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The override of Polis’s veto comes at a time when transparency is under threat nationwide.
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Jim Martin, Denver Post, 1 May 2025
The 9/11 health program that monitors and treats thousands of people exposed to toxic dust during the 2001 terrorist attack is under threat — again.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Although Musk has publicly advocated for lower tariffs and has publicly feuded with Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, Musk appears to have made little headway with Trump, and Tesla’s China sales are under threat.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
After Trump’s November election victory, Gov. Gavin Newsom drafted a conceptual plan to help undocumented immigrants under threat of deportation and called a special legislative session to approve $25 million in additional state funds for possible litigation against the Trump administration.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jim Martin, Denver Post, 1 May 2025
The 9/11 health program that monitors and treats thousands of people exposed to toxic dust during the 2001 terrorist attack is under threat — again.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Although Musk has publicly advocated for lower tariffs and has publicly feuded with Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, Musk appears to have made little headway with Trump, and Tesla’s China sales are under threat.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
After Trump’s November election victory, Gov. Gavin Newsom drafted a conceptual plan to help undocumented immigrants under threat of deportation and called a special legislative session to approve $25 million in additional state funds for possible litigation against the Trump administration.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Under threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20threat. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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