SULPHUR - The Doyle softball team is once again a state champion in the Division III Non-Select state championship game Sunday at the North Frasch Softball Complex in Sulphur Kylee Savant's three-RBI double in the top of the fifth gave Doyle a 4-2 lead Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Geovonnie Kavozio,and Javonte Grandma to Kamoni has sadly passed away due to her cancer She was a great mother,grandma and friend to many she would help so many people even if she barely had it herself .she always put everyone else before herself She loved all of her kids with her entire heart She had a hard life but always made the best of it no matter what She was a beautiful strong woman who will be missed every single day We know you're watching us and not in pain anymore Who we all know you missed so very much we love you mom may you rest peacefully This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Doyle catcher Kylee Savant (00) drives the ball against Jena in the fifth inning of the Division III non-select championship on Sunday Doyle’s Haley Stewart (1) jumps in the arms of pitcher Isabella Collins (9) after defeating Jena 4-3 in the Division III non-select championship on Sunday Doyle catcher Kylee Savant (00) Raises the championship trophy while surrounded by her teammates following the win over Jena in the Division III non-select championship on Sunday Doyle second baseman Allie Savant (22) tries to turn two after getting the out at second of Jena outfielder Triniti Williams (11) in the sixth inning of the Division III non-select championship on Sunday SULPHUR — When Kylee Savant came to the plate with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning “I was on time (with the pitches) during my last at-bat,” Savant said smashing a three-run double down the third-base line to give fifth-seeded Doyle what it needed to beat Jena 4-3 in the Division III nonselect title game at the LHSAA softball tournament on Sunday at North Frasch Park. It is the first LHSAA softball title for the Tigers (26-9) since 2018 but it didn't come without some anxious moments Doyle pitcher Bella Collins yielded just three hits and struck out seven including Bailey Durham’s one-out home run in the bottom of the seventh that made it a one-run game “I had to make the next batters earn it,” Collins said Collins got a groundout and a flyout to end the game triggering a celebration the Tigers had worked toward since losing to Sterlington in the 2024 final McLin and Shelby Taylor finished 2 for 4 to lead Doyle Kaylee Hardie hit a solo home in the bottom of the fourth to give third-seeded Jena (26-7) a 2-1 lead that Savant’s triple erased Taylor fouled off two bunts to lead off the game She launched an 0-2 pitch into the right-center field gap for a triple leading to an RBI sacrifice fly by Triniti Williams that tied the game in the bottom of the first Regan Anthony singled and Emily Edler reached on an error Taylor beat out a bunt to bring Savant to the plate The Tigers had dubbed the season the "Revenge Tour." A quarterfinal victory over Sterlington and a 13-1 win over top-seeded Kaplan set the stage for Sunday’s victory “Kylee Savant has been doing it all year,” second-year Doyle coach Kyle Wieck said “She rose to the occasion day in and day out “She doesn’t have to have the long ball to win a game I am just so proud of these girls for buying into the process.” Email Robin Fambrough at rfambrough@theadvocate.com  Email notifications are only sent once a day News Tips:newstips@theadvocate.com Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: 2020.Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold is running to be Colorado’s next Attorney General.  Griswold said Colorado needs a strong leader in this critical political moment and that she’d make it a priority to stand up to the Trump administration.  “I can't tell you what the lawlessness will be in two years but I guarantee you that Trump and his associates will continue to undermine the rule of law and disregard our constitution,” Griswold told CPR news.   Griswold grew up in Estes Park and had never ran for office before defeating a Republican incumbent in 2018 to become the state’s top election official in Politics and Spanish Literature from Whitman College in Washington state and a J.D from the University of Pennsylvania Griswold has had a high profile role in Colorado politics The 2020 presidential election in particular put Griswold front and center in the national debate over election security and false claims of widespread fraud she said she protected Colorado from threats by “MAGA extremists.”  