Tag: Attorney General Phil Weiser
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Colorado attorney general invites public to report ICE ‘misconduct’
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has launched a new online mechanism that allows Colorado residents to report “misconduct” by federal immigration agents, his office announced on Wednesday. “Nobody is above the rule of law, including federal agents such as ICE or border patrol,” he said. “This new reporting form is about keeping our communities safe…
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Home remodelers jailed in widespread racketeering scheme
At a moment when slow home sales have owners looking at remodeling, M3 Designs described itself as a design-build firm that “prioritizes sustainability, economic improvement, and efficient construction … advancing urbanism and community development.” But last month, a grand jury charged that M3, also known as Minimal Modular Modern Designs, was actually a take-the-money-and-run operation, and…
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Judge denies AstraZeneca’s bid to block Colorado drug discount law
A Colorado district court judge denied drug manufacturer AstraZeneca’s request for an injunction to block enforcement of a recent law barring drug manufacturers from imposing restrictions on covered entities to obtain drugs under a federal discount program. The law states that manufacturers and others may not directly or indirectly deny, restrict or limit the acquisition…
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Colorado fights federal campaign to stop SNAP from going to illegal aliens, certain noncitizens
Colorado joined 21 other states in a lawsuit seeking to undo the Trump administration’s campaign to stop taxpayer-funded food aid from going to individuals illegally staying in the U.S., arguing the move also implicated a group of noncitizens who should be eligible to get the benefits under the law. At issue is a guidance from…
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SCOTUS: 3, Weiser: 0 — Colorado: embarrassed | George Brauchler
Recently, Attorney General and gubernatorial aspirant Phil Weiser took to social media to trumpet the news that he has become a part of 43 lawsuits against President Donald Trump (it could be up to 100 by the time of this printing). The AG’s lawsuit announcements have picked up significant pace as he battles with his…
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Colorado sues Trump administration over disaster relief funding
Colorado joined 11 other states in a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency over grant funding for emergency and disaster relief. The lawsuit, which also named DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and acting FEMA administrator David Richardson, alleged the agencies and the Trump administration imposed “illegal and impossible-to-meet” terms…
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Nebraska says Colorado is stealing its water
The fight over Nebraska’s attempt to seize privately-owned land in northeastern Colorado persisted this week, with Nebraska accusing Colorado of stealing its water in a filing Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court. The issue deals with the Perkins County canal, a proposed 109-mile ditch stretching from Ovid in Sedgwick County and across the Colorado-Nebraska state…
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Colorado joins 22-state lawsuit to restore SNAP benefits amid government shutdown
Colorado joined a lawsuit filed by states against the U.S. Department of Agriculture to attempt to force the restart of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Those benefits are set to expire on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown. That could leave 600,000 Coloradans — 10% of the state population — without the…
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Colorado responds to Nebraska’s ‘unserious’ Supreme Court lawsuit over water diversion
Colorado has filed its response to what it called an “unserious” lawsuit filed by the state of Nebraska over its efforts to build a canal that would acquire land from Colorado property owners in northeastern Colorado. The lawsuit is tied to a 1923 compact between Colorado and Nebraska over the South Platte River. In its…
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Kroger plans to sell Safeway brand in Colorado to help secure merger with Albertsons
Under pressure from government regulators, Kroger and Albertsons have decided to sell nearly 600 stores across the country, including the Safeway brand in Colorado, in an effort to get their proposed $24.6 billion merger through. Kroger said it will sell 579 stores across the country to New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers — 116 more than originally planned, including 91 Albertsons-owned…