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These three inmates were the only ones on federal death row Biden did not commute
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These three inmates were the only ones on federal death row Biden did not commute

By Melissa Quinn | CBS Colorado President Biden on Monday announced he had commuted the sentences of nearly all federal inmates on death row, with the exception of three who did not receive clemency. There are 37 inmates initially sentenced to death who will be impacted by Mr. Biden's action and will now receive life in prison without the possibility of parole. But the remaining three on death row whose sentences are untouched are: Robert Bowers, convicted for the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue; Dylann Roof, convicted of the shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church; and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted for the Boston Marathon bombing. While Mr. Biden campaigned on ending capital punishment and the Justice Department imposed a moratorium on federal executio...
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Parents arrested after abandoned baby found in Colorado, discovered in street Christmas morning
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Parents arrested after abandoned baby found in Colorado, discovered in street Christmas morning

By Christa Swanson | CBS Colorado Two people have been arrested and are facing charges of felony child abuse after a one-month-old baby was discovered in the median of a road Christmas morning. The Adams County Sheriff's Office said the baby was left sitting in a car seat in the median near 7490 Pecos St. wearing only a diaper. Authorities said they received a 911 call around 9:30 a.m. Christmas morning from someone who discovered the abandoned baby. "We are hoping someone recognizes the car seat or knows something about the baby or family so he can be reunited with his loved ones and the person who abandoned him can be brought to justice," said ACSO. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Browning: With hiring of environmental justice liaisons, state taking another stab at DEI implementation at taxpayer expense
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Browning: With hiring of environmental justice liaisons, state taking another stab at DEI implementation at taxpayer expense

By Lindy Browning | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice During a time when state legislators are trying to figure out where to cut the budget because of the state operating at what previously was thought to be a $1 billion shortage, the Energy and Carbon Management Commission, previously known as the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, has announced that they are hiring two new environmental justice liaisons. According to the announcement on the ECMC website: “We are hiring two EJ Community Liaisons. One position is dedicated to the West Slope and one position is dedicated to the Front Range. You’ll work remotely from home and receive a state-issued electric vehicle to make travel possible as you interact extensively with communities in your region. You’ll work independently but be part of...
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These are the employment laws for employers to look out for in 2025
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These are the employment laws for employers to look out for in 2025

By Michael Rummel | Law Week Colorado As the books close on another year, employers face a landscape rife with potential change. A new administration could mean major shifts in regulation at the federal level, and locally the Colorado General Assembly will have to reckon with a significant budget gap and a large drop in the state’s economic growth, according to the business research division at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business in Boulder, Colorado.  READ THE FULL STORY AT LAW WEEK COLORADO
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Denver Public Schools will need to decide whether to keep or sell seven closed campuses
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Denver Public Schools will need to decide whether to keep or sell seven closed campuses

By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette At the end of this academic year, students at seven schools to be shuttered in Denver will stream out of the hallways, spilling into courtyards and home for the very last time. But what will become of the buildings they leave behind? The short answer is Denver Public School officials don’t know yet. But parents have a few ideas. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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In advance of Trump inauguration, Biden Admin working to make 1,200 DEI hires
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In advance of Trump inauguration, Biden Admin working to make 1,200 DEI hires

By Sarah Holliday  | Daily Signal Within 10 days of President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory, 33 DEI-related jobs were posted by the federal government. Now, with barely a month until Trump takes office, The Daily Wire reported that the feds are “currently in the process of hiring as many as 1,200 employees to work on … [diversity, equity, and inclusion]—employees who would be embedded into the permanent federal workforce headed into the Trump administration.” The outlet noted that the posted “jobs have annual salaries of up to $310,000 and could add up to total salary payouts of $160 million a year.” One example was the job listed by the Department of Health and Human Services on Nov. 15. The position was a deputy assistant secretary for Minority Health, and ...
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Where will the wild horses go? BLM is looking for landowners to keep wild horses on pasture
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Where will the wild horses go? BLM is looking for landowners to keep wild horses on pasture

By Jennifer Brown | The Colorado Sun Land managers are ramping up efforts to find homes for Colorado wild horses after capturing an unprecedented number in recent years as part of a national effort to thin herds.  About 2,200 mustangs have been rounded up via helicopter and bait-and-trap operations since 2021, and now federal officials are scrambling to increase adoptions and find long-term pasture options.  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking bids until Jan. 10 from ranchers or other landowners who want to contract with the federal agency to keep wild horses for the rest of their lives. The BLM currently contracts with 38 landowners in the country — none of whom are in Colorado.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Wolf collar pings south of I-70 once again, as seen in updated tracking map from CPW
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Wolf collar pings south of I-70 once again, as seen in updated tracking map from CPW

By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado Another month has passed and another map tracking wolf movement around the state has been released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The most recent map covers the date range of Nov. 26 through Dec. 22 and keep in mind, the map depicts watershed areas where tracking collars placed on the wolves have been during that timeframe. It doesn't mean wolves are present in that entire area and it doesn't mean they're still present in those watersheds now. In general, the new mapping doesn't seem to capture hugely noteworthy movements compared to mapping from last month. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
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Elon Musk shoots down ‘wrong-headed economic thinking,’ says there’s ‘infinite potential’ for job creation
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Elon Musk shoots down ‘wrong-headed economic thinking,’ says there’s ‘infinite potential’ for job creation

ByAlex Nitzberg | Fox Business Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk shot down a scarcity mindset and suggested that there is basically unlimited potential for creating jobs and businesses. "The ‘fixed pie’ fallacy is at the heart of much wrong-headed economic thinking. There is essentially infinite potential for job and company creation. Think of all the things that didn’t exist 20 or 30 years ago!" Musk declared in a post on X. Musk's comment was in response to a post from entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale who had mentioned Sriram Krishnan — who President-elect Trump recently tapped for a role in his upcoming administration. Last month, Krishnan advocated for lifting a cap on green cards when replying to a post of Musk's regarding the Department of Government Efficiency (...
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Geraghty: Trump prioritizes purchases of mineral-rich Greenland from Denmark
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Geraghty: Trump prioritizes purchases of mineral-rich Greenland from Denmark

By Jim Geraghty | National Review On the menu today: I doubt it will ever come to pass, but sometimes President-elect Donald Trump is like a dog with a bone — he just keeps going at it. With just 25 days until Inauguration Day, Trump is bringing up his dream of purchasing the giant, sparsely populated, mineral-rich, and darn cold island of Greenland from Denmark. There’s simultaneously a genuine U.S. geopolitical advantage at stake — but also a sparsely populated, vast frozen island whose economy is currently dependent on subsidies from Denmark. Here We Know That Christmas Will Be Greenland and Bright . . . On Christmas Day, President-elect Trump shared on Truth Social his wishes for a merry Christmas “to the people of Greenland, which is needed by the United States...
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