The challenge to secure jurors for Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan bumbled further on Thursday morning after two jurors were excused—one after prosecutors questioned their truthfulness and another, an oncology nurse, who expressed concerns that the media had effectively outed her.
The latter dismissal follows several media reports that featured biographical information about selected jurors.
First lady Jill Biden plans to stop in Aurora this weekend to promote the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research.
First lady Jill Biden speaks next to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis at the Colorado Capitol on April 3, 2023, in Denver during a stop to highlight workforce training investments. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Biden is set to land at Denver International Airport on Friday night.
A bill that would have significantly grown taxes for thousands of short-term rentals in the state was killed in its first committee hearing late Tuesday even after the sponsor attempted to make changes to the legislation.
In its original form, Senate Bill 33 would have required any property used as a short-term rental for more than 90 days per year to pay the state’s lodging tax.
Assuming the story is true (the district is currently denying it), the fact that it could easily be true reminds us that no school district, no matter how conservative the region, is safe.