Tag: jeff crank
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Early results report one D-49 school board incumbent re-elected, Academy D-20 and Colorado Springs D-11 to welcome three new members
The conservative trend among locally elected school board members in some school districts has stalled in some cases and continued in others, according to early election results. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, ideologically driven campaigns and candidates have persisted in local school board elections, with recent top-of-mind topics including the rights of students based on their…
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Combat veteran, author Matt Cavanaugh launches independent challenge to Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD
Army combat veteran and author Matt Cavanaugh on Tuesday launched an independent bid to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, predicting that its voters are hungry for an alternative to what he termed the “broken two-party system.” “I’m as unhappy with this same old, broken Washington as everybody else…
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Colorado’s Republican, Democratic officials celebrate Israel-Hamas peace deal, hostage release
Colorado elected officials on both sides of the aisle celebrated the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Monday, as hostages held by Hamas for more than two years returned home and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Calling President Donald Trump “a true peacemaker and a master dealmaker,” U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert said…
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Few dozen hold vigil for Israeli hostages on anniversary of their abductions
Around 30 people stood in the center of Acacia Park to hold a vigil on Tuesday for the Israeli hostages abducted two years ago. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas, or the Islamic Resistance Movement, designated by the United States government as a foreign terrorist organization, initiated coordinated surprise attacks on civilian residential communities, at social…
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Virginia Giuffre’s family urges Rep. Crank’s help in release of Epstein files
Family members of the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and other survivors called for the release of the Epstein files outside 5th District U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank’s office Wednesday in Colorado Springs. “As Virginia’s brother, and on behalf of the survivors, I am here to remind you we…
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Virginia Giuffre’s family urges Rep. Crank’s help in release of Epstein files
Family members of the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and other survivors called for the release of the Epstein files outside 5th District U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank’s office Wednesday in Colorado Springs. “As Virginia’s brother, and on behalf of the survivors, I am here to remind you we…
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New federal legislation could add payments for Children’s Hospital after TRICARE cuts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pending legislation could ensure Children’s Hospital in Colorado Springs receives millions in annual payments to make up for revenue shortfalls triggered by the military’s insurance provider TRICARE making changes to reimbursements. Last year, Children’s Hospital lost $2.4 million each month because of cuts in TRICARE…
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New federal legislation could add payments for Children’s Hospital after TRICARE cuts
Pending legislation could ensure Children’s Hospital in Colorado Springs receives millions in annual payments to make up for revenue shortfalls triggered by the military’s insurance provider TRICARE making changes to reimbursements. Last year, Children’s Hospital lost $2.4 million each month because of cuts in TRICARE reimbursement for outpatient care, said Greg Raymond, the Southern Region…
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Space Force general in charge of new Golden Dome will rely on existing technology
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Space Force general tasked with leading the effort to build the new missile defense system known as Golden Dome spoke to a global audience this week about how he will tackle the enormous challenge. On his second day in charge of the project, Gen.…
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Jeff Crank gets up close look at fire stations, military and a convenience store
Jeff Crank’s day started before dawn. Nearly six months into his first term in Congress, the Colorado Springs Republican drove up Interstate 25 in the dark on the morning of June 17 to the Aurora studios of talk radio station KNUS 710, where he joined local talkers Jeff Hunt and Bill Thorpe for an hourlong…