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Aurora Councilmembers Bergan, Jurinsky spar over vote to repeal employee tax
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Aurora Councilmembers Bergan, Jurinsky spar over vote to repeal employee tax

By Kyla Pearce | Colorado Politics Aurora City Council on Monday postponed a decision on whether to keep a tax on businesses after a loud dust-up between councilmembers.  The occupational privilege tax collects $4 monthly from companies for each employee. Employers and employees split the dues, paying $2 respectively. The tax began in 1986 to support street maintenance, police and fire services. In a study session earlier in October, Councilmember Francoise Bergan proposed keeping the occupational privilege tax to fund fire stations in the Blackstone and Southshore areas. READ MORE AT COLORADO POLITICS
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J.D. Vance response to Mark Cuban: ‘insulting to my wife,’ Melania Trump, Lara Trump and all women supporting Trump
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J.D. Vance response to Mark Cuban: ‘insulting to my wife,’ Melania Trump, Lara Trump and all women supporting Trump

By Bradley Jaye | Breitbart Vice Presidential Candidate JD Vance responded to Mark Cuban’s statement on The View that Donald Trump is never around “strong, intelligent women.” Vance provided his response to Breitbart News’s Matt Boyle in an interview that will air in full at noon EST on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125, the Patriot Channel. In an excerpt released ahead of the full interview’s airing, Vance said: READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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Trump sues CBS News for $10 billion after ‘editing’ Kamala Harris’ 60 Minutes interview
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Trump sues CBS News for $10 billion after ‘editing’ Kamala Harris’ 60 Minutes interview

By Jon Michael Raasch | Daily Mail Donald Trump is suing CBS News for a whopping $10 billion dollars alleging the outlet manipulated its Kamala Harris interview to favor Democrats just ahead of the election.  Lawyers for the president claimed numerous violations by the broadcaster including lying in a thoughtful and malevolent way, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. 'CBS’s misconduct 'caus[ed] confusion or misunderstanding' to millions of Americans,' the lawyers argue.   READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY MAIL
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Flustered Kamala Harris spews latest word salad after protesters interrupt Nevada rally 
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Flustered Kamala Harris spews latest word salad after protesters interrupt Nevada rally 

By Victor Nava | New York Post Vice President Kamala Harris grew flustered when protesters heckled her during her Nevada rally on Thursday, causing her to once again spew her infamous word salad. “You know what? Let me say something about this,” Harris said amid the disruption at the Reno event.  “We are here because we are fighting for a democracy,” the vice president fumed. “Fighting for a democracy. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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White House altered Biden’s ‘garbage’ transcript despite concerns from stenographers
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White House altered Biden’s ‘garbage’ transcript despite concerns from stenographers

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn , Jacqui Heinrich  | Fox News The White House altered the transcript of President Biden's controversial "garbage" comment despite the concerns of stenographers, Fox News Digital has confirmed.  In an email viewed by Fox News Digital, a supervisor sounded the alarm on the White House press office's "breach of protocol and spoilation of transcript integrity between the Stenography and Press Offices." "If there is a difference in interpretation, the Press Office may choose to withhold the transcript but cannot edit it independently," the supervisor wrote in the email. "Our Stenography Office transcript — released to our distro, which includes the National Archives — is now different than the version edited and released to the public by Press Office staff." ...
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Retired teacher and State Board of Education candidate Sherri Wright appointed to fill vacancy
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Retired teacher and State Board of Education candidate Sherri Wright appointed to fill vacancy

By Melanie Asmar | Chalkbeat Colorado Sherri Wright, a retired teacher and former local school board member, will fill a vacancy representing Congressional District 3 on the Colorado State Board of Education. The seat was previously occupied by Stephen Varela, who resigned earlier this month. Wright, a Republican from Cortez, is one of two candidates running for election for the seat on Nov. 5. The other candidate is Democrat Ellen Angeles. Wright, 71, was appointed to fill the vacancy by a Republican Party committee. She was sworn in Monday and will serve until Jan. 8, 2025, when whoever is elected will assume the seat. READ THE FULL STORY AT CHALKBEAT COLORADO
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In sprint to Election Day, millions are being spent on Colorado’s ranked-choice voting proposal
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In sprint to Election Day, millions are being spent on Colorado’s ranked-choice voting proposal

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics The last campaign finance report before Election Day shows millions are being spent on that would upend Colorado's election system in favor of ranked-choice voting, in which candidates are selected by order of preference. The Colorado Voters First committee has raised more than $4 million in the past two weeks. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Graham: A vote for Trump is a vote to restore freedom and opportunity in America
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Graham: A vote for Trump is a vote to restore freedom and opportunity in America

By Ellen M. Graham | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice I’m a single suburban soccer mom and I’m voting for Donald J. Trump. Well, my children play baseball and golf, but you get it. Raised staunchly conservative in Northern Colorado, I was liberal for more years than I’d like to admit, but it’s 2024 and I have a full-time job, two teenagers, including one in private school thanks to more failed public schools.  I own a middle-class home in a safe neighborhood.  Launching my sons into opportunity is my American Dream. We can no longer run away from what our country has become.  Just look at the streets of downtown Denver with the needles, feces and encampments.  Oh well, big city problems, they say.  Go to Aurora, long a bastion for legal immigrants an...
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Allen & Melanie Fuller: Preserve Colorado charter schools with ‘yes’ vote on Amendment 80
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Allen & Melanie Fuller: Preserve Colorado charter schools with ‘yes’ vote on Amendment 80

By Allen Fuller and Melanie Fuller | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice As a husband and wife who both serve on the boards of different charter schools, and as parents of three students currently in K-12 schools in Colorado, we fully support not only Amendment 80, but also the incredible opportunity and personalization school choice creates. Colorado charter schools, which have been a multi-decade success story for children and families, are under constant attack. Amendment 80, on this year’s ballot, is the best long term insurance policy for protecting Colorado’s rich history of innovation in education. Amendment 80 is an essential addition to our state constitution. We strongly support it because we have seen firsthand how children thrive when families can choose public scho...
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Trump Campaign calls for action over Secretary Griswold security breach in Colorado
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Trump Campaign calls for action over Secretary Griswold security breach in Colorado

By Rocky Mountain Voice Staff In a letter addressed to Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, representatives for Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc. have raised alarms over a reported disclosure of BIOS passwords for voting system equipment across the state. According to the letter, these passwords have been publicly accessible from at least August 2024 through October 24, 2024, without public notification from Griswold’s office regarding the security risk. The letter suggests that the passwords’ exposure presents an opportunity for unauthorized access to modify the Trusted Build of voting systems—a concern intensified by the upcoming election. The Trump campaign’s letter, issued through the Gessler Blue law firm, details the potential implications of the breach, emphasizin...
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