Tag: Executive Order
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Colorado leaders say Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting violates state election authority
Colorado leaders criticized President Donald Trump’s new executive order issued Tuesday, arguing that its creation of a national voter‑eligibility list and new limits on mail voting violate states’ constitutional authority to run their own elections. President Donald Trump has frequently criticized mail-in voting, calling it “mail-in cheating.” Through the SAVE Act in Congress, the president…
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Transgender Air Force Academy cadets graduate, but not commissioned amid Trump’s ban
Three transgender senior cadets earned their diplomas from the Air Force Academy on Thursday, but they did not commission as officers with their peers. Hunter Marquez is among the three, earning degrees in aeronautical engineering and applied math and meeting the Air Force’s physical standards for men. The cadets can’t commission because of a U.S.…
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Fort Carson military police and combat engineers to deploy to the border
Two units from Fort Carson will deploy to the southern border to help bolster security. A news release from Northern Command said Friday the 569th Combat Engineer Company-Armored, and the Headquarters of the 759th Military Police Battalion will be deployed. The non-headquarters staff of the 759th Military Police Battalion will remain to provide regular security. Army…
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Trump’s order not a ban on transgender troops yet
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump rescinded a previous executive order allowing transgender troops to openly serve. An expert with an LGBTQ+-rights group, Lambda Legal, said Tuesday in a news conference that the repeal of the previous order is not itself a ban on transgender troops. But Trump could be heading back…
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Polis to phase out gas-powered lawn equipment at Colorado facilities
A gas-powered push lawn mower emits as much pollution per hour as 11 cars
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Polis issues executive order to expand apprenticeships in state agencies
Agencies must increase number of apprenticeship programs by 50% before July
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Colorado Gov. Polis disbands Education Leadership Council | CLASSNOTES
Gov. Jared Polis ended the Education Leadership Council, which was created to improve Colorado’s standing in the country by providing a forum to discuss implementing education reform initiatives. Polis’ announcement came last week. Former Gov. John Hickenlooper created the council in 2011 to, among other things, increase the state’s high school graduation rates and improve…
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Colorado won’t cooperate with out-of-state investigations into professional licenses over marijuana use
Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order Thursday to prohibit licensing boards from denying a professional license in Colorado because of marijuana use. In the order, Polis said denying or revoking a person’s professional license because they use, possess or grow marijuana unfairly excludes people from the workforce for participating in activities that are legal in…
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Polis extends disaster declarations for avian flu, wildfire
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis issued two executive orders Sunday to assist the state in responding to the avian flu and the aftermath of a wildfire in southern Colorado. The first executive order extended the declaration of the avian flu as a state of disaster emergency. The…
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Denver suspends jury trials until Feb. 11 citing COVID-19
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jury trials in Denver won’t resume until at least Feb. 11 due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant. Chief Judge Michael A. Martinez with the Second Judicial District, which…