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Gov. Polis, House Speaker deal would lessen bite on school funding, but still be $50M hit
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Gov. Polis, House Speaker deal would lessen bite on school funding, but still be $50M hit

By Shaun Boyd | CBS Colorado K-12 schools in Colorado will lose $50 million instead of $150 million under a new proposal by Speaker of the House Julie McCluskie.  The proposal allows districts to continue to use an average enrollment over several years to calculate per pupil funding. Governor Polis budget request called for ending rolling averages. Still, his Budget Director Mark Ferrandino says he now supports a gradual move to a single year count and is waiting for school districts' feedback before signing off on the proposal.  READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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President Trump announces arrest of alleged Abbey Gate bombing terrorist
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President Trump announces arrest of alleged Abbey Gate bombing terrorist

By Thomas Stevenson | The Post Millennial On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States has arrested the terrorist allegedly responsible for the Abbey Gate bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal that claimed the lives of 13 US service members.  "America is once again standing strong against the forces of radical Islamic terrorism," Trump said. "Three and a half years ago, ISIS terrorists killed 13 American service members and countless others in the Abbey Gate bombing during the disastrous and incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan. Not that they were withdrawing. It was the way they withdrew, perhaps the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country. Tonight, I am pleased to announce that we have just apprehended the top terrorist responsible...
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BlackRock investment firm inks $23B deal for Panama Canal ports
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BlackRock investment firm inks $23B deal for Panama Canal ports

By Eric Revell  | Fox Business BlackRock on Tuesday announced the purchase of the ports at the Panama Canal that President Donald Trump raised security concerns regarding their connections to China. BlackRock announced the $22.8 billion deal with CK Hutchison's subsidiary Hutchison Port Holdings, which will see the firm acquire the Panama ports of Cristobal and Balboa, which are located at the Atlantic and Pacific ends of the canal, respectively. It will also acquire Hutchison's controlling interest in 43 ports in 23 other countries. The world's largest asset manager will partner with Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) to operate the ports in concert with the BlackRock subsidiary Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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House Freedom Caucus vows quick censure resolution against Texas Rep. Al Green
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House Freedom Caucus vows quick censure resolution against Texas Rep. Al Green

By  Mychael Schnell and Emily Brooks  | The Hill The conservative House Freedom Caucus is vowing to introduce a censure resolution against Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he was escorted out of President Trump’s address because of his disruptive verbal protest. “UPDATE… The House Freedom Caucus will be introducing a censure resolution against Rep. Al Green today,” the conservative group wrote Wednesday morning on the social platform X. Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) will lead the Freedom Caucus-boosted resolution to censure Green, and it is likely to get a vote on the House floor: READ THE FULL STORY ON THE HILL
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Google begs Trump DOJ to reverse course on breaking up monopoly after antitrust trial
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Google begs Trump DOJ to reverse course on breaking up monopoly after antitrust trial

By Lucas Nolan | Breitbart Google is asking the Trump administration’s Justice Department to reconsider its push to break up the search giant, arguing that such a move could harm U.S. national security and the economy. Bloomberg reports that representatives from Google met with officials from the DOJ last week, urging them to take a less aggressive approach in their ongoing antitrust case against the company. The search engine giant is currently facing potential remedies that could force it to sell its Chrome web browser and make significant changes to its business practices, including ending billions of dollars in exclusivity payments to companies like Apple. Google’s argument centers around the potential impact on national security and the economy if the company were to be brok...
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JBC weighing the closure of correctional facilities in Western Colorado
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JBC weighing the closure of correctional facilities in Western Colorado

By Lindy Browning | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Local and state officials, both Republican and Democrat, on the Western Slope are rallying against proposed budget cuts that would close the Delta Correctional Facility and Rifle Correctional Facility, both minimum security prisons. The group of lawmakers includes Republicans Rep. Matt Soper and Sen. Marc Catlin and Democrats Rep. Elizabeth Velasco and Sen. Dylan Roberts. “The Joint Budget Committee (JBC) is considering closing the Delta Correctional Facility due to a $1.2 billion shortfall in the state budget. This decision is moving quickly and we need to take action now to protect local jobs and our community,” Soper posted to his constituents on social media. Providing his constituents with further information ab...
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In Department of Justice inquiry to Tina Peters’ case, the question is whether she is a political prisoner
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In Department of Justice inquiry to Tina Peters’ case, the question is whether she is a political prisoner

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice If an election official was sentenced to nine years in prison, you might assume they had been caught stuffing ballot boxes or rigging results. But, what if they were convicted for preserving election records? That’s the case of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk, whose actions led to a landmark prosecution — one that has now drawn scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice.  Federal authorities are stepping in to review whether her sentence was excessive and whether her prosecution was influenced politically. The case also beckons scrutiny over the intersection of election integrity, the rule of law and the fair application of justice. The DOJ’s Statement of Interest, filed March 3 by Acting Assistant Att...
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Superintendent’s cuts result in $5M in annual savings from 38 central office positions
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Superintendent’s cuts result in $5M in annual savings from 38 central office positions

By Nicole C. Brambila | Colorado Politics, via The Denver Gazette Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero laid off dozens of employees in the central office to save the district roughly $5 million annually. The 38 eliminated positions will be effective July 1, according to a memo sent to staff on Friday. “We are facing great uncertainty compounded by significant concerns for our future funding from both the state and national levels,” Marrero wrote. “This all comes on top of a period of declining birth rates and lower enrollment across our city and the nation. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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With measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico, is it time for Colorado to worry?
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With measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico, is it time for Colorado to worry?

By John Ingold | The Colorado Sun The ongoing measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico is edging closer to Colorado, at least geographically. Four cases — and possibly a fifth — have been reported in the Texas Panhandle county of Dallam, which sits about 35 miles south of Colorado’s southern border, separated by the Oklahoma Panhandle. This doesn’t mean an outbreak is imminent in Colorado, of course. But state health officials have been getting ready in case one is. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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SCOTUS rules on nearly $2 billion in frozen USAID payments
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SCOTUS rules on nearly $2 billion in frozen USAID payments

By Breanne Deppisch  | Fox News The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration's request to block a lower court's order for the administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign aid money, delivering a near-term reprieve to international aid groups and contractors seeking payment for previously completed projects. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices said that the Feb. 26 deadline imposed by a lower court for the Trump administration to pay the funds had already expired, and directed the case back to the district court to clarify any additional details on payment. "Given that the deadline in the challenged order has now passed, and in light of the ongoing preliminary injunction proceedings, the District Court should clarify what obligations the Government must ...
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