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Colorado EDC awards ‘Project Airplane’ $2.15 million in incentives for expansion
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Colorado EDC awards ‘Project Airplane’ $2.15 million in incentives for expansion

By Bernadette Berdychowski | Denver Gazette The Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved $2.15 million in job growth tax incentives to an airplane manufacturer. The company, dubbed as "Project Airplane," is looking to build a new seat production and customer experience center, according to the EDC. It’s considering expanding in Colorado or Florida. The EDC described the unnamed company — to protect confidentiality in the competitive process between states to attract businesses — as a manufacturer within the aerospace industry with 3,000 employees that has gotten tax incentives from Colorado before. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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EPA nominee Zeldin quizzed on ‘climate change,’ Trump’s stance on carbon emissions
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EPA nominee Zeldin quizzed on ‘climate change,’ Trump’s stance on carbon emissions

By Charles Creitz | Fox News Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin sat for his confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, and was grilled by Democrats on his views of climate change. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ranking member, questioned Zeldin on the effects of carbon dioxide and pollutants on the atmosphere. "Is carbon dioxide a pollutant?" the Rhode Island Democrat asked. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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Error-prone Douglas County judge returns to bench after chief justice OK’s part-time service
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Error-prone Douglas County judge returns to bench after chief justice OK’s part-time service

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics A retired Douglas County judge is now back on the bench, despite the state's appellate court overturning convictions and sentences in numerous criminal cases she handled due to her errors. District Court Judge Patricia Herron stepped down from active service in December 2023. But in October, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez signed a contract permitting Herron to continue handling cases as a part-time senior judge. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Rep. Gabe Evans appointed to bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in first month in Congress
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Rep. Gabe Evans appointed to bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in first month in Congress

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans was named Wednesday to the congressional Problem Solvers Caucus, an appointment that means he will be part of key bipartisan policy negotiations and which blocks a prominent Colorado Democrat from campaigning against him in two years.  The Greeley Republican, who was sworn into office last week after unseating Democrat Yadira Caraveo in November, is one of four new members of Congress — two of them from Colorado — appointed to the caucus.  About 60 representatives are part of the invitation-only caucus, which was formed in 2017 and meets weekly to try to bridge partisan divides. The caucus has played a big role in negotiations on major policy initiatives in recent years on health care, COVID-19 relief and congressiona...
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Less than one-third of voters support changes to Labor Peace Act, poll finds
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Less than one-third of voters support changes to Labor Peace Act, poll finds

By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance Less than a week before the first scheduled hearing of a bill to rewrite Colorado’s Labor Peace Act, a coalition of business groups has released a poll that it argues shows voters of all stripes are overwhelmingly opposed to the proposed changes. The 82-year-old law is unique among states in that it requires two votes for workers to unionize a company and then to allow automatic paycheck deductions to fund union negotiating activities. The first vote to unionize requires a simple majority, but the second vote to allow fee deductions needs 75% support — a provision that unions call an unnecessary barrier and that business leaders say keeps union-opposed workers from having to pay the organizations. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE SUM & SUBSTA...
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Gaines: Legislative Democrats do their business in darkness
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Gaines: Legislative Democrats do their business in darkness

By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Complete Colorado On Dec. 30, 2024, right prior to the legally-mandated deadline, the Executive Committee of the Colorado legislature held a hearing on Senate Bill 24-157.  If you don’t know it by number, this is the bill that, among other things, allows the legislature to avoid certain provisions of the Colorado Open Meetings Law, which privileges them in ways that almost no other governmental entity in this state enjoys.  This privilege extends beyond just legislative business, too.  Majority Democrats have already made use of the law to hold two closed caucus meetings. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT COMPLETE COLORADO Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessaril...
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Vespa: With Biden out and Trump in, America is back
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Vespa: With Biden out and Trump in, America is back

By Matt Vespa | Commentary, TownHall.com You've made it. You’ve survived Joe Biden's failed presidency. This joke of an administration has done nothing but set the world ablaze and make everyone poorer. But now, the work to rebuild our country begins on January 20 when Donald J. Trump is inaugurated once again as the 47th president of the United States. Unlike the past four years of misery, Townhall will cover our great revival under President Trump, but it won't be easy. Democrats in Congress and the mainstream media are going to do everything they can to disrupt and block Trump's America First and Make America Great Again agendas. They prefer the status quo and ignore the will of the American people, who, on November 5, 2024, gave Trump a mandate to restore American greatness an...
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Horn announces key endorsements in Colorado Republican Party leadership race
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Horn announces key endorsements in Colorado Republican Party leadership race

By Rocky Mountain Voice staff More than two dozen Republican leaders in Colorado have lent their endorsements to Brita Horn, as the race for the Republican Party's leadership begins to heat up. The election of a chair, vice chair and secretary to head up the party is expected to take place sometime in mid to late March, a party insider told the Rocky Mountain Voice. Thus far, Horn is one of two announced candidates for party chair, decided by about 500 members of the party's central committee. A press release announcing the endorsements includes former and present state officials and candidates, current and present party leadership in the General Assembly, candidates for congress and many county party leaders, among others. “I am humbled and honored by the outcrying of support ...
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As Rubio edges closer to confirmation, DeSantis announces choice for Florida seat in U.S. Senate
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As Rubio edges closer to confirmation, DeSantis announces choice for Florida seat in U.S. Senate

By Julia Johnson | Fox News Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., revealed on Thursday who he plans to appoint to the Senate once Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., resigns, as he is expected to be confirmed to be President-elect Donald Trump's Secretary of State after his inauguration.  The governor selected Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the next senator.  Moody has been a key ally of DeSantis in the state and worked in tandem with him to facilitate his agenda as governor.  READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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As SB25-003 advances to committee, Wyoming is closely watching the aggressive semiauto weapon ban
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As SB25-003 advances to committee, Wyoming is closely watching the aggressive semiauto weapon ban

By Mark Heinz | Cowboy State Daily A proposed sweeping ban on semiautomatic firearms in Colorado is part of a larger trend to that state becoming more urbanized than left-leaning, a Wyoming gun rights advocate said.  “I hope we and other groups can stop this, but it’s pretty bad,” said Mark Jones of Buffalo, who’s also the national director for Gun Owners of America.  Controversial gun control bills are nothing new in Colorado. During its 2024 session, the Colorado Legislature considered a ban on “assault weapons” (semiautomatic rifles with high-capacity ammunition magazines).  READ THE FULL STORY AT COWBOY STATE DAILY
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