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Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:40:53 GMTThe U.S. House of Representatives has again passed a bill to strengthen telephone connectivity in rural communities across the United States. The Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act passed the House unanimously in the 114th Congress, and...

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:48:02 GMTBY ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINSmoke responsibly.
That request of responsible consumption is no longer just for those who drink alcohol.
With the help of a Denver-based technology and software company, the Pueblo County commissioners are looking to create public service announce...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:24:05 GMTBY BERNARD CONDON AND CHAD DAY
ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK — President Donald Trump and his hotel and real estate business on Wednesday separately named ethics counselors, the latest step in the president’s plan to address conflicts-of-interest concerns that arise from his decision to maintain finan...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:52:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday he believes torture works as his administration readied a sweeping review of how America conducts the war on terror. It includes possible resumption of banned interrogation methods and reopening ...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:04:03 GMTBY LISA LERER AND JULIE BYKOWICZ
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Across the government, an unprecedented digital insurrection is taking shape.
President Donald Trump spent much of his campaign bashing the federal government, a system he described as awash in “waste fraud and abuse.”
Now, the bureauc...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:34:56 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINChris Schreck has been named interim executive director of Steelworks Center of the West.
Schreck replaces Tim Hawkins, who was released from his duties by the center’s board due to financial constraints. Hawkins was going on his eighth year at the c...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:37:43 GMTBY RYAN SEVERANCE
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe Colorado Department of Transportation announced that beginning next week both directions of Interstate 25 will be reduced to one lane for a quarter-mile near the Indiana Avenue exit, which is exit 96.
All northbound traffic will be shifted to the...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:42:03 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINFollowing two days of mediation and a continued stalemate, the board of education of Pueblo City Schools (D60) got an earful from representatives of the teachers and paraprofessional unions.
Tuesday’s regular meeting saw Michael A. Maes, Louise Rivas...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:52:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSDENVER — Colorado’s Republican secretary of state is expressing confidence in the integrity of the state’s elections after President Donald Trump again claimed fraud in November’s presidential vote.
Secretary of State Wayne Williams released a state...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:00:05 GMTThe board of education for Pueblo City Schools (D60) will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Administrative Services Center, 315 W. 11th Street, to consider and approve a superintendent search or other selection process....