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“It’s not a good look for agencies to be called out for picking the pockets of children that they exist to serve.”
Colorado orphans, disabled kids have to pay for their own foster care unlike other children
The practice of counties using kids' Social Security benefits to pay for foster care is under intense scrutiny, especially in Colorado.
buff.ly
December 24, 2024 at 8:43 PM
“It’s not a good look for agencies to be called out for picking the pockets of children that they exist to serve.”
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Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts diner was immortalized in Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant,” died on Thursday — just a week before Thanksgiving, the holiday during which the story at the center of the song takes place. She was 83.
Alice Brock, Restaurant Owner Made Famous by a Song, Dies at 83
Arlo Guthrie’s antiwar staple “Alice’s Restaurant” was inspired by a Thanksgiving Day visit to her diner in western Massachusetts.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts diner was immortalized in Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant,” died on Thursday — just a week before Thanksgiving, the holiday during which the story at the center of the song takes place. She was 83.
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Xcel Energy has spent the $5 million set aside for new and used electric vehicle purchase rebates for income-qualified Colorado customers, leaving 100 people with rebate approvals but no checks in the mail
Xcel runs out of EV rebates in bad news/good news for Colorado culture and economic switch
Xcel ran out of Colorado EV rebates, but the good news is that means cleaner vehicles are selling fast.
buff.ly
November 24, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Xcel Energy has spent the $5 million set aside for new and used electric vehicle purchase rebates for income-qualified Colorado customers, leaving 100 people with rebate approvals but no checks in the mail
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King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed.
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
November 23, 2024 at 12:53 PM
King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed.
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis counted 132,594 outdoor recreation workers in Colorado in 2023, each averaging $65,000 a year.
Colorado hits the top 10 in the country’s $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy
The Bureau of Economic Analysis counted 132,594 outdoor recreation workers in Colorado in 2023, each averaging $65,000 a year.
buff.ly
November 22, 2024 at 4:40 PM
The Bureau of Economic Analysis counted 132,594 outdoor recreation workers in Colorado in 2023, each averaging $65,000 a year.
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Trump moved the Bureau of Land Management to Grand Junction in 2020, but Biden moved it back to Washington D.C. in 2021
Colorado’s incoming U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd wants to bring the BLM back to Grand Junction — and he’s found an unexpected ally
Pres. Trump moved the Bureau of Land Management to Grand Junction in 2020, but Pres. Biden moved it back to Washington D.C. in 2021
buff.ly
November 22, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Trump moved the Bureau of Land Management to Grand Junction in 2020, but Biden moved it back to Washington D.C. in 2021