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Summit County Sheriff sues over denied funding, says commission broke staffing deal

kdvr.com, Approved, Local / June 11, 2025 / Budget Dispute, Colorado Sheriffs, County Commissioners, County Lawsuit, Government Accountability, Law Enforcement Funding, Public safety, Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons, Summit County

DENVER (KDVR) — Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons is suing the Summit County Board of County Commissioners after it filed a resolution that the sheriff says retroactively denies funding for staffing expenses.

The sheriff said that the board had denied a supplemental budget and appropriation of $1.26 million for the sheriff’s office’s 2024 staffing expenses. The wages had been earned by staff, approved by the county manager and finance director, and paid through standard payroll, according to FitzSimons.

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RFK Jr.: It’s time for real vaccine accountability—and HHS just took the first step

The Wall Street Journal, Approved, Commentary, National / June 10, 2025 / Big Pharma, CDC, Government Accountability, Health Oversight, HHS, Medical Freedom, Public Trust, RFK JR., Transparency, Vaccine Safety

Vaccines have become a divisive issue in American politics, but there is one thing all parties can agree on: The U.S. faces a crisis of public trust. Whether toward health agencies, pharmaceutical companies or vaccines themselves, public confidence is waning.

Some would try to explain this away by blaming misinformation or antiscience attitudes. To do so, however, ignores a history of conflicts of interest, persecution of dissidents, a lack of curiosity, and skewed science that has plagued the vaccine regulatory apparatus for decades.
That is why, under my direction, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is putting the restoration of public trust above any pro- or antivaccine agenda. The public must know that unbiased science guides the recommendations from our health agencies. This will ensure the American people receive the safest vaccines possible.

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Chamber report flags 200K Colorado regulations as “excessive or duplicative”

Colorado Politics, Approved, State / May 30, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Chamber Of Commerce, Colorado Regulations, Government Accountability, Government overregulation, Public Policy, Regulatory Burden

Colorado’s regulatory framework took the center stage during this year’s legislative session, where lawmakers clashed over proposed measures that — depending on who is asked — either benefit workers or create new burdens on businesses.

Behind these two competing frameworks are the Colorado Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Fiscal Institute.

On the one hand, the chamber and its allies argue that regulations have increased significantly over the past decade, putting up unnecessary barriers for businesses. On the other hand, the Colorado Fiscal Institute and its supporters maintain that the rules are essential to protect workers and consumers from harmful practices.

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“Failure to Warn”: Senate report uncovers vaccine risk cover-up under Biden

The National News Desk, Approved, National / May 24, 2025 / Biden administration, CDC, COVID Vaccines, FDA, Government Accountability, Informed Consent, Medical Freedom, mRNA Technology, Myocarditis, Public health, Ron Johnson, Vaccine Injuries

(TNND) — A new report from the Senate Homeland Security Committee accuses federal health agencies of failing to adequately warn the public about potential side effects of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, particularly the risk of myocarditis in young men. The report suggests that the Biden administration downplayed these risks to avoid increasing vaccine hesitancy.

Dr. Jordan Vaughn, President of the Microvascular Research Foundation, testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday, during the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations’ first hearing about the negative side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, criticizing the decision by public health officials in 2021 not to issue a Health Alert Network message when increased risks from the COVID-19 vaccine became apparent.

“Literally the job of the FDA. The job of CDC is to actually regulate our products and inform practitioners and people about the dangers that they might see as soon as they see them,” said Vaughn. He added, “That health alert notice would’ve told physicians to be on the lookout for this because this is happening.”

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Trump’s VA slashes massive Biden-era backlog of veteran claims

The Daily Caller, Approved, National / May 23, 2025 / Biden administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disability Claims, Government Accountability, Trump Administration, Veteran Benefits, Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making record-breaking progress in processing a backlog of veteran disability claims that mounted under former President Joe Biden, the agency told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The VA brought unresolved claims down from 264,717 to 198,378 — or by approximately 25% — since President Donald Trump returned to office, the VA told the DCNF. Trump’s VA has also hit the highest daily and monthly processing rates in the agency’s history while reversing a 24% increase in the backlog that occurred under Biden, the VA said in a statement.

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