11th-hour Budget Deal Averts Shutdown

The next Douglas County commissioner could be appointed by Gov. Jared Polis as early as next week — and with little doubt, he will be the same man who was elected to the position last month. The governor is expected to appoint Republican state Sen. Kevin Van Winkle to the seat, which he would otherwise assume in mid-January.

Florida Rep. Susan Valdes chose to betray her constituents, who elected her as a Democrat nearly a month ago, by changing her party affiliation to Republican. In the upcoming legislative session, Valdés will caucus with the GOP, the Tampa Bay Times reports. “In the House, I have long known that no one has a monopoly on good ideas,” Valdes wrote in a statement posted on the Bad App.

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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man (and a likely illegal immigrant), apparently thinks that homeless people have too much money. World’s richest man believes homelessness is a “propaganda” — Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) 2024-12-10T15:14:11.840Z Even if what Musk says is true, did you notice that the guy who thinks he’s king of the U.

After his exoneration on all charges, the former Marine sat down with FOX News’s Jeanine Pirro for his first interview since the May 2023 subway incident that resulted in the death of a homeless black man.

The judge was fed up with the Dems.