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Top MS-13 leader described as ‘worst of the worst’ arrested in Virginia during major Trump-backed operation

US authorities arrested an illegal migrant and top MS-13 leader for the East Coast — and one of the top three in the entire country — in a major Trump-backed operation in Virginia that nabbed more than 340 criminals in the past month alone, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced.

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Denver City Council leaders reject $3 million contract with Salvation Army for homeless services

Former case managers have spoken out about working conditions in Denver’s homeless shelters. Now, city council members are rejecting a new contract with the Salvation Army.

“I’m thankful I left when I did,” said one former case manager who spoke with CBS Colorado on the condition of anonymity.

That is the sentiment shared among three former case managers, after working in one of the city of Denver’s homeless shelters, managed by the Salvation Army.

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Holistic health practitioners fight back against HB25-1220’s threat to medical freedom

A new bill moving through the Colorado General Assembly, HB25-1220, is drawing sharp criticism from holistic health practitioners and nutritionists, who argue it amounts to government overreach that could criminalize alternative health practices and limit consumer choice.

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City of Rifle blasts state for misusing severance tax dollars

A letter to state Sen. Marc Catlin and state Rep. Elizabeth Velasco has been prepared by the city staff of Rifle regarding the diversion of Local Government Severance Tax Funds to address budget shortfalls at the state government level. 

The Local Government Severance Tax Fund was originally created to help support communities  impacted by resource extraction activities, like oil and gas, which sometimes leads to a “boom and bust” economy of those communities. The “bust” of that equation was to be offset by the Local Government Severance Tax Fund.

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Trump asks DOGE to review states’ voter database maintenance practices

The Trump administration has tapped the Department of Government Efficiency to review states’ practices to maintain their voter databases, part of a new move by the White House to strictly enforce the ban on non-citizens voting in federal elections.   

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Trump order sparks backlash from Colorado election officials over proof of citizenship rule

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Tuesday that would overhaul U.S. elections. The order includes requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, among other measures.

Colorado elections officials called the order “unlawful.” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold told FOX31 that her office is still reviewing the entire order in conjunction with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, but said the order would, in some states, “effectively become a poll tax.”

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