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Sloan: Mr. President, “don’t” is not a foreign policy
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Sloan: Mr. President, “don’t” is not a foreign policy

By Kelly Sloan | Special Contributor, The Rocky Mountain Voice After receiving intelligence reports that Tehran was up to something in response to Israel’s successful strike in Syria that eliminated some top Iranian General’s who were leading Hezbollah units, President Biden publicly told the Iranian’s “Don’t”. Well, they did. And boy did they fail spectacularly. Of the 110 ballistic missiles, 30 cruise missiles and 170 drones that the Iranian military fired at Israel, virtually none survived to reach their targets. Reportedly a couple landed near an airbase, lamentably injuring a 7-year-old girl, but not even causing a pause in the airbase’s operations. Now, there’s a lot to unpack with this episode, including the again-demonstrated vacuousness of the Biden Administration’s ...
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Boll: Taxpayers subsidizing segregation through commissioner-supported Rainbow Prom in Douglas County
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Boll: Taxpayers subsidizing segregation through commissioner-supported Rainbow Prom in Douglas County

By LAUREEN BOLL | Guest Columnist The taxpayer could be on the hook for a Rainbow Prom, an event for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) youth this weekend at the Southridge Recreation Center. The event is sponsored by Castle Rock (CR) Pride. Per the event registration site, “this vibrant and inclusive event is open to ages 14-19, welcoming members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies for a night of celebration and unity.” Grouping people based on immutable characteristics - in this case sexual orientation and gender identity - and treating them differently is segregation. The Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896 legalized racial segregation as long as facilities for each race, such as schools, were equal in quality. This ‘separate but equal’ doctrine was overtu...
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What’s the cause of 911 outages reported across four states? The FCC is investigating.
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What’s the cause of 911 outages reported across four states? The FCC is investigating.

By  FILIP TIMOTIJA | The Hill Residents of four states experienced 911 outages on Wednesday, impacting emergency calls in parts of Nevada, Nebraska, Texas and the entire state of South Dakota.  Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday night that 911 calls from landlines were not working and instructed residents to use mobile devices to dial. The service was restored after two hours.  “All of the individuals who called during the outage have been called back and provided assistance,” the police said on social media platform X. “Non-emergency calls are also working.”  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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Impact fee programs like one in Pitkin County unconstitutional, attorney says
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Impact fee programs like one in Pitkin County unconstitutional, attorney says

By Derek Draplin | The Center Square An attorney who worked on a recent U.S. Supreme Court case striking down a local government’s use of “substantial” impact fees in California says similar fees in Pitkin County, Colorado, also are unconstitutional. The court’s ruling in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado centered on a resident who wished to build a prefabricated house on his property, but the county charged a $23,420 traffic impact fee for a building permit.  The court, using a two-part test “modeled on the unconstitutional conditions doctrine,” said permit conditions must have “essential nexus” to a local government’s land-use interests and must have “rough proportionality” to a development’s impact. READ FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Raleigh: Democrats’ systemic normalization of property theft birthed America’s squatter crisis
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Raleigh: Democrats’ systemic normalization of property theft birthed America’s squatter crisis

By HELEN RALEIGH | The Federalist Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said last week that squatters have “no rights.” He should try to convince his Democrat colleagues and their far-left allies because their systemic effort to normalize property theft has led to the unprecedented squatter crisis in America. Their ultimate goal is to destroy property rights and replace capitalism with socialism. Squatting is a form of trespassing as squatters use properties without the owners’ permission or any legal documentation. Nor do squatters offer property owners financial compensation. Atlanta, Georgia, is the epicenter of the squatter crisis. Squatters have overtaken about 1,200 homes. One of the victimized homeowners, Lt. Col. Dahlia Daure, said she felt “violated” after ...
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Barr says he’ll vote for person to ‘do least harm’, the ‘Republican ticket’ in November
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Barr says he’ll vote for person to ‘do least harm’, the ‘Republican ticket’ in November

By TARA SUTER  | The Hill Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr said Wednesday he will vote for the “Republican ticket” in the November presidential election. “I think it’s my duty to pick the person I think would do the least harm to the country,” Barr said on Fox News’s  America’s Newsroom. “And in my mind, that’s — I will vote the Republican ticket.” Barr’s comments come in spite of past criticism of his ex-boss, former President Trump, who is the presumptive Republican nominee for president. In December, Barr said his successor in a potential second Trump administration would have to be against the former president’s “abuse of government power.” “Trump needs people around him who will push back and help keep him on the straight and narrow,” Barr said. READ THE FULL STOR...
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Plan to quadruple property taxes on short-term rentals fails in late-night Capitol committee vote
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Plan to quadruple property taxes on short-term rentals fails in late-night Capitol committee vote

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun A bill that would have quadrupled the property taxes on many homes offered as short-term rentals in Colorado was rejected late Tuesday in a Colorado Senate committee, marking at least the third time in recent years that such a proposal has failed at the Capitol.  Senate Bill 33 was voted down 6-1 by the Senate Finance Committee during the bill’s first hearing, an outcome that came after months of loud opposition from vacation rental owners and companies like Airbnb and Vrbo.  The only “yes” vote on the measure came from its main sponsor, Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Andrews, Webb qualify for ballot in crowded 3rd District primary field for Boebert’s seat in Congress
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Andrews, Webb qualify for ballot in crowded 3rd District primary field for Boebert’s seat in Congress

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice The dance card is filling up in the 3rd District's primary election to select the Western Slope's Republican nominee to potentially become the next representative in Congress. Russ Andrews and Lew Webb were added to the list of hopefuls to receive the party's nomination to the general election on Wednesday, when the Secretary of State's office announced their qualifications to the ballot. The seat is presently held by Rep. Lauren Boebert, who relocated to Windsor in the 4th District and is vying for the Republican nomination in that primary. It is the only Republican field larger than the 3rd District. Boebert had an opportunity to run for the Republican nomination in the 4th District's special election to replace ex-Rep. Ken Buck, but sa...
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Colorado congressional candidates report contributions, cash in bank ahead of crowded primaries
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Colorado congressional candidates report contributions, cash in bank ahead of crowded primaries

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics As he has every quarter this election cycle, Democrat Adam Frisch bowled over Colorado's other congressional candidates in the campaign finance department in reports filed this week covering the first three months of the year. And that's even after losing U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert as an opponent — and lightning rod for donations — when the two-term Republican moved across the state to run in a safer district. Frisch, who nearly unseated Boebert in 2022 in the Republican-leaning 3rd Congressional District, hauled in $1.4 million in contributions for the quarter ending March 31, becoming the state's only federal candidate to break seven figures — for the fifth reporting period in a row. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Trump rakes in over $1M in small donations after first day in New York hush money trial
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Trump rakes in over $1M in small donations after first day in New York hush money trial

By Mallory Wilson  | The Washington Times Former President Donald Trump raised over $1 million in campaign funds after his first court day in his New York hush-money case. Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law and newly elected co-chair of the Republican National Committee told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that Americans came out in support of Mr Trump while he faces his first criminal trial. “The people of America spoke up yesterday in support of Donald Trump to the tune of a million and a half dollars raised for his campaign,” she said. “The average donation was $28, so even here, in the abysmal Biden economy, people are coming out and they are financially supporting this president.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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