Tag: President Joe Biden
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Biden taps 5 Coloradans to serve on national wildfire mitigation commission
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Biden administration tapped five Coloradans to serve on a commission charged with developing strategies to tackle the national wildfire crisis. Dan Gibbs, Jim Hubbard, Madelene McDonald, Scott Miller and Mike Morgan were selected to be five of the 36 non-federal members of the Wildland…
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Polis applauds Biden’s call to suspend federal gas tax: ‘I would dare anyone to oppose’
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday applauded President Joe Biden for urging the U.S. Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to fight record-high gas prices. Biden’s administration announced the call-to-action Wednesday, requesting that Congress suspend the federal gas tax for three months, through September. He also called on states to take similar action, such as…
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Denver International Airport CEO headed to FAA in D.C.?
President Joe Biden will likely name Denver International Airport’s CEO Phil Washington as the next head of the Federal Aviation Administration, according to the Seattle Times. Washington has held the DIA post for less than a year, after being appointed by Mayor Michael Hancock in 2021. An airport spokesperson declined a Denver Gazette request to…
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Colorado delegation urges Biden to consider national security, cost in Space Command basing decision
Keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs. That was the message Colorado’s congressional delegation made loud and clear in a letter delivered to President Joe Biden Tuesday. “We remain deeply troubled that the decision to relocate USSPACECOM undermined the two most important factors for any critical basing decision: protecting national security and minimizing cost,” the…
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Denver man pleads guilty to menacing for threatening Biden supporters with assault rifle
A Denver man who threatened multiple people with an assault rifle for supporting Joe Biden for president pleaded guilty to a menacing charge last week, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Shahir Ahmed, 41, was charged with harassment and felony menacing with a gun for the incident. The charges were reduced to conspiracy to…
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Colorado lawmakers lean in to block U.S. Space Command move
Three Colorado federal lawmakers highlighted their push to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs amid meetings at Pikes Peak region military bases Thursday. Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet was joined by Colorado Springs Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn and Aurora Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Crow for a bipartisan show of support to stop the…
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Trump appointees to Air Force Academy advisory board told to resign or be dismissed
President Joe Biden asked 11 former President Donald Trump appointees to resign from military academy advisory boards Wednesday, including three at the Air Force Academy, or be dismissed, the White House confirmed. Letters went to individuals including Kellyanne Conway, former senior counselor to the president; former press secretary Sean Spicer; and former national security adviser…
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Troops must get COVID-19 vaccine, Pentagon orders
All troops will soon be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Pentagon announced Monday afternoon. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will request a waiver for the mandate from President Joe Biden by mid-September unless the U.S. Food and Drug Agency fully approves the Pfizer vaccine ahead of then, which Austin said is likely. “Get the…
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Colorado Springs gun shop owner says mental health and other resources needed to combat mass shootings
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Longtime Colorado Springs gun store owner Paul Paradis was sick to hear about the mass shooting Monday afternoon that killed 10 people at a King Soopers in Boulder. Alleged gunman Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, of Arvada, purchased a Ruger AR-556 pistol less than a…
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Colorado criminal justice leaders urge Biden to end federal death penalty
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several Colorado criminal justice leaders signed a nationwide bipartisan letter Monday, asking President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to immediately take action to end the federal death penalty in the U.S. The letter was signed…