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Ganahl: Is Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s emergency declaration a public health measure or political maneuver for the White House?
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Ganahl: Is Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s emergency declaration a public health measure or political maneuver for the White House?

By HEIDI GANAHL | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice When Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of disaster in Colorado because of a surge in Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), known commonly as bird flu, it ignited both a mix of public concern and political debate. The move is, in the legal term prima facie "on appearance", aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus, but critics argue that it may also serve as a calculated political strategy. The timing is suspect. Jared Polis would like to be president if Joe Biden drops out of the race. Bird flu is a highly infectious disease that affects both wild and domestic birds. Colorado reported its first cases in wild birds in March 2022, followed by detections in domestic poultry in April. Since then, the virus has been identifi...
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Wanna bet? Kamala Harris moves ahead of Biden as pick for Dems nominee in betting markets
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Wanna bet? Kamala Harris moves ahead of Biden as pick for Dems nominee in betting markets

By Breck Dumas | Fox Business Vice President Harris surpassed President Biden as the candidate most likely to become the Democratic Party's 2024 nominee in betting markets on Thursday, as pressure mounts for Biden to drop out of the race against former President Trump. PredictIt's traders give Harris a 44% chance of leading the Democrats' presidential ticket this fall, while Biden's chances fell to 38%. On Wednesday, Biden led Harris on the platform, 43% to 38%. The vice president eclipsed Biden on major prediction market PolyMarket on Thursday, too, with traders giving Harris a 42% chance at the nomination to Biden's 38%. The day prior, PolyMarket had Biden's odds at 69%, and Harris' at 20%. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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Harless: Democrats’ lies about Project 2025 is fearmongering campaign aimed at smearing Trump, helping Biden
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Harless: Democrats’ lies about Project 2025 is fearmongering campaign aimed at smearing Trump, helping Biden

By MONROE HARLESS | Commentary, The Federalist Democrat officials have launched a disinformation campaign about the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, misattributing policies nowhere to be found in the project and falsely linking them to former President Donald Trump. The project is a policy roadmap for a future Republican administration created by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, and outlined in a nearly 1,000-page document highlighting long-held conservative priorities. The left’s fearmongering campaign comes amidst panic in the Democratic Party, which has fractured over Biden’s cognitive decline and abysmal election polling. “[Project 2025] is a dangerous takeover by Trump and his allies to pass his extreme MAGA agenda,” Biden recently sa...
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Douglas County approves $312K senior transportation services grant, but at less than requested
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Douglas County approves $312K senior transportation services grant, but at less than requested

By Noah Festenstein | Denver Gazette Douglas County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $312,728 grant for providing transport services to seniors and people with disabilities. However, the grant is more than $250,000 less than what the county’s Community Development Department requested for six months ago — thus severely limiting the number of one-way trips provided for people who need the service. Back in January, Douglas County requested $453,000 from the Denver Regional Council of Governments, which is a "planning organization where local governments collaborate to establish guidelines, set policy and allocate funding in the areas of transportation, personal mobility, growth and development, and aging and disability resources," according to its website. Douglas County req...
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Jeffrey: Joe Biden Is The $7 Trillion Dollar Man
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Jeffrey: Joe Biden Is The $7 Trillion Dollar Man

By TERENCE P. JEFFREY | Commentary, The Daily Caller Since President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the federal debt has increased by more than $7 trillion. On Jan. 20, 2021, the day of Biden’s inauguration, it was $27,751,896,236,414.77, according to data published by the U.S. Treasury Department. As of this Fourth of July, it was $34,847,568,990,054.13. That is an increase of $7,095,672,753,639.36 — in less than four years. No other president has increased the debt that much between his inauguration and the Fourth of July in his fourth year in office. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT THE DAILY CALLER Editor's note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the management of the Rocky Mou...
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Aurora may get tougher on penalties for motorists without license plates
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Aurora may get tougher on penalties for motorists without license plates

By Tori Mason | CBS Colorado It's not uncommon to see vehicles with expired tags or no plates at all in Aurora. The Aurora Police Department has already increased enforcement. Now a city council member wants to get even tougher on drivers who think they're above the law in Colorado. "There isn't a time that I go out on the street where I don't see at least three or four cars with no plates," said Robbie De Jong, who runs an online community group for stolen vehicles. "If I have to do it, so does everybody else." This month, Aurora City Council Member Stephanie Hancock will introduce a proposal to crack down on vehicles with expired registrations and with missing plates. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Classroom ‘churn’ has negative effect on third grade reading scores, study finds
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Classroom ‘churn’ has negative effect on third grade reading scores, study finds

By Melanie Asmar | Chalkbeat Colorado Classroom “churn” — when students leave a classroom midyear or new students join — can have a negative effect on third grade reading scores, according to a new study that examined Colorado census and state standardized test data. The study, by researchers at the Colorado Futures Center at Colorado State University, found that higher classroom churn was correlated with lower third grade reading scores, based on data from 2019. It’s a trend that the center’s executive director and lead economist, Phyllis Resnick, suspects has ramped up since that year, as schools experience higher levels of chronic absenteeism after the pandemic and struggle to make up for lost learning. After the study revealed that finding, Resnick said she spok...
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As wolves have ravaged livestock, ‘Born To Be Wild’ plates devoted to them has raised over $300,000
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As wolves have ravaged livestock, ‘Born To Be Wild’ plates devoted to them has raised over $300,000

By Piper Russell | Out There Colorado In just six months, Colorado's new 'Born To Be Wild' license plates have raised $312,800 to help protect livestock and wolves. According to a press release from the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, the revenue from the license plates goes directly to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to exclusively fund non-lethal tools and strategies to reduce conflict between wolves and livestock. The non-lethal conflict mitigation tools and techniques include the use of fladry fences, repellent lights, non-lethal munitions, and other visual and auditory deterrents that keep wolves away from livestock. Funding from the license plates also goes to range riders to monitor livestock and deter wolf-livestock conflicts and for trained livestock guardian dog...
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Crime ‘hot spots’ in Denver may be result of illegal immigration surge, councilmembers say
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Crime ‘hot spots’ in Denver may be result of illegal immigration surge, councilmembers say

By Alexander Edwards  | Denver Gazette A pair of Denver councilmembers on Wednesday implied that the surge in illegal immigration over the past 18 months is linked to an increase in crime in some neighborhoods they represent. Councilmembers Amanda Sawyer and Stacie Gilmore shared anecdotal stories of crimes occurring in “hot spots” in their respective districts during a committee hearing.  Both law enforcement and city officials, including the Johnston administration, use the phrase "hot spot" to denote an area with a spiking crime rate. The city, for example, earlier designated five areas as "hot spots" — places that, by design, will be getting law enforcement's focus in the administration's campaign to curb gun-related crimes. The specific areas are not necessarily the most...
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House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in U.S.
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House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in U.S.

By ALEX MILLER | The Washington Times The House passed legislation Wednesday to make people provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote, a measure aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from voting. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility or the SAVE Act would amend the National Voter Registration Act to require people to register in person with documents that prove they are citizens such as a Real ID, passport or other identification that shows place of birth. The NVRA currently does not require proof of citizenship but asks registrants to attest that they are citizens or face penalties.  Rep. Chip Roy, the sponsor of the measure, said his bill was meant to ensure only American citizens vote in U.S. elections. He also accused President Biden and Democrats of pushi...
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