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Colorado’s high egg prices are blamed on bird flu, but there’s more to the story
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Colorado’s high egg prices are blamed on bird flu, but there’s more to the story

By Tamara Chuang | The Colorado Sun Walk into nearly any grocery store at the moment and the price for a dozen eggs may shock you — if any eggs are in stock at all. More than anything else, blame bird flu, say Colorado egg farmers, the grocery stores, the state agriculture department and nearly anyone involved in getting fresh eggs to consumers. The contagious virus can wipe out entire flocks of egg-laying chickens in days. Coloradans already went through this three years ago when egg prices spiked after 85% of the state’s egg-laying hens were destroyed. There was also high inflation, the state’s looming cage-free law and shortages at pretty much every grocery store.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Senate Bill 64 would expand Safe2Tell, require notification of certain events to teachers
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Senate Bill 64 would expand Safe2Tell, require notification of certain events to teachers

By Jason Gonzales | Chalkbeat Colorado Colorado lawmakers gave first approval of a bill that would require educators to get notified if one of their students experiences trauma such as domestic violence, serious accidents, or abuse and neglect. Senate Bill 64 would require the Safe2Tell program to notify teachers, counselors, and administrators that a student who has been involved in an incident has been designated as “handle with care.” School officials wouldn’t get any other information other than the designation, but it would signal to educators that the student has undergone significant stress and needs extra support. READ THE FULL STORY AT CHALKBEAT COLORADO
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Federal deportation efforts continue in Colorado, as Democrats push back with outrage
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Federal deportation efforts continue in Colorado, as Democrats push back with outrage

By Elyse Apel | The Center Square Federal agents have continued their deportation efforts in Colorado, conducting a series of raids Wednesday morning in various apartment complexes in Denver and Aurora. Multiple agencies assisted with the raids, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI Denver and the Department of Homeland Security. “The FBI and other DOJ partners are assisting DHS with immigration enforcement efforts in Denver and Aurora this morning,” said a statement from FBI Denver. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Trump ‘border czar’ Homan vows to probe leak that stifled ICE raid in Colorado
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Trump ‘border czar’ Homan vows to probe leak that stifled ICE raid in Colorado

By Bailee Hill | Fox News Border czar Tom Homan issued a warning after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid was leaked this week, greatly reducing the number of violent Venezuelan gang members authorities were able to arrest.  Homan said he will be addressing the leak stemming from Wednesday's operation in Aurora, Colorado, "immediately" during "The Faulkner Focus," making it clear anyone who stifles the agency's ability to get dangerous criminals off the streets will be held accountable.  "We're not going to tolerate it anymore. This is not a game," Homan told Harris Faulkner on Thursday.  READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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Anti-gun Senate Bill 3 loses another Democrat as Sen. Marc Snyder says he will vote no
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Anti-gun Senate Bill 3 loses another Democrat as Sen. Marc Snyder says he will vote no

By Jesse Paul and Lucas Brady Woods | The Colorado Sun A Democratic state senator who signed on as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 3, which would ban the manufacture and sale of certain semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and handguns that can accept detachable ammunition magazines, says he will vote against the measure. Sen. Marc Snyder of Manitou Springs said he didn’t fully understand its effect when he agreed to attach his name to it. Snyder’s reversal doesn’t mean the legislation won’t pass. It still has enough supporters in the Senate to clear the chamber, barring more than one other defection. The bill is scheduled to get a preliminary vote in the Senate on Friday. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Employers say they need more skilled talent, but there’s a disconnect between workers and employers
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Employers say they need more skilled talent, but there’s a disconnect between workers and employers

By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance In less than three weeks, Colorado employers and educators will begin what many feel is a long-overdue process of identifying the greatest shortages in skills for in-demand jobs and working in partnership to create career pathways to fill those gaps. As simple as that collaboration may sound on paper, it is an idea that too many business leaders, as well as many K-12 and college officials, say has not germinated due to a lack of communication between the institutions that train the workforce and those who employ it. And the disconnect between those wanting to work and those wanting to hire workers has never been clearer. Colorado had 134,000 job openings late last year — the highest total of any state, according to the Bureau of Labor Stati...
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Freshman U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd chairs his first subcommittee meeting on Indian affairs
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Freshman U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd chairs his first subcommittee meeting on Indian affairs

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice If it takes years of tenure in Washington, D.C., to even earn subcommittee chairmanships, no one told U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Grand Junction. The freshman congressman from Colorado's 3rd District on the Western Slope chaired his first subcommittee meeting Wednesday, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs under the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources. "I'm honored to serve as the new chairman of the subcommittee, and look forward to working with our American Indian, Alaska Native and Insular partners," Hurd began the subcommittee hearing. The subcommittee was previously chaired by Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming. https://twitter.com/RepJeffHurd/status/1887182581998788904 The subcommittee oversees matters conf...
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Rep. Evans will join House Oversight Committee questioning Denver mayor on sanctuary policies
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Rep. Evans will join House Oversight Committee questioning Denver mayor on sanctuary policies

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice When Mike Johnston arrives in March to offer his testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Denver mayor might recognize a member of the panel questioning him. U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, a Weld County resident, has been authorized, presumably by Chairman James Comer, to waive onto the committee to question Johnston, and potentially the mayors of Boston, Chicago and New York City. Rep. Comer, in his capacity as chairman of the committee, announced Wednesday that Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and New York City Mayor Eric Adams would join Johnston on the March 5 panel investigating the policies of sanctuary cities and their impact on public safety and federal immigration enforcement. He has...
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GOP more represents working class, addresses top concerns, Colorado voters say in poll
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GOP more represents working class, addresses top concerns, Colorado voters say in poll

By Elyse Apel | The Center Square Colorado voters are waning in their support for the Democrat Party, a new poll finds, as immigration and the economy continue to be top concerns. The Colorado Issues Poll, conducted by One Main Street Colorado, reported that 30% of those surveyed considered the economy and cost of living to have been their most important Election Day issue, while 24% said inflation. Republicans drove those numbers, with 51% of supporters of President Donald listing the economy and 53% immigration. In contrast, only 12% of supporters of former Vice President Kamala listed the economy and 4% listed immigration. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Rep. Weinberg’s constitutional carry bill would give Coloradans rights that 29 other states already have
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Rep. Weinberg’s constitutional carry bill would give Coloradans rights that 29 other states already have

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice When the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, written by James Madison, was ratified on Dec. 15, 1791, along with the other Bill of Rights, Americans believed the Founders had provided a right that "shall not be infringed" to own and possess firearms, wherever they may be and however they may wish. A bill introduced this week in the Colorado House would mostly and finally provide that unrestricted right. House Bill 25-1164, by Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg, would add Colorado to the growing majority of states with constitutional carry. It is a more long-awaited bill for gun owners than the repeal of the high-capacity magazine law. Constitutional carry is as it sounds, a right, as intended in the constitution, where anyone who can legally...
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