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Deadline nears for Missouri lawmakers to raise bar to change constitution

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have just hours before their end-of-session deadline to pass legislation that would make it more difficult to amend the state's constitution — a top Republican goal.The GOP-led Legislature faces a 6 p.m. Friday cutoff to send bills to Republican Gov. Mike Parson.Republicans have already passed several attention-grabbing priorities, including budgeting a whopping $2.8 billion to expand Interstate 70 to three lanes across the state. Moving past controversy, Anheuser-Busch plans to recover losses Lawmakers also voted to ban minors from receiving puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries. If signed by Parson, which is expected, the bill also would affect some adults. Medicaid won’t cover any gender-affirming care in the state, and surgery will no longer be available to prisoners and inmates.Another bill passed by lawmakers would ban transgender student-athletes from joining girls and women’s teams from kindergarten through ...

From Jamal Murray playing through illness to Michael Malone calling fiery timeout up 23, Nuggets have an essential championship quality

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

PHOENIX — An hour before Game 6, Jamal Murray’s head drooped. The Nuggets guard took a brief moment to breathe after missing a string of baseline jumpers during his warmup routine. Then he gathered himself, moved to the wing and spotted up for the next shot.Murray was going through it. He skipped shootaround Thursday in Arizona and stayed in bed until 2 or 3 p.m., he estimated later. He ate his first meal of the day after he got to Footprint Center. He had been feeling ill since Monday, but this was the worst it had gotten. Murray was listed as questionable on the Nuggets’ injury report before the close-out opportunity vs. the Suns.“This morning was crazy,” Murray said after a series-clinching win.That he stayed on the court for four quarters Thursday night was a testament to an essential quality Murray and the Nuggets possess.Whether it’s playing through physical illness or calling fiery timeouts up 23, all championship teams have the ability to ...

El Pollo Loco is headed to northern Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

After making its reentry into Colorado last year, fast-food chain El Pollo Loco is ready to expand its operation into several northern counties by the end of next year.The California-based fire-grilled chicken restaurant announced May 4 it signed development agreements to expand in Northern Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, according to a news release. The new Colorado locations will be the first of the new expansion and are expected by the end of 2024 in Larimer County and portions of Boulder, Broomfield and Weld counties.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Boulder owner of 108 Hardee’s files for bankruptcy Restaurants, Food and Drink | Local sandwich chain opens newest location in east Denver neighborhood Restaurants, Food and Drink | Carbon Café and Habit Doughnut Dispensary closes on Platte Street Restaurants, Food and Drink | Casa Bonita has the green light to open from city, county and state, but when will it? ...

CBI issues alert for missing 71-year-old man who was last seen Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Missing Alert for a 71-year-old man who was last seen Tuesday.Sydney IsenbergFreddy Alarid, 71, was last seen around 8 p.m. Tuesday walking in the 130 block of West 84th Avenue in Thornton.Alarid is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 195 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray zip-up jacket.Alarid has diabetes and a heart condition, which require daily medication, according to CBI.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Missing Indigenous Person Alert issued for man last seen in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Fort Collins police looking for man with developmental disabilities who may be in Denver area Crime and Public Safety | Search for missing El Paso County sheriff’s deputy in RMNP suspended Crime and Public Safety | Missing Lakewood man with cognitive disorder found safe Crime and Public Safety | Missing Indigenous...

Flights delayed at Denver International Airport amid continued downpour

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

Travelers flying in and out of Denver International Airport on Friday had to contend with 103 flight delays amid heavy rain and flooding along Colorado’s Front Range, according to the FlightAware tracking service.Related ArticlesTransportation | 417 flights and counting delayed at Denver International Airport amid stormy weather Transportation | Local peer-to-peer car rental company looks to join Turo at DIA Transportation | Denver airport’s costly Great Hall Project needs stronger oversight to avoid overpaying for work, audit says Transportation | Aurora police officers cleared in death of man after 120 mph chase that ended at DIA DIA also had a couple of cancellations, as of 10 a.m., and ranked near the top of the list of U.S. airports Friday for delayed inbound and outbound flights, data on the FlightAware online site showed.Among airlines, Southwest had the most delays with 51, followed by United with 15, SkyW...

