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Why is Douglas County so worked up about home rule?

4 days ago | kunc.org | Bente Birkeland |Stephanie Wolf

Voters in Douglas County are deciding whether to become a home rule county. With ballots due June 24, the issue is stirring up a lot of strong feelings, amidst competing claims about what it would mean for this fast-growing part of Colorado. County commissioners say home rule status would give Douglas County more legal standing to fight back against Democratic policies coming out of the State Capitol.
NNN søker organisasjonsarbeider i Innlandet

1 week ago | nnn.no | Bente Birkeland

NNN skal ansette en ny organisasjonsarbeider i 100% fast stilling, som skal jobbe i Innlandet for å bidra til økt verving, aktivitet og engasjement. Publisert 20.
LOs sommerpatrulje - snart på veien

1 week ago | nnn.no | Bente Birkeland

Vil du være med? – Det er en viktig jobb vi gjør, sier ungdomsrådgiver i LO og sommerpatruljesjef, Sindre Hornnes. Flere unge medlemmer i NNN er også med på patruljen i år. Det er veldig bra. Vi håper de får lærerike, meningsfulle og morsomme dager sammen med unge fagforeningskamarater fra andre LO-forbund. Du kan fortsatt melde deg til å være med på patrulje i din region. Meld deg på her: LOs PatruljeløsningHar du spørsmål om sommerjobben? Ring 416 16 666.
Douglas County voters decide Tuesday whether to become “home rule.” What they would get from it is up for debate. ...Middle East

1 week ago | en.pressbee.net | Stephanie Wolf |Bente Birkeland

By Stephanie Wolf and Bente Birkeland, Colorado Public Radio Voters in Douglas County are deciding whether to become a home rule county. The election is Tuesday, and the issue has stirred up a lot of strong feelings amidst competing claims about what it would mean for this fast-growing part of Colorado. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org.
Douglas County voters decide Tuesday on home rule. What they could get from it is up for debate

1 week ago | aspenpublicradio.org | Stephanie Wolf |Bente Birkeland

Voters in Douglas County are deciding whether to become a home rule county. Ballots are due next week, and the issue has stirred up a lot of strong feelings amidst competing claims about what it would mean for this fast-growing part of Colorado. The county’s three commissioners, who voted unanimously in late March to put home rule on the ballot for a June 24 special election, have said this is about local control.
Feriepenger = Lønn

1 week ago | nnn.no | Bente Birkeland

Feriepenger er en erstatning for vanlig lønn i ferien, og regnes som en del av det totale lønnsgrunnlaget ditt. Derfor behandles de på samme måte som ordinær lønn når det gjelder trekk som fagforeningskontingent. Publisert 18. jun 2025 Informasjon Kontingent av feriepengene Automatisk trekk via arbeidsgiverDersom du har avtalt at fagforeningskontingenten skal trekkes direkte fra lønnen din, vil arbeidsgiveren også trekke kontingent av feriepengene når de utbetales.
Veikart for landbruksbasert næringsmiddelindustri

1 week ago | nnn.no | Bente Birkeland

Hjem Politikk Veikart for landbruksbasert næringsmiddelindustri Landbruks- og matminister Nils Kristen Sandtrøen lanserte i dag «Veikart for landbruksbasert næringsmiddelindustri» på TINE i Oslo. Publisert 16. jun 2025 Politikk Veikartet Veikartet tar for seg seks sentrale områder for å styrke og utvikle industrien, inkludert råvarer, selvforsyning, marked, grønn omstilling, arbeidskraft og forskning.
Jury begins deliberation in defamation trial against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Monday

1 week ago | coloradosun.com | Bente Birkeland |Dana Coffield

Attorneys for both sides in the defamation trial of Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, made their closing arguments on Friday, capping a two week long trial and putting the decision in the hands of the jury.
State Sen. Cleave Simpson picked to lead Colorado’s Senate Republicans

2 weeks ago | the-journal.com | Bente Birkeland

Republican Sen. Cleave Simpson speaks against proposed gun control measures, March 10, 2023, in the Senate. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) Republican state senators have selected Sen. Cleave Simpson of Alamosa to replace former Sen. Paul Lundeen as their new Minority Leader. Lundeen resigned his office earlier this week to take a job leading a conservative nonprofit.
Cleave Simpson picked to lead Republicans in the Colorado Senate

2 weeks ago | coloradosun.com | Bente Birkeland

Republican state senators have selected state Sen. Cleave Simpson of Alamosa to replace former Sen. Paul Lundeen as their new Minority Leader. Lundeen resigned his office earlier this week to take a job leading a conservative non-profit. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. Simpson was the only person nominated for the position and his selection didn’t come as a surprise; he’d previously served as the assistant minority leader.