Tag: Attorney General Phil Weiser
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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…
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Colorado attorney general announces $350 million settlement with opioid marketing company
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Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a $350 million settlement on Thursday with Publicis, a big healthcare marketing company, over its role in the opioid epidemic. The national settlement will result in almost $6 million to the state of Colorado to help address the opioid crisis, according to a news release from Weiser’s office Thursday. Publicis…
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Attorney general requested to investigate Edgewater Police Department
First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced Thursday that she submitted a formal request to Attorney General Phil Weiser to open a “pattern and practice” investigation into the Edgewater Police Department after alleged misconduct. On Sept. 14, 2021, King launched an investigation after an EPD officer reported several misconduct allegations in the department, according to a…
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Grand jury indicts Berthoud family members on charges of unemployment insurance, tax fraud
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A statewide grand jury indicted five northern Colorado family members on charges related to unemployment insurance fraud and tax fraud. From July 2020 through May 2021, Robert Tarin, Jr., of Berthoud, is accused of getting…