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State’s minimum wage could increase by nearly 3% again in January
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State’s minimum wage could increase by nearly 3% again in January

By Tamara Chuang | The Colorado Sun The minimum wage in Colorado and a few local governments is going up again Jan. 1.  The raising of the minimum wage has been an annual event for the state and the city of Denver for years and, starting this year, Edgewater and Boulder County joined in. That’s because all are tied to the change in the Consumer Price Index, also known as inflation. Denver’s rate will jump 52 cents next year to $18.81 an hour, up from the current $18.29. Colorado’s is tentatively increasing 39 cents to $14.81, from $14.42. The state’s official new wage will be announced around Labor Day, according to state labor department officials. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Wolves from Washington a no-go because Colorado failed to agree on concerns of Southern Utes
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Wolves from Washington a no-go because Colorado failed to agree on concerns of Southern Utes

By Tracy Ross | The Colorado Sun A Native American tribe in Washington that promised 15 wolves to Colorado has rescinded its offer saying the state has not honored concerns of the Southern Ute Tribe involving wolf reintroduction.  Since soon after Colorado voters approved reintroducing wolves west of the Continental Divide, the Southern Ute Tribe has been trying to get Colorado Parks and Wildlife to acknowledge the tribe’s sovereignty in managing wolves on its land under an agreement covering hunting and fishing in the southwestern corner of the state.  But the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Nation says a lack of agreement between the Southern Utes and the state is a deal-breaker. On June 6, Jarred-Michael Erickson, chairman of the Colville Business Counci...
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Rep. Boebert: ‘It’s now truly MAGA vs. Marxism’ in presidential race
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Rep. Boebert: ‘It’s now truly MAGA vs. Marxism’ in presidential race

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice The result of Kamala Harris selecting Tim Walz as her running mate is a drifting of the Democratic Party further left, Rep. Lauren Boebert said Tuesday in a series of posts on Twitter/X. "It’s now truly MAGA vs Marxism," she tweeted in one post. "I know what side I’m on!" Boebert defeated a dozen opponents in her 4th District Republican Party primary election for U.S. representative, positioning as the most conservative choice in the final field of six, which she defeated across the board by about 30%. She held the endorsement of Donald J. Trump. She never shied from her conservative positions. She doesn't on Twitter/X, either. "It’s pretty obvious that the Democrat[ic] Party has now fully morphed into the Hamas Party," she wrote. "The pic...
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How long could the ballot be? Nine propositions could make ballot, eight others missed ballot
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How long could the ballot be? Nine propositions could make ballot, eight others missed ballot

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics The deadline for submitting signatures for ballot measures in Colorado was Aug. 5. To qualify for the November ballot, a measure must receive signatures equal to at least 5% of the total votes cast for all Secretary of State candidates in the last election. This year, that's 124,238.  Measures that propose changes to the state Constitution must meet those same requirements and receive signatures from at least 2% of the total registered electors in each of Colorado's 35 Senate districts. SEE THE LIST OF ALL PROPOSITIONS HERE AT COLORADO POLITICS
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‘First time’ Secret Service snipers were deployed to protect Trump in 2024 was at Butler rally, director says
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‘First time’ Secret Service snipers were deployed to protect Trump in 2024 was at Butler rally, director says

By Jack Phillips | The Epoch Times The first time that the U.S. Secret Service deployed snipers for the Trump campaign in 2024 was at the July 13 Pennsylvania rally where former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear, the acting director of the agency confirmed. “It was the first time Secret Service counter snipers were deployed to support the former President’s detail,” acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe said at a news conference on Aug. 2, responding to a question about whether snipers were deployed for the Trump campaign in 2024. The agency had “evaluated a threat stream … and we put our Secret Service counter-sniper personnel out there,” he said. “And looking back, it was very fortunate that we did.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE EPOCH TIMES
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Markets claw back some losses on rebound Tuesday; Dow still down 4.17% for the week
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Markets claw back some losses on rebound Tuesday; Dow still down 4.17% for the week

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice The worst day in two years on Wall Street and in financial markets worldwide was followed Tuesday by some claw back in value. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which took a beating on Monday, finished up 0.76% on a nearly 295-point rise. The S&P 500 finished up 1.04% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.03%. Many financial analysts supported the theory Monday's bloodbath for investors was related to an underperforming jobs report, or possibly inaction by the Fed. Former President Donald J. Trump noted it was also possibly related to his opponent, Democrat Kamala Harris, announcing prior to the market opening she had the delegates for the nomination for President. He called it the "Kamala Crash" and boasted a Trump presidency would result i...
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Who is Harris’ VP candidate Tim Walz? A far Left radical, Trump campaign says
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Who is Harris’ VP candidate Tim Walz? A far Left radical, Trump campaign says

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Where does the selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as vice president place a possible Kamala Harris-Walz presidential administration on the political spectrum? It cements it as a far Left, radical ticket, the most radical in the country's history, several sources in the Donald J. Trump presidential campaign said Tuesday. "From proposing his own carbon-free agenda, to suggesting stricter emission standards for gas-powered cars, and embracing policies to allow convicted felons to vote, Walz is obsessed with spreading California’s dangerously liberal agenda far and wide," Karoline Leavitt, the Trump-Vance campaign press secretary, wrote in a statement. Walz is soft on crime and "loves" China, opposition research by the Republican Party indic...
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PODCAST: Looking at PERA, the pension plan that supports 140,000 Coloradans
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PODCAST: Looking at PERA, the pension plan that supports 140,000 Coloradans

By D.J. Summers | Common Sense Institute What exactly is PERA? Are state and public employees getting the short end of the stick? Is PERA financially sound? And how is Colorado managing these challenges? PERA obligations might sound dull at first, but this is a conversation that affects nearly 140,000 public employees in Colorado. Join us as we delve into these vital questions and more. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PODCAST
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Video gone viral is of a beaver, not a bear, in downtown Denver
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Video gone viral is of a beaver, not a bear, in downtown Denver

By Hannah Metzger | Westword Don't believe everything you see on social media. A viral video claiming that a bear was spotted in downtown Denver has accumulated millions of views and thousands of comments discussing wildlife danger in the city. But the animal in the video was actually a beaver, says Miles Ifie, the man who recorded and posted the clip online. "I knew it was a beaver when I posted," Ifie admits. "I did not think it was a bear." READ THE FULL STORY AT WESTWORD
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Judge awards families of loved ones left rotting in funeral home $950M, but getting paid may be another matter
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Judge awards families of loved ones left rotting in funeral home $950M, but getting paid may be another matter

By Jesse Bedayn Associated Press, via Fox 21 News The Colorado funeral home owners who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving families fake ashes were ordered by a judge to pay $950 million to the victims’ relatives in a civil case, the attorney announced Monday. The judgment is unlikely to be paid out since the owners have been in financial trouble for years, making it largely symbolic. The owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, Jon and Carie Hallford, did not acknowledge the civil case or show up to hearings, said the attorney representing the families, Andrew Swan. The Hallfords, who own Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, about an hour south of Denver, face criminal charges in separate cases. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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