’ Right to Know Act requires local governments that receive Justice Department funding to report the names, arrest records and failures to appear in court of any accused person participating in federally-funded pretrial services…
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Politics on stage: New play asks audiences not to look away from veterans in trouble
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A gospel song plays as a man in scraps of a uniform stands on a Denver stage staring at the audience. He’s wordless but for his cardboard sign: “US vet. Anything helps.” This opening scene of the new play “Honorable Disorder,” which runs through April 29 in Denver, plays on long enough for everyone in the…
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Congressional candidate Crow picks up endorsement from Perlmutter
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DENVER – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter threw his support Monday behind fellow Democrat Jason Crow in the 6th Congressional District primary, saying the Aurora attorney and Army Ranger combat veteran has “already solved problems for the district” with his support for the new Veteran’s Administration hospital scheduled to open this summer. Crow is one of…
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Colorado’s Rep. Coffman calls for resignation of U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman is calling for the resignation of the U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary as he faces allegations of abusing government travel privileges. A report this week from the Veterans Affairs inspector general also says David J. Shulkin’s staff made false statements and altered an email for a cover-up. “The abuses detailed in…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 620 in the House. H.R. 620 is intended to protect disabled persons while providing business owners with the opportunity to remedy alleged Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations before incurring litigation costs. The bill amends the private enforcement provisions…