Weeks after lawmakers passed new regulations, a Colorado political spending committee funded by DraftKings and FanDuel has dropped more than $1.1 million to influence statehouse primary campaigns.

Every year, the city sets aside $2 million for settlements in the budget — and then requests a transfer from the contingency fund for any needs above that amount.

Prosecutors say the plotters harbored fringe conspiracy theories.

The bill has been the focus of intense House-Senate negotiations in recent weeks.

“One of the reasons it failed in the past is that there were no specific projects proposed,” Aurora Councilman Curtis Gardner said of past tax hikes. “People want to know where their money is going.”

Former Colorado attorney general, U.S. senator and ambassador to Mexico, has a book coming out: “Borderlands: My Fight for an Inclusive America.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The paint is peeling from Washington’s Reflecting Pool after the renovation ordered by President Donald Trump, and he is now alleging that someone damaged it intentionally. “We’ve had some real problems with Vandalism at the beautiful Reflecting Pool,” he posted on his social media site Friday night. “Just like three days ago, [