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Denver airport’s Great Hall, at cost of $2.1 billion, remains at risk for overspending, audit says
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Denver airport’s Great Hall, at cost of $2.1 billion, remains at risk for overspending, audit says

By Deborah Grigsby | Denver Gazette Denver International Airport's Great Hall renovation project may exceed $2 billion, and auditors are worried the city could face even higher costs due to potential overspending on future construction. During a review last year, city auditors made 10 recommendations to airport officials after determining that DIA lacked sufficient management and oversight of its three-phased Great Hall construction project. The follow-up report, published on Jan. 2, said the airport still is not following procurement procedures, proper document decision-making processes, or requiring contractors to submit documentation of actual costs. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Letter: Threats and intimidation have been used to gain influence
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Letter: Threats and intimidation have been used to gain influence

The attack in New Orleans, killing and injuring many, was the plot by a terrorist, motivated by one's hate and disbelief in this country's freedom. Unfortunately, recent generations have proven to be one of placing blame, dislike, demand and entitlement, supported by disruption, chaos and destruction. In New Orleans, there is some mention of the police superintendent to resign. My question would be "why?" Then, let's be extreme. No more celebrations of any kind such as the Mardi Gras, Thanksgiving Day parades, and other special events on any public property. As a result, no blame can be placed on law enforcement and security officials for hateful acts of others.  Civil disobedience (riots in a realistic term) funded by the likes of George Soros (who is receiving the Presidential...
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Pharma giant seeks to join lawsuit against FDA over weight loss drugs 
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Pharma giant seeks to join lawsuit against FDA over weight loss drugs 

By Joseph Choi  | The Hill Eli Lilly is seeking to end a lawsuit filed by a pharmacy trade group against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by joining as a defendant, stating it wants to end the “entitlement” some pharmacies have practiced in mass-marketing copies of its highly popular GLP-1 medications. The lawsuit in question concerns the FDA’s decision to officially declare the shortages of Mounjaro and Zepbound, both forms of the GLP-1 drug tirzepatide, to be over in October. The suit was filed by the Outsourcing Facilities Association (OFA), a trade group that represents 503B compounding pharmacies, seeking to overturn the FDA’s decision. After the suit was filed, the FDA temporarily paused to reconsider the declaration to end the shortage but ultimately reaffirmed its de...
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Three senior DOJ officials allegedly leaked confidential information to hurt Trump ahead of election, report details
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Three senior DOJ officials allegedly leaked confidential information to hurt Trump ahead of election, report details

By Katie Daviscourt | The Post Millennial The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General released a report on Monday revealing that three senior DOJ officials allegedly leaked information to the media in an attempt to damage Donald Trump before the 2024 presidential election. The three senior DOJ officials are under investigation for potential Hatch Act violations. Official DOJ policy prohibits its employees from disclosing information about ongoing matters. At least one of the senior officials used official DOJ social media accounts to repost links to the articles after leaking the information to select reporters. The summary of the investigation  stated: "The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated an ...
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Colorado was a top 10 moving state for U-Haul; now it’s in the bottom 10
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Colorado was a top 10 moving state for U-Haul; now it’s in the bottom 10

By Bernadette Berdychowski | Denver Gazette Colorado is quickly falling as a destination people want to move to in the U.S., according to moving truck and storage company U-Haul. The state has been ranked among the top 10 growth states by U-Haul four times over the last decade. In 2023, it was the company’s ninth-best growth state, according to a news release. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Higher minimum wage in Boulder, Colorado puts strain on local restaurants
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Higher minimum wage in Boulder, Colorado puts strain on local restaurants

By Sarah Horbacewicz | CBS Colorado In November, Boulder voters approved the increase of minimum wage in the city from $14.42 to $15.57 per hour, which went into effect on Jan. 1. As the new year begins, Peter Waters, the T/aco restaurant owner, is taking a close look at his budget. "We have about 50,000 labor hours a year, so $1.10 increase, you can do the math, is a quick $55,000 that we need to figure out how to adjust for in the coming year," Waters said. One of those adjustments will show up on menu prices which is T/aco's first raise since the COVID-10 pandemic. "In addition to price increases, we are going to have to start adjusting labor hours and asking more of our staff," Waters said. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Gaines: The people doing ag in this state need to speak up for each other
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Gaines: The people doing ag in this state need to speak up for each other

By Cory Gaines | Guest Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project Whether you run cattle on the Western Slope of Colorado or you grow forage on the Plains, there are precious few people in Colorado in Production Ag, while there seems a never-ending list of advocates — paid, volunteer, and sometimes from out of state — who are speaking up in support of things that either have the potential to harm producers or that will most assuredly harm them. Listen to any CPW commissioners meeting and you’ll have no trouble at all seeing what I mean. I have heard from people in the past that testifying is a challenge because of jobs, lack of technology, and lack of know how. I understand the constraints and so I made this quick guide to help ease some of those problems, to help you find ways t...
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‘This isn’t a goodbye,’ Rep. Boebert says in parting thoughts to 3rd District
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‘This isn’t a goodbye,’ Rep. Boebert says in parting thoughts to 3rd District

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice In a parting message to Colorado's 3rd District Friday, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert discussed relationships, accomplishments and a hopeful future. "I'm going to continue to be a voice for all of Colorado. This isn't a goodbye," the Republican said in a video posted to her Twitter/X account. "I will still be voting for you, even if you can't vote for me." Boebert served two terms representing the 3rd District of the Western Slope and Southern Colorado in Congress, but shifts to the Eastern Plains and Northern Colorado's 4th District in a third term. Her term expired Friday in the 3rd District, as she was sworn in to the 4th District on Friday. https://twitter.com/RepBoebert/status/1875299423716299085 "I gave you a voice in Washington, D.C...
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Sloan: Is Trudeau, who has presided over disaster, exiting stage left?
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Sloan: Is Trudeau, who has presided over disaster, exiting stage left?

By Kelly Sloan | Contributing Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice This made the rounds a couple weeks ago: President-elect Trump, fresh off of announcing his intention to impose a 25% tariff on Candidian goods, reportedly floated to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the idea of absorbing Canada into the Republic as the 51st state. True to form, he immortalized the offer as a clever image on his social media website, Truth Social. The suggestion, everyone knows, was not serious. Trump stands a better chance of buying Greenland from the Danes (a proposal he recently resurrected, this one perhaps semi-seriously.) But it speaks volumes, both to the embattled Canadian PM’s posture in general, and the incoming President’s disdain for him. And given the governing record of the Trudeau ...
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Freshman state Rep. Larry Don Suckla brings grit and vision of rancher to legislature
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Freshman state Rep. Larry Don Suckla brings grit and vision of rancher to legislature

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Meet Larry Don Suckla, the cowboy legislator from Colorado's vast District 58, who's set to shake up the Golden Dome with his down-to-Earth wisdom and dash of rural humor. Suckla has attended three training sessions along with other newly-elected state representatives in preparation for the 75th Legislative Session. One thing he’s already noticed? The capitol’s dress code. “I didn’t know you couldn’t wear a hat in the Supreme Court chambers, or denim in the chambers where we’ll be voting,” he said. “But I like to wear black denim — you can’t even tell it’s denim. To me, representing the eight counties of HD58 includes the way I dress." Suckla has engaged in debates over the capitol’s dress code because he sees his a...
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