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Two GOP county chairs – Pallozzi, Watkins – ask judge to reverse order blocking vote to remove Dave Williams as state chair
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Two GOP county chairs – Pallozzi, Watkins – ask judge to reverse order blocking vote to remove Dave Williams as state chair

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics Feuding Colorado Republicans were back in court this week as the county party officers who have been trying to oust state GOP Chairman Dave Williams asked a judge to reverse an earlier order that prohibited Williams' critics from convening a meeting to vote on the question. El Paso County Republican Vice Chairman Todd Watkins and Jefferson County Republican Chairwoman Nancy Pallozzi filed a motion late Tuesday in Arapahoe County District Court asking Judge Thomas W. Henderson to reconsider the temporary restraining order he issued Friday that blocked a meeting of the party's state central committee that Watkins had earlier called for the following day. In their motion, Watkins and Pallozzi said that the judge granted the ord...
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Ballot initiative aims to create new vet professional associate role to address shortage
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Ballot initiative aims to create new vet professional associate role to address shortage

By Deborah Grigsby | Colorado Politics Proponents of a statutory initiative that would create a new position called “veterinary professional associate” (VPA) submitted just under 200,000 signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State on Monday. Initiative 145 would establish a new mid-level veterinary practitioner career pathway as a solution to a veterinary workforce shortage. “Getting 200,000 signatures in just two months really reflects how many people in Colorado are struggling to access veterinary care and excited about an opportunity to expand the veterinary workforce to include more highly-trained professionals who can provide high-quality, affordable care,” Vet Care Coalition Board Chair Ali Mickelson said. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Since Monday morning, fires in Larimer, Boulder and Jefferson counties have forced thousands to flee their homes
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Since Monday morning, fires in Larimer, Boulder and Jefferson counties have forced thousands to flee their homes

By The Colorado Sun Fire crews are spread across the Front Range as hot, dry weather is fueling three wildfires Wednesday in the foothills, forcing thousands of people from their homes. One person has died in the fire near Lyons, according to the Boulder County sheriff. The Alexander Mountain fire started Monday morning west of Loveland and by Wednesday morning was confirmed at 5,080 acres with numerous evacuations in Larimer County. The Stone Canyon fire was reported Tuesday afternoon north of Lyons, and by Wednesday morning had burned 1,320 acres in Boulder County, with no significant growth overnight. It is burning just a few miles from the Alexander Mountain fire. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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‘Embarrassing to watch’: Rep. Boebert rips ‘infighting,’ calls on Dave Williams to support GOP candidates or be removed
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‘Embarrassing to watch’: Rep. Boebert rips ‘infighting,’ calls on Dave Williams to support GOP candidates or be removed

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert on Friday called on Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams to publicly demonstrate that the state GOP is supporting candidates up and down the ballot or potentially face removal from office. Calling recent infighting within the state GOP "embarrassing to watch," Boebert said in a post on social media that Colorado Republicans risk missing a "golden opportunity" to flip seats in November because rival party factions have been obsessed with duking it out with each other. "The past month of public dissension and infighting in the Colorado Republican Party has been embarrassing to watch as we have a golden opportunity this November to flip seats at every level of government," Boebert said in a post on Facebook. ...
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Hundreds of teaching positions unfilled statewide despite $10k state stipend
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Hundreds of teaching positions unfilled statewide despite $10k state stipend

By Brandon Richard | Denver 7 News With a new school year on the horizon, school districts across Colorado are looking to fill hundreds of open teaching positions. But some positions will likely remain unfilled due to Colorado’s ongoing teacher shortage. As a longtime teacher herself, Brooke Williams knows the struggles Colorado teachers face. “The job becomes more increasingly more and more challenging every year,” Williams said. “We're asking teachers to do the impossible.” READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Gone viral: In unique Colorado moment, mountain goats dance on vehicle roof
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Gone viral: In unique Colorado moment, mountain goats dance on vehicle roof

By Piper Russell | Out There Colorado In a viral video posted to Instagram by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), two mountain goats climb onto a Subaru and start to jump around, showing off a concern that few American drivers outside of Colorado might have to deal with. According to the post, mountain goats' hooves help them to climb up cliffs, steep slopes, and even cars. Their hooves have a hard outer rim and a soft rubbery bottom that acts like a suction cup. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
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Firearms merchants, tax credit for college, water conservation, wolverines among new laws set to begin Aug. 7
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Firearms merchants, tax credit for college, water conservation, wolverines among new laws set to begin Aug. 7

By Deborah Grigsby  | Colorado Politics More than 200 new Colorado laws will take effect on Aug. 7.  Colorado Politics takes a quick rundown of some of the more interesting and significant pieces of legislation signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis and set to hit the books in just a few days HERE. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Colorado Democrat Jason Crow named to U.S. House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt
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Colorado Democrat Jason Crow named to U.S. House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt

By Ernest Luning | Denver Gazette Congressional leaders on Monday named Colorado's U.S. Rep. Jason Crow to a bipartisan House task force charged with investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Crow, a decorated Army Ranger veteran and member of the House Intelligence Committee, will serve as the lead Democrat on the 13-member panel, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries announced. “We have the utmost confidence in this bipartisan group of steady, highly qualified, and capable members of Congress to move quickly to find the facts, ensure accountability, and help make certain such failures never happen again,” Johnson and Jeffries said in a joint statement. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Hillman: ‘The Colorado Song’ recalls a better time and place
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Hillman: ‘The Colorado Song’ recalls a better time and place

By Mark Hillman | Commentary, MarkHillman.com             On this Colorado Day, I remember the 1970s when our local radio station would open its morning show by playing The Colorado Song: “If I had a wagon, I would go to Colorado,” praising a state known for “Rocky Mountain peaks, climbing up to the sky” and inhabited by “folks who are rugged and bold!”             One verse describes what was quintessential Colorado: “A uniting spiring they will find at the great Continental Divide.”             It’s a fun song, and I’ve taught it to my kids.  But, I get a little choked up because it describes a Colorado whi...
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House GOP campaign arm names Colorado’s Jeff Hurd, Gabe Evans to ‘Young Guns’ program
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House GOP campaign arm names Colorado’s Jeff Hurd, Gabe Evans to ‘Young Guns’ program

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Monday that the Republican nominees in Colorado's most competitive congressional races were named to the House GOP campaign arm's Young Guns program for top challengers in targeted seats. First-time candidate Jeff Hurd and state Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Fort Lupton, are among 26 Republican House candidates inducted into the top tier of the campaign support program, which helps candidates who have met fundraising and organizational goals, the NRCC said. Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney, is facing Democrat Adam Frisch in the 3rd Congressional District, which covers most of the Western Slope and Southern Colorado, and Evans is running against first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in the N...
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