By Jeff Amy | Associated Press ATLANTA — A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatting in more states. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and … Read more
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press) DENVER — First, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn’t eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine’s Democratic secretary of state ruled the same for her state. Who’s next? Both decisions are historic. The Colorado court was the first court to apply … Read more
Democrats talking about saving democracy sound like the military during the Vietnam War. That was when a famous, or infamous, quote during the 1968 Tet Offensive, in which the Viet Cong took over a contested town, made its way to the American people. “It became necessary to destroy the town to save it,” a U.S. … Read more
Two dozen new Colorado laws — concerning issues including how tractors are repaired, how evictions are handled and how elections are run — go into effect on New Year’s Day, shortly before state legislators return to the Capitol and begin the lawmaking process all over again. The bills that are set to kick in next … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes India’s relations with Canada may have undergone “a tonal shift” in the days since the unsealing of a U.S. indictment alleging a conspiracy to murder a Sikh activist on American soil. The prime minister made the remarks in an end-of-year interview with the CBC’s Rosemary Barton. Indian Prime Minister Narendra … Read more
State Rep. Said Sharbini, a Brighton Democrat, is resigning just a year into his term, he said Monday — making him the second freshman lawmaker to quit this month. Sharbini cited the political “vitriol” at the Capitol and low pay for the long hours required of lawmakers. Legislators whose terms began in January, including Sharbini, … Read more
STRATFORD — The Town Council’s new leader is a longtime local attorney and first-time elected official. A divided council on Monday voted 6 to 4 to name Carl Glad, a Republican who was elected last month to represent District 8, which covers much of the town’s north end, as chairperson for the next two years. … Read more
Several state lawmakers want to zero in on deep-rooted disparities that are holding back Black Coloradans economically, from low homeownership to disproportionately high incarceration rates, and expand the search for solutions. That’s the aim of legislation unveiled Wednesday that would charge History Colorado, the state’s historical society, with undertaking a comprehensive study into the reverberations … Read more
North Carolina Democrat Rep. Wiley Nickel announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection under new congressional maps in the state and floated a possible future Senate run, arguing the Republicans who approved the district lines “rigged the system” in their favor. “Republicans have rigged the system to favor themselves and I don’t have a path … Read more
By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot | CNN The House voted Thursday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense annually. The bill will next be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The Senate passed … Read more
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