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New law lets Colorado colleges cut checks to student athletes
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New law lets Colorado colleges cut checks to student athletes

By Alayna Alvarez | Axios Denver Colorado universities can now put student athletes on the payroll for their name, image and likeness (NIL) rights — but what they're paid is off-limits to the public. Why it matters: The move aligns Colorado with a federal settlement (House v. NCAA) that will soon force colleges to share sports revenue with athletes. But it also shields those contracts from public records requests, raising bipartisan alarms about transparency. Catch up quick: The NCAA and its five power conferences voted last spring to let schools directly pay athletes — a seismic shift for a league that has long sought to maintain the amateur nature of college sports, Axios' Sareen Habeshian writes. Driving the news: Last week, Gov. Jared Polis signed C...
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Feds capture migrant with Tren de Aragua ties who escaped from Colorado ICE detention center
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Feds capture migrant with Tren de Aragua ties who escaped from Colorado ICE detention center

By Jennie Taer | New York Post After two weeks on the run, an illegal migrant believed to have ties to the violent Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua who escaped from an federal immigration detention center in Colorado has been captured, the US Marshals said Tuesday. Geilond Vido-Romero, 24, was one of two Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees to escape from the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora on March 18 during a power outage. The feds said not only is Vido-Romero “a suspected Tren de Aragua associate,” he has an active federal warrant for his escape and another for failing to appear in court after he allegedly committed a theft and resisted arrest. Vido-Romero was nabbed Tuesday while taking the bus in Denver, the US Marshals s...
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Second scandal, same party: staff mistreatment allegations mount for Colorado Democrats
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Second scandal, same party: staff mistreatment allegations mount for Colorado Democrats

By Colorado Peak Politics It’s only been a few weeks since Sonya Jaquez Lewis resigned from the Colorado Senate amidst accusations that she mistreated her young employees. Now we learn that House Democrats were also investigating state Rep. Regina English for some bizarre treatment of her aides but kept that unfolding scandal hush hush. Surprisingly, it was the Democrat Mothership that broke the story: A Colorado lawmaker has been accused of retaliating against and mistreating her aides, including documented allegations that she ignored an aide’s complaint of sexual harassment by a relative of the lawmaker last year, The Denver Post has confirmed. Regina English is accused of many things. She is said to have used slurs against LGBTQ+ people, and required her aide...
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Proctor: Colorado’s conservative comeback starts at the ballot box
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Proctor: Colorado’s conservative comeback starts at the ballot box

By David Proctor | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice One of the greatest challenges facing conservatives in Colorado is voter turnout. We have seen this time and time again. While progressive groups have successfully mobilized their base, many conservatives fail to vote regularly, leaving elections decided by a mobilized opposition.  As of February, of this year, Colorado has approximately 942,766 active registered Republican voters which shows that we continue to face an uphill battle in statewide elections. Meanwhile, Democrats continue to hold the registration advantage and additionally there are 1.9 million active registered independent voters.  This means it is not only imperative for conservatives to turn out our base, but also to gain the support of persuadab...
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Phil Weiser puts politics over Constitution in legal war against President Trump
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Phil Weiser puts politics over Constitution in legal war against President Trump

By Rocky Mountain Voice Editorial Board Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is once again putting his progressive ideology ahead of the Constitution, launching a string of lawsuits aimed at blocking President Donald Trump’s executive orders—orders designed to restore law and order, secure the border, and protect minors from irreversible medical harm. In a recent feature by Yellow Scene Magazine, Weiser is portrayed as the liberal hero "fighting back" against Trump’s return to the White House. But to conservatives, Weiser’s efforts represent a dangerous misuse of taxpayer resources, with the AG acting more like a political activist than the state’s top law enforcement officer. Targeting Trump’s Common-Sense Policies From gender-neutral bathrooms in public schools to sanctuary ...
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Gaines: Colorado Democrats blew the budget and now they want your TABOR refunds
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Gaines: Colorado Democrats blew the budget and now they want your TABOR refunds

By Cory Gaines | Colorado Accountability Project Colorado Democrats made a hash of the state's finances, but they want YOU to pay to fix it. In this post I want to flesh out some of the many assaults on TABOR and fiscal responsibility the Democrats are cooking up for this legislative session. The previous two posts were all about financial problems in this state. Problems that arose from mismanagement of state rules and money. Problems that arose from out of control spending. Problems that arose from politicians not being willing to do what families are forced to do every single day: adjust their spending to their income and choose among priorities. In this final post of the series, I want to outline some of the ways in which Colorado Democrats--the party that has completely ru...
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Fort Carson strykers head to U.S.-Mexico border to help with immigration enforcement
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Fort Carson strykers head to U.S.-Mexico border to help with immigration enforcement

By Mary Shinn | The Gazette In brisk and windy weather Tuesday, Fort Carson soldiers eased roughly 20-ton Strykers onto flat rail cars for their trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to help with illegal immigration enforcement.  The slow roll of the eight-wheeled Strykers was followed by the clanking of chains as soldiers tied down the vehicles. Other 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team equipment, including jeeps, small trucks, fuel, water and IT vehicles, waited in rows alongside the Strykers for loading.  Over two days, crews expected to load two trains with vehicles. While Strykers can travel by truck or convoy, rail is more efficient.  The brigade plans to send 105 Strykers with advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems to help border patrol agents, an ...
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Democrat-only backed bill addressing ‘junk fees’ heads to governor’s desk
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Democrat-only backed bill addressing ‘junk fees’ heads to governor’s desk

By Elyse Apel | The Center Square (The Center Square) – A bill addressing so-called “junk fees” is headed to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for his signature after successfully passing both the state House and Senate. No Republicans voted to support the legislation, which received unanimous approval from Democrats. House Bill 1090, titled “Protections Against Deceptive Pricing Practices,” requires sellers to clearly disclose the total price of goods and services, and restricts which fees landlords may charge. It is part of a broader package of bills from Democrats, all looking to address the state’s housing prices. Rep. Emily Sirota, D-Denver, sponsored the bill in the House. She argued that it is an important step to end “deceptive junk fees” that add hidden costs. “...
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Perspectives on water after 30 years of talking about it in the Arkansas River Basin
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Perspectives on water after 30 years of talking about it in the Arkansas River Basin

By Shanna Lewis | CPR Water in the Arkansas River Basin is in high demand. Farmers, rafters, and fishermen use it. So do cities and towns far from the river, where hundreds of thousands of people live and work. Like elsewhere in the West, the region’s water resources are stretched by drought and growth, along with downstream obligations to Kansas. The 30th annual Arkansas River Basin Water Forum in Pueblo recently brought together water managers and users from all over Colorado to talk about the often contentious nature of water in the basin and around the state and to look for possible solutions to longstanding, reoccurring and often vexing questions about the precious resource. Water experts and advocates from the San Luis Valley, the Arkansas River Basin and Northern Colorado e...
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Federal judge dismisses drug company’s suit challenging Colorado prescription affordability board
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Federal judge dismisses drug company’s suit challenging Colorado prescription affordability board

By John Ingold | The Colorado Sun A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit filed by the pharmaceutical company Amgen challenging the authority of a Colorado board that seeks to rein in high-priced prescription drugs. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang ruled Friday that Amgen had not shown it has or likely will suffer harm from the board’s actions. As a result, she granted the state’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, but she did so “without prejudice” — meaning Amgen could sue again if it can later show harm. “The economic injuries alleged by Amgen are too speculative and too attenuated to support standing in this case,” Wang wrote in her order. The case involved a relatively obscure body known as the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board, or PDAB, which has the authority...
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