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Should Denver ban homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather? City Council will decide tonight
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Should Denver ban homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather? City Council will decide tonight

By Noah Festenstein | SOURCE: DENVER GAZETTE Denver's councilmembers will decide tonight whether to ban homeless encampment sweeps when temperatures fall below 32 degrees, a move that Mayor Mike Johnston opposes. The council gave the proposal preliminary approval last week, when a few councilmembers voted against advancing it and others showed hesitation to move it forward. The vote is happening as a cold snap, which plunged temperatures to subzero in the last several days, is expected to leave metro Denver today.  READ FULL STORY ON GAZETTE.COM
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Jan. 6 defense lawyer slams Justice ‘overreach’ trying misdemeanor cases
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Jan. 6 defense lawyer slams Justice ‘overreach’ trying misdemeanor cases

By Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE A top defense lawyer involved in over 50 cases stemming from the January 6 Capitol riots said the Justice Department is overreaching in its prosecution of some 1,300 cases on Tuesday, many against bystanders. Kira Anne West, who volunteered to defend dozens of suspects, said in an interview that cases Justice would typically handle as misdemeanors are being turned into felonies and Washington juries are throwing the book at those convicted in the riots. In a C-SPAN Booknotes podcast just posted, West said, “There is quite a bit of government overreach as far as who they're prosecuting and what they're charging them with.” READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Nikki Haley to skip DeSantis debate unless Trump attends
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Nikki Haley to skip DeSantis debate unless Trump attends

By Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley will skip a New Hampshire Republican primary debate unless former President Donald Trump attends. Haley's campaign announced her decision on Tuesday morning following the Iowa caucuses, in which she finished third. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) already confirmed his intention to attend a Thursday debate hosted by WMUR-TV and ABC News at Saint Anselm College. “We’ve had five great debates in this campaign,” Haley said in a statement. “Unfortunately, Donald Trump has ducked all of them. He has nowhere left to hide. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Single vote blocks Trump from clean sweep of Iowa caucuses
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Single vote blocks Trump from clean sweep of Iowa caucuses

By Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE Former President Donald Trump won all but one of Iowa's 99 counties during Monday night's caucuses, with a single vote in Johnson County blocking Trump from a clean sweep of the Hawkeye State. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley won Johnson County by 1,271 votes, just one more than Trump's 1,270, according to results from the Republican Party of Iowa. It was the only county that Haley or any other GOP primary rival won during the caucuses as Trump walked away with a resounding win in the first contest of the 2024 nominating calendar. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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House to vote on two anti-abortion bills
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House to vote on two anti-abortion bills

By Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: Gazette House Republicans are bringing two anti-abortion bills to the floor this week, coinciding with the 51st annual March for Life on Friday. “Make no mistake, conservatives are here for unborn children and their mothers, and we want to ensure an expectant mother is empowered to raise her family,” said Rep. Michell Fischbach (R-MN), author of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, HR 6918. HR 6918, to be voted on Friday, seeks to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from discriminating against pregnancy resource centers in receiving federal funds under Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, or TANF. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Voters think Trump would beat Biden in 2024: Poll
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Voters think Trump would beat Biden in 2024: Poll

Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, SOURCE: Gazette.com More people believe former President Donald Trump would beat President Joe Biden in a 2024 matchup than vice versa, according to a new poll. A recent Economist-YouGov poll asked U.S. citizens to predict who would win regardless of who they preferred. Of those surveyed, 44% said Trump, 35% said Biden, and 21% didn't know. They were split down the middle regarding support, with 43% saying they were supporting Biden and 43% supporting Trump. Respondents also seemed confident about Trump's victory in the GOP primary, with 57% expecting Trump to be the Republican nominee, including 76% of Republicans. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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COLUMN: Management of public lands shouldn’t be for sale
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COLUMN: Management of public lands shouldn’t be for sale

By Rachel Gabel | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE The Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rule allowing for Natural Asset Companies to be traded on the NYSE is reckless and politically motivated, exactly the opposite of the purpose of the SEC. The management of public lands ought not be for sale. The SEC was created by Congress to ensure transparency, fair prices for trading, and a high degree of liquidity for traders following the 1929 Stock Market crash. The creation of NACs will harm the economy, especially in rural areas. The SEC has no authority to peddle the management of public lands. According to the proposed rule filing, NACs will be corporations that hold the rights to the ecological performance (i.e., the value of natural assets and production of ecosystem services) pro...
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Air Force Academy graduate and Miss Colorado wins Miss America
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Air Force Academy graduate and Miss Colorado wins Miss America

By Mary Shinn | SOURCE: Denver Gazette Air Force Academy graduate and Miss Colorado Madison Marsh won Miss America Sunday night, making her the first active-duty Air Force officer to hold the title.  Marsh said in a previous interview with The Gazette that while some might see a conflict between military service and pageantry, the values of education, leadership and service are clear in both. "I think for a lot of little young girls, maybe the way that pageantry is portrayed in the media, they wouldn't expect someone also puts on the uniform at the same time," she said. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Rand Paul claims Fauci ‘should be in prison’ over COVID ‘dishonesty’
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Rand Paul claims Fauci ‘should be in prison’ over COVID ‘dishonesty’

By Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: The Gazette Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Sunday that Dr. Anthony Fauci “should go to prison” for his “dishonesty” regarding how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic as the nation’s chief medical adviser.  Paul, a former ophthalmologist, made the comments in an appearance on WABC 770 AM’s The Cats Roundtable while rehashing his differences with Fauci on the pandemic’s origins and the latter’s transparency with Congress.  “For his dishonesty, frankly, he should go to prison. Do you think the scientific knowledge that was gained from this research was worth the deaths of 20 million people?” Paul told host John Catsimatidis of Fauci. “If you lie to Congress, and you’re dishonest, and you won’t accept  ...
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Denver City Council to consider banning homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather
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Denver City Council to consider banning homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather

By Noah Festenstein | SOURCE: The Denver Gazette Denver buying the $88.5 million Denver Post building and a ban on sweeps of homeless encampments while temperatures are below 32 degrees top the agenda for the Denver City Council meeting on Tuesday. City offices are closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, delaying the council’s weekly Monday meeting.  Two of the items likely to be most talked about were tabled at the past two meetings. Council members two weeks ago voted to postpone the purchase of the Denver Post building, citing a need for more information about the purchase plan. The city is considering buying the building for $88.5 million. Denver needs more courtroom space by 2030, according to a 2020 courts master plan. READ FULL ARTICLE ON DENVERGAZETTE.COM
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