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‘Biology Matters’: El Paso County Schools Join Lawsuit Defending Girls’ Sports
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‘Biology Matters’: El Paso County Schools Join Lawsuit Defending Girls’ Sports

By Eric Young | The Gazette Another prominent school district and a prominent charter school in El Paso County are taking on the state over a newly adopted athletics policy. Academy D-20’s Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to direct the district to draft and implement a policy classifying access to locker rooms, restrooms and athletic participation as being based on biological sex during a special meeting June 17. Two days later, the board voted to authorize D-20 to join a lawsuit filed by neighboring D-49 against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Colorado Civil Rights Division and the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) last month. The board of directors for The Classical Academy, a charter school authorized by D-20, voted to j...
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Hegseth Was Right: Trump’s Iran Strike Hit Harder Than the Media Wants You to Know
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Hegseth Was Right: Trump’s Iran Strike Hit Harder Than the Media Wants You to Know

By Byron York | Washington Examiner HEGSETH IS RIGHT. This newsletter has often noted a peculiar feature of some media coverage of President Donald Trump: When Trump or Republicans say something, many reporters and commentators reflexively seek to knock it down. When Trump or Republicans say A, they immediately say not-A. Do Trump and his GOP allies say former President Joe Biden seems out of it? Then Biden must be just fine. On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered his own description of the phenomenon when he was addressing media coverage of the effectiveness of the U.S. bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Trump has said the raid was a huge success and that U.S. bombers “completely demolished” and “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear sites. Almost immediately, som...
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Colorado 2026 progressive ballot push would double income tax on top earners
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Colorado 2026 progressive ballot push would double income tax on top earners

By Marissa Ventrelli | Denver Gazette Voters could see a proposal to more than double the income tax of Colorado residents who earn at least $1 million, which would raise more than $1 billion each year from this category of taxpayers.  The proposal also seeks to decrease the tax obligation of people who earn $100,000 or less, while maintaining the rate for residents whose income falls in between those two prongs.   Colorado has a flat income tax rate. Assuming the proposal made it to the ballot and voters approved it, Colorado's top marginal rate would rival the highest-taxed states in the western region, rivaling Oregon and approximating California. Several of Colorado's neighbors — its direct economic competitors in the region, notably Nevada and Texas — don'...
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Denver judge blocks ICE request over state privacy law, leaves unaccompanied minor safety in limbo
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Denver judge blocks ICE request over state privacy law, leaves unaccompanied minor safety in limbo

By Marianne Goodland | Denver Gazette A Denver district court judge has issued a preliminary injunction to prevent a division within a state agency from complying with a subpoena issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The injunction is a step that will now lead to a trial on the merits of a lawsuit filed by a state division chief. Notably, the judge's injunction only applies to that state division and the court appears to allow the governor to comply with the ICE subpoena. In his order, Judge A. Bruce Jones said the subpoena would require state employees to violate state laws signed in 2021 and 2025 by disclosing personally identifiable information to federal immigration officials. The ICE subpoena was issued administratively, not by a court or judge, and that w...
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DiGirolamo: This is how a predator grooms your son in under an hour
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DiGirolamo: This is how a predator grooms your son in under an hour

By John DiGirolamo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Perhaps you have a son and think you don’t need to worry about online predators. Think again. Typically, girls are targeted on social media accounts for either explicit content or coerced to meet in person for a sexual encounter. It’s different for boys, who are usually targeted for money. These blackmail situations are criminal offenses, commonly termed “sextortion.” This is What a Predator’s Playbook Looks Like: A criminal will set up a profile with a picture of an attractive college age female. The picture will be provocative and eye-catching, so a teenage boy won’t think twice about accepting the social connection. They’ll make contact online through social media accounts such as Snapchat, Instagram and especially...
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‘I’ve talked to fire chiefs—they’re scared’: Pueblo confronts growing homeless concerns
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‘I’ve talked to fire chiefs—they’re scared’: Pueblo confronts growing homeless concerns