But her outspoken political stances have made her a polarizing figure She’s been hailed by many on the left for fighting right-wing conspiracies but many Republicans argue the person tasked with overseeing elections should strive to be more politically neutral “I followed the constitution and argued Trump should not be eligible for President because he engaged in insurrection despite receiving death threats to myself and threats to my family,” Griswold told CPR News “I'll never be afraid to stand up to Trump As Attorney General I’ll fight back against Trump Griswold has also at times faced blowback for the operation of her office. There were calls for her resignation after it came out just before the last election that BIOS passwords for ballot tabulation machines across the state had been posted for months in a hidden tab on a spreadsheet on the Secretary of State’s website Griswold blamed the situation on a former employee and said the public should not let it erode their confidence in the vote. An outside investigation concluded the passwords “were posted mistakenly, unknowingly and unintentionally,” but did violate some policies Throughout her tenure, Griswold has been active in legislation at the statehouse. 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Courtesy Wayback Machine A campaign finance complaint filed in January against Secretary of State Jena Griswold is slated to be dismissed next month The complaint, filed by the Public Trust Institute, which has filed five complaints against Griswold — four of them dismissed — alleged a jenaforgovernor.com website showed Griswold's intent to run for governor without filing a candidate affidavit a required personal financial disclosure statement and filing a candidate committee Since the Secretary of State generally investigates campaign complaints the Attorney General’s office handled the investigation against Griswold The conclusion is that insufficient evidence supports the finding that Griswold violated state campaign finance law Chris Griswold advised her campaigns in 2018 and 2022 The investigation said that on Aug. 8, 2024, Chris Griswold bought the jenaforgovernor.com domain from GoDaddy: "Respondent did not direct Chris Griswold to purchase the domain for the Website" and was unaware of its existence until Dec the day it was publicly disclosed through a news story on 9News The investigation said Chris Griswold was unaware that GoDaddy used artificial intelligence to create a landing page available to the public and that he was unaware of the website's public disclosure including a "launching soon" text and a subscription form allowing visitors to subscribe for updates One person whose information was not disclosed signed up "Chris Griswold was the only person with access to information gathered through the Website and did not use the information in any way including by adding subscriber emails to other mailing lists or sending affirmative communications," the investigation reported When 9News initially contacted Chris Griswold about the website he stated that it was “definitely” not their domain "When confronted with the information that the subscription service was tied to the public email address the Griswold campaign said they would have to research it despite initially declaring with certainty it wasn’t theirs they reversed course and said it was 'typical practice' to buy domain names there is no evidence they bought other domain names and there was no required campaign expenditure reporting," the complaint said When 9News' Marshal Zellinger signed up for the email updates the automated reply came from Chris Griswold's email address Chris Griswold deactivated the website after being contacted by 9News “Secretary Griswold is focused on her two important roles: serving as the Secretary of State and as a new mom She has not decided on her service to the state beyond 2026 Secretary Griswold made an identical statement to 9News Jena Griswold announced last week that she is running for attorney general and the investigation found that she never publicly disclosed an interest in running for governor The order of dismissal becomes final on May 7 Neither Chris Griswold nor the campaign for Jena Griswold responded to a request for comment The Colorado Department of Law said it will investigate a campaign finance complaint against Secretary of State Jena Griswold tied to a websit… Colorado Politics is published both in print and online Our website features subscriber-only news stories daily designed for public policy arena professionals Member subscribers also receive the weekly print edition of our award-winning newspaper containing outstanding features and news stories Secure your subscription to Colorado’s premier political news journal You can be in the know right alongside Colorado’s political insiders Sims and Koepka married in 2022 and welcomed their son Crew in 2023 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Rachel Cockerell and Lili Anolik in conversation Online Only Shayoni Mitra He sat silent for most of the two-hour hearing asking to speak on the record at the very end after an immigration judge had already ruled him removable “to Syria or Algeria or somewhere.” Then Mahmoud Khalil delivered a short statement making forcefully the following points: that there had been neither due process rights nor fundamental fairness in his case that he was sent one thousand miles away from his family as a specific target of the Trump Administration and that his case was being handled with greater urgency than the hundreds of others awaiting a hearing at the same facility streamed