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(John Maushammer/Wikimedia Commons) MLB All-Star game moving to Colorado: If you read yesterday's newsletter, you may have seen the story about the cat who stole the show during the Rockies game last Friday. Well, we have more baseball news for you today. In response to Georgia's new voting laws, passed last week in response to widely disputed claims about election fraud, the MLB announced that they are moving this summer's All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver. According to NPR, Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred said changing the location of the game was "the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport" and that the league "fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box." What's in the state's new proposed $34 billion budget? Yesterday, lawmakers unveiled the new state budget that is 11% larger than last year, with big spending on new projects, restoring funds that were cut last year and saving for the future. Despite the pandemic, Colorado has an unexpected budget surplus in the billions of dollars. "It's like having whiplash," state Sen. Dominick Moreno, the chief budget writer, said according to Axios. "We essential made all the reductions last year because we thought they were necessary and they weren't." (If you want to read the full 233 page document, click here.) The misinformation problem — Sifting through fact and fiction in a digital age: Around the same time that discussion surfaced in late 2020 regarding a new residential development, the HUB at Montrose Crossing, the Montrose City Planning Commission scheduled meetings and public comments for Jan. 6 and 27. Days before the meeting on Jan. 27, a flyer promoting attendance for the meeting quickly spread outside of Cobble Creek and into different areas in the Montrose community. It's not uncommon for active members of the community to create documentation for fellow local residents. But the flyer contained false information on different aspects of the project. Read more about what is being done in local online discussion boards and what you can do to be more aware. QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set up!

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