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Reichert: The military’s biggest problem is readiness, not recruiting

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The ongoing military recruiting crisis has dominated headlines, with the Army, Air Force, and Navy all falling short of their goals last year. Concerns over readiness and talent attraction are widespread, even being a core focus of this year’s Heritage Foundation index of military strength. However, attributing the recruiting crisis to “woke culture” or inadequate benefits misses a more intuitive root cause: Without a just war to ignite our patriotism, Americans are not in a rush to enlist. But recruiting soldiers isn’t the real issue; it’s the readiness of our military infrastructure that should alarm us.

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Inflation leads to Boulder 2024 budget bump up to $530.7 million

Boulder Reporting Lab, Approved, Local / /

Councilmembers on Thursday approved a $46.4 million adjustment to the 2024 budget, using unspent money from the prior year, new grant money and additional revenue. Much of the money will be spent on existing programs and infrastructure projects, some of which have increased in cost due to inflation, according to city officials.

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In show of her dominance in 4th District, Boebert has out-raised and spent her five opponents combined

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert vastly outraised her five Republican opponents in the 4th Congressional District in the two months leading up to the June 25 primary while spending heavily on TV and mailers to reach voters, campaign finance reports filed Thursday reveal.

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Moffat County wants $118 million in help from the company that’s closing power plant and coal mines

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Faced with a “near-existential threat” as a coal-fired power plant and the mines that feed it close, Moffat County and the City of Craig, backed by state officials, want Colorado utility regulators to require the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to provide up to $118 million in aid.

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In debt for dad: Consumers to show Father’s Day appreciation with $22.4 billion in spending

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Scores of American consumers have fathers and father figures for whom they want to show their appreciation this Father’s Day, and according to a National Retail Federation (NRF) estimate, they will collectively splash out an eye-popping amount of money to do so.

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