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A proposal to limit where people can carry firearms in Colorado, openly or with concealed carry permits, was narrowed substantially Wednesday as sponsors fought to win a key committee vote in the state Senate.
The bill as introduced would have banned firearms from being carried at a slew of places, including stadiums, protests at public locations, bars, places of worship, public parks, libraries and more.
Colorado lawmakers have scaled back their reform plan for the Regional Transportation District, but they’re still aiming to significantly alter the size and composition of its governing board.
The backers of the draft legislation also are motivated by a desire to bolster transparency within the sprawling metro Denver transit agency and to align its efforts with the state’s broader policy goals.
“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bid to vote on firing Speaker Mike Johnson risks throwing the House back into leaderless paralysis for the second time in six months,” Politico reports.
“But it also holds real peril for the frustrated conservatives whom she claims to represent — with some worried she could possibly push Johnson into working with Democrats on Ukraine aid.”
“Hunter Biden’s effort to dismiss the federal tax charges against him got a chilly reception in court on Wednesday, as a federal judge sounded skeptical that the president’s son was a victim of a politically motivated prosecution,” Politico reports.
North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Ronan (R) insulted Beyoncé’s singing abilities, called her a “skank,” and said she was teaching “young women how to be hyper-sexual whores,” The Root reports.