Plea offer in Colorado theater massacre case
Defense lawyers for James Holmes proposed a guilty plea in exchange for a life prison term in the July 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting that killed 12 and wounded 58, though prosecutors have not accepted. The matter sits in Arapahoe County District Court amid murder and attempted murder charges.
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Senate Group Seeks Immigration Bill On Border Tour
A bipartisan group of eight senators led by Schumer McCain Flake and Bennet toured the Nogales Arizona border as they push a comprehensive immigration bill. They aim to define border security metrics and offer millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship with an April return to Congress.
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D-N.y
R-Ariz
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D-Corp
State budget officers push overhaul of university funding
NASBO and state budget officers call for higher education reforms to hold down tuition. They urge greater state funding, potential central pricing, performance measures, and four-year tuition guarantees as public colleges face funding gaps and rising costs. The report notes enrollment growth amid declining state appropriations and a 25-year low in per-student funding.
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South Dakota
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North Korea Cuts Last South Hotline Amid War Warning
North Korea says war could break out at any moment and will end military communications with the South. KCNA quotes a spokesman as warning and the Pentagon blasts the move as provocative amid U N sanctions and U S South Korea drills.
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Oregon and Washington seek NEPA climate review on coal exports
Governors John Kitzhaber and Jay Inslee urge the CEQ to block or delay coal export terminals until the climate and air quality impacts are assessed under NEPA. They warn that exports from Oregon and Washington could emit about 240 million tons of CO2 annually, far above draft guidance significance levels.
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