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Lindsey Toomer

Lindsey Toomer

Lindsey Toomer covers politics, social justice and other stories for Colorado Newsline, a sibling site of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. She formerly reported on city government at the Denver Gazette and on Colorado mountain town government, education and environment at the Summit Daily News.

White House: U.S. Space Command to remain in Colorado, spurning Alabama

By: and - August 1, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced on Monday it will headquarter U.S. Space Command in Colorado, a decision that rejects efforts made during the last administration to move the U.S. military facility to Alabama. The decision comes as Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville continues to block senior military promotions from moving forward in the U.S. […]

Lorie Smith, the owner of 303 Creative, a website design company in Colorado, speaks with supporters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on Dec. 5, 2022, in Washington, DC. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in her favor Friday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Colorado designer does not have to make websites for same-sex couples, U.S. Supreme Court rules

By: - June 30, 2023

In a statement, the Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association denounced the ruling, calling it 'dangerous.'