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These are the locations in Denver area where grocery store workers will strike starting Thursday
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These are the locations in Denver area where grocery store workers will strike starting Thursday

By Maddie Rhodes | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News After months of attempted negotiations between King Soopers and its employees, the union announced that 77 Denver metro and Front Range stores, about 10,000 union employees, will go on strike starting Thursday. Since October, King Soopers and union employees have worked on negotiations and met over 10 times but never reached a deal. After months of unresolved conflict, their contract extension expired in January, removing the no-strike clause. Soon after, several stores in the Denver metro and Front Range voted to strike. “For months the employer failed to respond in any way to the union’s requests for information on data that relates to pricing and staffing. Some information was provided starting in January, but it is still inadequate,”...
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Colorado parents scramble after five Montessori schools announce sudden closure
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Colorado parents scramble after five Montessori schools announce sudden closure

By Tori Mason | CBS Colorado Guidepost Montessori announced the closure of all Colorado locations next month, leaving 300 families scrambling to find new schools for their children. Parents are now faced with the challenge of finding care with limited time and resources. Guidepost Montessori families across five schools in the Denver metro area received the devastating email Monday afternoon. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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In ‘Return to Sender’ operation, ICE targets 100+ Venezuelan gang members for arrest
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In ‘Return to Sender’ operation, ICE targets 100+ Venezuelan gang members for arrest

By Maddie Rhodes | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeted over 100 members of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, for arrest and detention as part of a multi-location immigration enforcement operation in Aurora and Denver Wednesday morning.  This operation, which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Rocky Mountain Division is calling the “Return to Sender Operation,” took at least 10 people into custody at the Cedar Run Apartments at 888 S. Oneida St. in Denver, according to a DEA spokesperson on scene.   The DEA Rocky Mountain Division said this was part of the operation that was expected to start in Aurora on Jan. 30. This operation was reportedly delayed because information was leaked and posed security threats. ...
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Boulder residents launch ballot measure petition to (re)close West Pearl Street to cars
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Boulder residents launch ballot measure petition to (re)close West Pearl Street to cars

By John Herrick | Boulder Reporting Lab A group of Boulder residents has started collecting signatures for a 2025 ballot measure that would close two blocks of West Pearl Street to most vehicles, reviving a pandemic-era street closure that made space for outdoor dining. The move is expected to reignite debate over how to balance efforts to create pedestrian-friendly spaces with business interests, pitting transportation advocates against some business owners who want to keep that section of Pearl Street open to cars and parking. Opponents argue that lost parking during the previous closure hurt business.  The ballot measure calls for creating a “community space” on Pearl Street between 9th and 11th Streets by closing it to private vehicular traffic. Commercial and emergency v...
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GOP more represents working class, addresses top concerns, Colorado voters say in poll
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GOP more represents working class, addresses top concerns, Colorado voters say in poll

By Elyse Apel | The Center Square Colorado voters are waning in their support for the Democrat Party, a new poll finds, as immigration and the economy continue to be top concerns. The Colorado Issues Poll, conducted by One Main Street Colorado, reported that 30% of those surveyed considered the economy and cost of living to have been their most important Election Day issue, while 24% said inflation. Republicans drove those numbers, with 51% of supporters of President Donald listing the economy and 53% immigration. In contrast, only 12% of supporters of former Vice President Kamala listed the economy and 4% listed immigration. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Lundberg: My list of the good and the bad bills (so far) of the 75th session
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Lundberg: My list of the good and the bad bills (so far) of the 75th session

By Kevin Lundberg | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice I have been reviewing most of the bills introduced in the Colorado legislature for the past 23 years. I haven’t kept exact records, but that amounts to more than 15,000 bills and resolutions. From that perspective, I have the following observations about the current crop of bills we have already seen this year. With the Democrats in full control of the House, Senate and governor's office, it is no surprise that there are a lot of bills that promote a woke agenda, expand government reach, increase taxes (which they label fees) and give homage to the global warming extremists. There are also many very good bills that could head our state in the right direction, but most of these bills will never get past their first committe...
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Rep. Weinberg’s constitutional carry bill would give Coloradans rights that 29 other states already have
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Rep. Weinberg’s constitutional carry bill would give Coloradans rights that 29 other states already have

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice When the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, written by James Madison, was ratified on Dec. 15, 1791, along with the other Bill of Rights, Americans believed the Founders had provided a right that "shall not be infringed" to own and possess firearms, wherever they may be and however they may wish. A bill introduced this week in the Colorado House would mostly and finally provide that unrestricted right. House Bill 25-1164, by Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg, would add Colorado to the growing majority of states with constitutional carry. It is a more long-awaited bill for gun owners than the repeal of the high-capacity magazine law. Constitutional carry is as it sounds, a right, as intended in the constitution, where anyone who can legally...
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Defunding USAID isn’t about reducing the deficit, it’s about shutting down left-wing propaganda
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Defunding USAID isn’t about reducing the deficit, it’s about shutting down left-wing propaganda

By John Daniel Davidson | Commentary, The Federalist The most common argument you’ll hear from those defending the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is that the grant dollars in question are just a fraction of the federal budget — less than one percent! Even if the Trump administration eliminated USAID altogether it wouldn’t put much of a dent in the deficit or help control the national debt, is the argument. Everyone from the talking heads at CNN and MSNBC to Jim Geraghty at National Review are repeating this line. But trimming the federal budget and reducing the deficit aren’t really the point of this exercise. The point is to expose USAID for the left-wing propaganda and regime change operation that it has become, and to shut it down. In the six...
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CIA offers incentives to resign to whole workforce as part of Trump plan
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CIA offers incentives to resign to whole workforce as part of Trump plan

By Ross O'Keefe | Washington Examiner The CIA has reportedly offered the same eight-month incentives to resign that most federal employees have been extended as part of the Trump administration’s attempt to shrink the government. The original order excluded the CIA and other federal agencies. A CIA spokeswoman said the move was part of an effort to “infuse the agency with renewed energy,” the Wall Street Journal reported. The CIA is also freezing hiring for job seekers who have already been given a conditional offer. Some offers could even be rescinded, the outlet said. The Trump administration is purging federal agencies that don’t align with its ideology or aren’t motivated to work under them. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Eff...
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Rubio’s good start blunting Chinese influence in Panama
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Rubio’s good start blunting Chinese influence in Panama

By Washington Examiner The selection of former Sen. Marco Rubio to become the nation’s secretary of state sent the message that shoring up Latin America will be a top priority for the new administration. Early returns suggest the selection is paying off. Rubio’s trip to Panama, his first stop as the nation’s most senior Cabinet member, delivered a significant concession from the Panamanian government. Following his meeting with Rubio, President Jose Raul Mulino, after months of denying President Donald Trump’s claims that China controlled the Panama Canal, announced that his country will not renew a 2017 infrastructure funding agreement with China.  As a result, Panama will cease participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative once th...
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