Legislative committee picks finalized for Colorado Springs area
John Schroyer reports final selections for 10 state Senate committees with several El Paso County lawmakers named to House and Senate panels. Key figures include Rep. Pete Lee vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee and Rep. Dan Nordberg on two panels. Senators Lambert Hill Grantham hold key seats on Appropriations Finance and Education. Leaders Morse Cadman Waller abstain from committees.
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Colorado Springs
John Morse
House
Mark Waller
el Paso County
Kent Lambert
Lambert
Owen Hill
Rcolorado Springs
Kevin Grantham
R-Cafton
Paso
Pete Lee
Judiciary Committee
Lee
House Transportation Committee
Tony Exum
House Business, Labor and Economic and Workforce Development
Dan Nordberg
House Business, Labor and Economic and Workforce Development Committee
State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
Janak Joshi
Amy Stephens
Monument
Bob Gardner
Morse, Cadman
Waller
Morgan Carroll
Aurora
Mark Ferrandino
Denver
ESA board unhappy with city talks on ambulance contract
The ESA board voices concern over private city negotiations with AMR. They fear higher rates and poorer county service and plan a January meeting to discuss a potential one year extension. Some members urge transparency and possible three month extensions to study best options.
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Fountain
Jeri Howells
ESA
Merv Bennett
Colorado Springs
Steve Bach
Bennett
ESA Board
AMR
el Paso
John Scorsine
Jeffery Force
Richard Brown
Jim Reid
Peggy Littleton
Brown
Sallie Clark
Pentagon eyes near 10 percent cut to vast defense budget
White House guidance signals the Pentagon must slice about 10 percent from over 80 accounts, risking new military strategy and programs. The plan targets air force maintenance, navy shipbuilding, army operations, health programs, and Afghan security funding, with possible $55 billion in year one and potential further $10–15 billion annual cuts for a decade.
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Department
Pentagon
White House
Congress
Office of Management and Budget
Air Force
Iraq
Afghanistan
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Defense-Related
Fires disrupt dorm theater. multiple blazes reported
A series of small fires at a military dorm caused no structural damage but paused a base wide exercise. An arrest affidavit states a cadet, identified as Smith, set fires using a couch and trash in dorm rooms, leaving debris and smoke damage across several areas. She later admitted to placing a burning paper on a heater and setting trash in compactor rooms.
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Sharon Flaherty
Cantor
Fourth Judicial District
Larry E. Schwartz
Colorado Springs
Briargate
Cantor’s Infinity
Smith
Warthen
Academy
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