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Three senior DOJ officials allegedly leaked confidential information to hurt Trump ahead of election, report details

The Post Millennial, Approved, National / January 4, 2025 / Confidential information, DOJ, Trump Election

The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General released a report on Monday revealing that three senior DOJ officials allegedly leaked information to the media in an attempt to damage Donald Trump before the 2024 presidential election. The three senior DOJ officials are under investigation for potential Hatch Act violations. Official DOJ policy prohibits its employees from disclosing information about ongoing matters.

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Colorado was a top 10 moving state for U-Haul; now it’s in the bottom 10

Approved, denvergazette.com, State / January 4, 2025 / Migration, State of Colorado

Colorado is quickly falling as a destination people want to move to in the U.S., according to moving truck and storage company U-Haul.

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Higher minimum wage in Boulder, Colorado puts strain on local restaurants

Approved, CBS Colorado, Local / January 4, 2025 / Boulder, Economy, Minimum Wage

In November, Boulder voters approved the increase of minimum wage in the city from $14.42 to $15.57 per hour, which went into effect on Jan. 1. As the new year begins, Peter Waters, the T/aco restaurant owner, is taking a close look at his budget.

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Gaines: The people doing ag in this state need to speak up for each other

Approved, Colorado Accountability Project, Commentary / January 4, 2025 / Agriculture, Commentary, Cory Gaines, Eastern Plains, Western Slope

Whether you run cattle on the Western Slope of Colorado or you grow forage on the Plains, there are precious few people in Colorado in Production Ag, while there seems a never-ending list of advocates — paid, volunteer, and sometimes from out of state — who are speaking up in support of things that either have the potential to harm producers or that will most assuredly harm them.

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‘This isn’t a goodbye,’ Rep. Boebert says in parting thoughts to 3rd District

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / January 4, 2025 / 119th Congress, 3rd District, 4th District, Lauren Boebert

In a parting message to Colorado’s 3rd District Friday, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert discussed relationships, accomplishments and a hopeful future.

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Sloan: Is Trudeau, who has presided over disaster, exiting stage left?

Approved, Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice / January 3, 2025 / Commentary, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Kelly Sloan

This made the rounds a couple weeks ago: President-elect Trump, fresh off of announcing his intention to impose a 25% tariff on Candidian goods, reportedly floated to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the idea of absorbing Canada into the Republic as the 51st state.

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Freshman state Rep. Larry Don Suckla brings grit and vision of rancher to legislature

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / January 3, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Larry Don Suckla

Meet Larry Don Suckla, the cowboy legislator from Colorado’s vast District 58, who’s set to shake up the Golden Dome with his down-to-Earth wisdom and dash of rural humor.

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Neighbors, acquaintances of Matthew Livelsberger offer range of reactions after Cybertruck explosion

Approved, gazette.com, Local / January 3, 2025 / COLORADO SPRINGS, Matthew Livelsberger

A close friend of Matthew Livelsberger’s ex-wife said she was stunned when she woke up to the news Thursday morning that the career Army man she knew as “bizarre and unhealthy” was apparently the person involved in the Las Vegas explosion at a Trump hotel.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers reward for information on Colorado wolf’s death

State, Approved, coloradopolitics.com / January 3, 2025 / Grand County, Wolves

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information regarding the killing of the male of the Copper Creek wolf pack.

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Several notable changes highlight new makeup of legislative committees

Approved, State, The Sum & Substance / January 3, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature

Colorado House and Senate leaders have announced the makeup of committees in preparation for Wednesday’s commencement of the 2025 legislative session, making some key panels more Republican and others more Democratic due in part to election results.

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