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Deadline looms for packaging producers to register for new state-mandated recycling program
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Deadline looms for packaging producers to register for new state-mandated recycling program

By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance In just two weeks, any substantially sized company that produces packaging sold within Colorado — from plastic to glass to wood — must be registered with a new industry-led organization that will soon begin charging fees to fund a statewide recycling system. The deadline comes more than two years after the Legislature approved the first-of-its-kind makeup for the funding and administration of the programs, and the deadline has been moved up nine months from what that law originally anticipated. And while the Circular Action Alliance is still working to determine how many companies will be affected by the fee, the watchdog Colorado Consumer Coalition estimates the total could be about 1,500. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE SUM & SUB...
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Federal Reserve to consider first interest rate cut in four years
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Federal Reserve to consider first interest rate cut in four years

By Eric Revell | Fox Business The Federal Reserve on Tuesday begins a highly anticipated two-day meeting where policymakers are expected to cut interest rates for the first time in four years as stubborn inflation shows signs of continuing to ease. The Fed's policymaking arm, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), kicks off its meeting on Tuesday and will announce its decision regarding interest rates on Wednesday, when Fed Chair Jerome Powell will also shed light on the central bank's thinking at a press conference. After its last policy meeting in July, the Fed kept its benchmark federal funds rate steady at a 23-year-high range of 5.25% to 5.5% but opened the door to interest rate cuts if inflation continued to ease. Inflation data showed that price growth slowed t...
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The Rocky Mountain Rumble Rallies Colorado Conservatives
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The Rocky Mountain Rumble Rallies Colorado Conservatives

By Tori Ganahl, Rocky Mountain Voice Staff This past weekend in Sedalia, Colorado, hundreds of conservatives gathered as Wide Open Saloon hosted the very first Rocky Mountain Rumble, showcasing the strength and unity of the Colorado conservative community. As former President Donald Trump faced his second assassination attempt in two months just hours before the rally, it transformed into a powerful declaration of resolve in troubling times and a stark reminder of the divisions we face as a nation. A Call to Action Amidst National Turmoil The rally featured prominent Colorado conservatives who addressed a range of pressing issues—from crime to economic concerns—highlighting the immediate need for active conservative participation in the upcoming elections. Heidi Ganahl,...
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Rep. Boebert sets mobile office hours at five locations Sept. 18-19 and 24
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Rep. Boebert sets mobile office hours at five locations Sept. 18-19 and 24

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Residents of the 3rd Congressional District are invited to participate in one of five mobile office events being offered Sept. 18-19 and 24 with staff from U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's office. “Our Congressional mobile office hours provide an opportunity for constituents in remote parts of the 3rd District to get the assistance they need from our staffers who can help them in a variety of ways," Boebert said. "Meeting Coloradans where they are is a critical part of the work our office does and I know our mobile office hours will continue to be a huge help to rural constituents.” Staff is available during the events to assist residents with federal agencies, including the Veterans Administration, expedited help with passports, taxpayers being ha...
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‘MS-13 on steroids’: Tren de Aragua Venezuelan prison gang spreading around the U.S.
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‘MS-13 on steroids’: Tren de Aragua Venezuelan prison gang spreading around the U.S.

By Jorge Ventura, Rich Johnson | News Nation It started in a prison in the Venezuelan state of Aragua nearly a decade ago. Now, the gang known as “Tren de Aragua” (TDA) has expanded into what the Justice Department calls a “transnational criminal organization” with branches in most of the Western Hemisphere. TDA figures in more than 100 police investigations around the U.S., including Texas, New York, Colorado and Wisconsin. And, according to reports, its leaders have given members the green light to open fire on U.S. law enforcement. “This TDA is a very special threat,” said former New York State Homeland Security adviser Michael Balboni. “They’ve created a transnational drug pipeline,” he told NewsNation. READ THE FULL STORY AT NEWS NATION
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Small town near Vail ends long legal battle with win over developer in $48M settlement
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Small town near Vail ends long legal battle with win over developer in $48M settlement

By Jason Blevins | The Colorado Sun Minturn, a village of about 1,100 people along a defunct railroad near Vail, has bested a $25 billion real estate company, securing a transformative $48 million settlement that ends a long legal battle.  “I don’t think they ever thought that a small town like Minturn would be strong enough to stand up to them. But we did,” said Lynn Feiger, a Minturn councilwoman and nationally acclaimed lawyer who helped the former railroad town win the settlement from real estate giant Lubert Adler. “I always thought Minturn could win if we stayed the course.” It’s been a long course for Minturn, where a Florida golf resort developer named Bobby Ginn dreamed big on the slopes of Battle Mountain above the town. With visions of a private ski hill, golf cour...
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FBI investigates second Trump assassination attempt
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FBI investigates second Trump assassination attempt

By Miranda Nazzaro and Julia Manchester | The Hill Former President Trump was the target of another apparent assassination attempt while golfing in Florida on Sunday, marking the second attempt on his life in less than three months.   The incident adds to a series of unprecedented events from this election cycle and comes just nine weeks after the former president was shot in the ear during the prior assassination attempt.  That shooting took place at a rally in July in Pennsylvania and sparked a flurry of questions about the Secret Service’s preparation and how political rhetoric might have played a role in the violence.   READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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Costello: The unintended consequences of Proposition 127
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Costello: The unintended consequences of Proposition 127

By Mike Costello | Commentary, Westword Coloradans, I’m writing to you from California, where mountain lion hunting is illegal because of ballot-box biology. The idea of saving mountain lions and bobcats feels noble. They are magnificent critters, and supremely effective at making a living on the landscape (killing prey). We all love wild landscapes filled with diverse wildlife, including elusive and sometimes scary apex predators. While revered and respected for millennia, it is also true that humans have hunted, harvested and managed these animals as part of our own participation in the natural world. I call upon you: Do NOT abandon what works for wildlife in your great state. Ecosystems are incredibly complex, while Proposition 127 is a blunt-force solution for a problem that does...
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13 candidates running for Colorado legislative seats this year don’t have a major-party opponent
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13 candidates running for Colorado legislative seats this year don’t have a major-party opponent

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun Thirteen candidates vying for state legislative seats this year are running without a major-party opponent, according to a Colorado Sun analysis of the 2024 ballot. There are 10 candidates — seven Democrats and three Republicans — running unopposed in state House districts, and three Democrats running opposed in state Senate districts. The Sun defines a candidate as running unopposed if they don’t have any general election opponent or if their only opponent is a third-party candidate, since it is exceedingly rare in Colorado for such candidates to mount a competitive state legislative campaign. The 13 races will determine the makeup of 13% of the legislature.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Inmate found unconscious in El Paso County jail cell has died, sheriff’s office says
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Inmate found unconscious in El Paso County jail cell has died, sheriff’s office says

By Brett Yager | Fox 21 News The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) said a man who was found unresponsive in his cell has passed away at the hospital. On Wednesday, Sept. 11 at around 8:15 p.m. during a routine welfare check at the El Paso County Jail, deputies found a man unresponsive in his cell. EPSO said evidence found suggested the man attempted to take his own life. Deputies and medical staff began lifesaving measures until first responders from American Medical Response and the Colorado Springs Fire Department arrived at around 8:32 p.m., and at 9:22 p.m. the man was taken to the hospital. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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