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Walter Jacobson’s Perspective I don’t know very much about the songs of Taylor Swift. But I’m learning a lot about her skill at making herself world-famous. My latest lesson is right now, right here in Chicago, a ... 04/18/2024 - 3:59 am | View Link
Former Malawi Sports Minister Moses Dossi dies at 70 BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The former Malawi Minister of Sports Moses Dossi has died. His daughter, Susan Dossi who is also Chikwawa West Constituency legislator has confirmed the death of her father that ... 04/17/2024 - 5:30 pm | View Link
What’s on TV tonight: Abba Night, Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker, Kate & the King and more Abba Night BBC Two, from 8.35pm With the exception of The Beatles, has any musical group had as much of a long-lasting cultural impact than Abba? Mamma Mia! remains a reliable West End sellout, the ... 04/6/2024 - 12:45 am | View Link
Virginia Repertory Theatre Announces WAITRESS, FAT HAM, And More for 2024-2025 SEASON Season: an exciting line-up of musicals, plays, and special presentations at all three locations, including the Signature Season at the November Theatre downtown, the Barksdale Season at Hanover ... 04/5/2024 - 12:22 pm | View Link
State lawmakers have yet to fund an $11 million effort to reform Colorado courts’ long-troubled competency system, raising alarm among supporters as the end of the legislative session looms.
If funded, the bill, HB24-1355, would create a statewide diversion program aimed at shifting thousands of people with mental illness out of the criminal justice system and into comprehensive care in a first-of-its-kind effort to slow the flow of people into Colorado’s overcrowded court competency system.
The state’s competency process aims to ensure people are not prosecuted for crimes if they are too sick or too disabled to understand the court process.
The proposed ban on the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic guns in Colorado will face an uphill fight in the state Senate after clearing the House for the first time.
The measure, House Bill 1292, would ban guns referred to as “assault” weapons by its Democratic sponsors. It now heads to a Senate committee that includes one of the most vocal gun violence prevention advocates in the state — who happens to be a longtime skeptic of the effectiveness of blanket prohibitions like the one proposed.
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