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President Joe Biden delivered the annual State of the Union address on Thursday. Speaking for roughly one hour in front of Congress and a variety of top-ranking government officials, the president laid out a series of accomplishments, contrasted himself with his “predecessor” and argued with Republicans about issues from Jan. 6 to border control.
Weld County commissioners are headed back to the drawing board, after a county district court ruled that their voter district maps created after the 2020 Census violated state law and could not be used in any upcoming elections. Beth Hendrix, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Colorado, said fair voter district maps ensure that communities of interest - including Latinos, who make up about 30% of Weld County s population - are able to be represented at all levels of government. "The Weld County commissioners did not look at the Latino population as a community of interest," said Hendrix. " .
A Montana court has denied Gov. Greg Gianforte s attempt to stop the Legislature from having an opportunity to override his veto of a bill that passed with bipartisan support. The measure would use marijuana sales-tax revenue to fund a handful of key programs. .