By Hunter Phipps | Fox21 (PUEBLO, Colo.) — For people who live in the Bessemer neighborhood in Pueblo, they say things seem to be getting worse as the days go by. It’s why they decided to take their concerns to Pueblo City Council Members and speak out during the council’s work session on Monday evening. “It’s all over town from each and everybody’s district, we need our city back,” said Betty Finley, a resident who lives in the Bessemer neighborhood. One neighbor speaking out feels like more and more problems like drug use and trash are showing up, and feels helpless when trying to find anyone to help. “Right next door to us is another drug house, and it’s a revolving door for the homeless in and out, there’s people living in that backyard,” another neighbor who spoke out to c...
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Hunter: Rural leadership shines through in Fort Morgan Chamber’s future
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Hunter: Rural leadership shines through in Fort Morgan Chamber’s future

Drake Hunter | Commentary, RMV NE CO Newsroom, Rocky Mountain Voice When rural Colorado shows up for each other, the whole state gets stronger. That belief echoed throughout the Off-the-Clock Networking Hour on June 25, where Leticia Morales was welcomed as Executive Director of the Fort Morgan Area Chamber of Commerce.  Held in the spirit of connection and collaboration, the event brought together local leaders, media partners, and civic voices who share a common goal: strengthening the bonds that make Morgan County, and all of Colorado, thrive. As a lifelong resident of Morgan County, Morales’ appointment represents both a homegrown success story and a bold step forward for the Chamber’s vision. “This is more than just a new chapter for me, it’s a new opportunity for all...
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Suspected trafficker caught with 220 grams of meth and handgun in Thornton traffic stop
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Suspected trafficker caught with 220 grams of meth and handgun in Thornton traffic stop

By Parker Gordon | Fox31 DENVER (KDVR) — The Brighton District Attorney’s Office has charged 44-year-old woman after a traffic stop on June 19, in which over 220 grams of meth and a loaded handgun were reportedly found at the 200 block of E. 120th Ave. The Thornton Police Department said in a Facebook post that police saw suspicious activity, conducted a traffic stop and then alerted Broomfield Police Department K-9 Rodo, who found the narcotics. The post also said that “a 44-year-old female and a 44-year-old male were both arrested and booked into the Adams County jail.” The Brighton DA’s office confirmed to FOX31 that Thornton PD’s post is related to the arrest of a woman named Suzanne Lamonaca, who has been charged with possession with intent to manu...
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SCOTUS clears the way: States can now block abortion providers from Medicaid
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Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Approved, National

SCOTUS clears the way: States can now block abortion providers from Medicaid

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Washington, D.C. – This morning the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major win for babies and their mothers in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, clearing the way for South Carolina and other states to stop funding big abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood in their Medicaid programs. South Carolina’s victory marks a meaningful step forward in the fight to stop forced taxpayer funding of the abortion industry. It offers a glimpse of what can be achieved nationwide with congressional passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which would defund big abortion businesses in Medicaid through the budget reconciliation process. Although the Hyde Amendment and similar policies in the majority of states prevent taxpayer dollars from being s...
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‘Desperate attempt’ denied: Liberal-majority court leaves GOP-favored Wisconsin maps in place
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Approved, National

‘Desperate attempt’ denied: Liberal-majority court leaves GOP-favored Wisconsin maps in place

By Lawrence Andrea | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel WASHINGTON – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on June 25 rejected a request to reconsider the state's congressional maps ahead of next year's midterm elections, all but ensuring the current maps will remain in place for 2026. The liberal-controlled court's decision, which was made without comment from the justices, marked the second time in the past two years that the court has rejected a push from Democrats to change the battleground state's federal maps. It is a loss for Democrats who sought more favorable lines as they aim to retake control of the House in 2026. Democratic groups filed their latest petitions in May asking the court to reconsider the congressional map lines. Any change would have likely made two of the state's...
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