Opinion: Land use, TABOR, taxes, guns — a look at the most consequential legislation from 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

It was fine. Whew, that was an easy opinion. OK, a few more words might be helpful to understand how average citizens think through legislative sessions.If you are a political activist, a dear friend of a state legislator, lobbyist, or trade association staff member there were a few bills that were critical and you spent the last five months yelling: “WE MUST STOP IT (or PASS IT) RIGHT NOW!”For the average citizen just paying the mortgage or rent, and trying to enjoy time with family and friends — this was a session, with its over 600 bills, that likely could be missed. And that’s a good thing. If the legislature is making big news it is most often not good.There were a few notable exceptions that are essential for all of us to consider: property tax relief, local land use control, and gun control.Senate Bill 303 Property Tax Relief was an unsatisfactory way for the governor and legislature to introduce and refer to the voters a ballot issue this November. Yes, if ...

Plane that crashed off San Clemente Island was involved in Navy training, aviation company says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

Three people who died when a jet crashed off California’s San Clemente Island this week were taking part in a U.S. Navy training exercise, their employer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.The victims, Eric Tatman, Spencer Geerlings and Shane Garner worked for Georgia-based Phoenix Air, a company with clients in the private sector and government, according to its website.The three men perished when the Phoenix Air Learjet 36 went down roughly one-mile southwest San Clemente Island, which is the southernmost of California's Channel Islands, Wednesday morning, officials said.San Clemente Island is owned and managed by the Navy, and the plane was one of two Phoenix Air Learjets participating in a military training exercise, the company said.The other jet landed safely.U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection crews located a debris field in the water, but it was unclear if the remains of the victims were found.The National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation ...

3 Chicago-area men arrested in connection with Beverly Crest triple slaying, North Hollywood killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

The shooting deaths of three women in a January attack in Beverly Crest and of a man in North Hollywood in December were all perpetrated by gang members from Chicago, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a press conference Friday.The Beverly Crest victims, Iyana Hutton, 33, from Chicago, Nenah Davis, 29, from Bolingbrook, Illinois, and Destiny Sims, 26, from Buckeye, Arizona, were killed while sitting in a car in the 2700 block of Ellison Drive on Jan. 28. 3 victims identified in Beverly Crest shooting; still no arrests Six other people were wounded, though their identities are not being released to protect their safety, the LAPD said.On Dec. 16 in North Hollywood, Julian Bynum, 30 and also of Chicago, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting in the 6800 block of Simpson Avenue.While the victims were unrelated outside of their shared connections to the Chicago area, they were all killed by the same group of men, according to LAPD Capt. Jonathan Tippet.Daries Stanford,...

Photo Slideshow: LA Weekly and Geojam’s Desert Parties 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

The desert came alive last month with throngs of music enthusiasts, creatives and celebrities looking to kick-off festival season with days spent frolicking in the sun and vibe-filled nights that stretched ’til the crack of dawn. LA Weekly and Geojam made sure to bring the heat with parties that kept the bass bumpin,’ the drinks flowing and the gifts on-the-ready for a mass of guests destined to live out their best party lives.Read all about it in our Desert Parties Recap.Advertising disclosure: We may receive compensation for some of the links in our stories. Thank you for supporting LA Weekly and our advertisers.The post Photo Slideshow: LA Weekly and Geojam’s Desert Parties 2023 appeared first on LA Weekly.

SAFE Banking Fight Back on for 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:37 GMT

The SAFE Banking Act is back, and the once common-sense approach to support cannabis businesses is slightly less controversial this year. The SAFE Banking Act’s general idea is to provide legitimate financial services to cannabis companies that fully comply with state law. The actual mechanism to make it happen is essentially creating a way for financial institutions to work with the cannabis industry without the threat of feeling the wrath of the feds. In a sense, the language around the safe banking act is more about protecting banks than opening doors for cannabis businesses. Once you create the protections offered in the SAFE Banking Act, the banks can open their doors. The protections as described by the bill’s sponsors this year, won’t allow federal banking regulators to:       Prohibit, penalize or discourage a bank from providing financial services to a legitimate state-sanctioned and regulated cannabis business, or an associated business (such as a lawyer or landlord p...