Author: PAT POBLETE [email protected]
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Colorado is prepared to welcome Afghan refugees, Polis tells Biden in a letter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is ready to take in Afghan refugees and those granted visas for their work with the U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan, Gov. Jared Polis told President Joe Biden on Wednesday. In a letter to Biden, Polis urged the president “to act quickly to evacuate…
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Congressional delegation aiding Colorado veteran’s effort to save Afghan interpreter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bipartisan trio from Colorado’s congressional delegation is working with Broomfield Army veteran Scott Henkel to save an interpreter he worked with while deployed in Afghanistan. CBS4 reported Hinkel is being aided in his efforts to evacuate the interpreter from Kabul in the wake of…
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Colorado’s political leaders react to Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Taliban forces stormed through Afghanistan, capturing all major cities in the wake of the U.S. troop withdrawal from the country, Colorado’s political leaders have taken to social media to react. The state’s Republican congressional delegation was vociferous in its criticism of President Joe Biden,…
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[BREAKING] ‘South Park’ creators tell Gov. Polis they are buying Casa Bonita
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The co-creators of South Park on Friday announced they are on the verge of buying Casa Bonita, the iconic Denver restaurant that features in a handful of the show’s episodes. Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced…
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‘South Park’s’ Stone and Parker tell Gov. Polis they are buying Casa Bonita
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The co-creators of South Park on Friday announced they are on the verge of buying Casa Bonita, the iconic Lakewood restaurant that features in a handful of the show’s episodes. Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced the deal during a sit-down interview with Gov. Jared Polis…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Griswold orders Mesa County to replace voting equipment, Colorado GOP unveils ‘commitment’ to voters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This week on Colorado Politicking, legislative reporter Pat Poblete and political correspondent Ernest Luning discuss Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s move to decertify Mesa County voting equipment after a security breach involving Clerk Tina Peters.…
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Ready Colorado taps Dr. Brenda Dickhoner to be president and CEO
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dr. Brenda Dickhoner is joining conservative education advocacy group Ready Colorado to serve as the organization’s president and chief executive officer. “I strongly believe that our education system can, and must, do better to meet the varied needs of all kids,” she said in a statement.…
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U.S. Senate confirms Ken Salazar’s ambassadorship to Mexico
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Senate on Wednesday morning unanimously confirmed former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s nomination to become U.S. ambassador to Mexico, the first of President Joe Biden’s ambassador nominees to be confirmed. TRAIL MIX | Ken…
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Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters slams Secretary of State’s probe during appearance at symposium
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters isn’t responding to an order issued by Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold to turn over election equipment, video footage and documents after a password to county election equipment surfaced online. Griswold launching probe of Mesa County voting system…
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Polis announces feds grant Colorado regulatory authority over its hemp industry
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday announced the federal Department of Agriculture signed off on Colorado’s management plan for its hemp industry, granting the state autonomy to regulate the crop nearly a decade after voters enshrined…