out sniffling loudly and visibly wiping tears After Mahmoud was abducted by plainclothes ICE agents from the lobby of his Columbia-owned apartment building on Saturday returning from an iftar with his eight-month pregnant wife for about twenty-four hours where he was untraceable the closest detention facility to Manhattan Eventually news trickled in that he had been whisked away to faraway Jena LaSalle is in the minority of detention facilities with a courtroom adjacent Because immigration court is an administrative proceeding and not a criminal one so most hearings have no one in attendance except the respondent Pro bono immigration services put in an appearance remotely when they can but funding sources for those are shrinking catastrophically across the board The facilities’ locations are remote by design making it very hard for family to travel to them Government identification is checked at any number of entry points ruling out the possibility of visits by undocumented people a guard could turn you away with no reason given; I heard stories of people coming from as far as California and still not being allowed in meant to process and deport thousands of people a month Countless people were turned away at Mahmoud’s hearing on Friday six hundred people had tried to log into the court’s remote room The judge had called it most unusual and denied online court observers (The only time Mahmoud had spoken at the earlier hearing had been to request that his wife be allowed to log in.) By Friday flying and driving through many hours of the night and early morning sunbaked bank littered with yellow spring blooms This time the judge announced that she would be allowing only twenty-two people into the small courtroom with no remote access except for some of Mahmoud’s lawyers Coordinators tried to devise an honor system of first-arrived-first-in hoping to leap-frog their positions in the final count Cars revved and skidded to get through the gates sounding more like a drag race than like witnesses to a somber proceeding to decide a man’s fate In the end twenty-two people sat in the wooden benches before the judge the lead immigration counsel tried to enter into the record a petition from the ACLU about court access but the judge was firm: I am here today only to decide removability To anyone who knows Mahmoud his brief closing statement is not a surprise his uncanny ability to identify the source of a problem and unwavering courage to name it and always his solidarity with more marginalized groups of people—these are the qualities that made him an excellent student mediator on Columbia’s campus They are also wholly at odds with the claims of the undated two-page memorandum that Secretary of State Marco Rubio submitted and which Judge Jamee Comans ruled was sufficient grounds for removability under Section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (a)(4)(C) claiming Mahmoud to be adverse to foreign policy interests of the United States The memo specifically cites Mahmoud’s role and participation in “antisemitic protests and disruptive activities which fosters a hostile environment for Jewish students in the United States.” It didn’t matter that immigration attorney Marc Van Der Hout argued that this statute had been written for the removal of the Shah of Iran from the United States Nor did it matter that Marco Rubio had failed to meet the standard set by the 1999 Ruiz-Massieu judgment according to which the Department of Homeland Security had to “prov[e] by clear and convincing evidence that the Secretary of State has made a facially reasonable and bona fide determination that an alien’s presence or activities in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.” It certainly didn’t matter that most of the community members in the courtroom in Jena were Jewish and had travelled over a thousand miles to be present for their friend Now a legal permanent resident can be deemed “antisemitic,” and therefore deportable simply because the Secretary of State says so Louisiana has nine ICE detention facilities making it the second largest detention state in the country the company’s stocks increased by 41 percent; days before that a top ICE official had left his government job and started working for the GEO Group the group signed a deal worth a billion dollars to reopen a detention center near New York There are talks of its ability to scale its monitoring from 175,000 migrants to 7 million under the administration’s projected deportation plans Representatives of the Southeast Dignity Not Detention Coalition addressed the detention industry’s extensive presence in Louisiana: Today and every day we call for to the abolition of this country’s inhumane detention system starting with the eleven centers in our region the majority of which are run by for-profit prison corporations We denounce the conversion of the Louisiana prisons continuing a legacy of racialized control and dehumanization in this state built specifically for the enslavement and torture of black people were valiantly shut down by organizers in black liberation struggle in order to end mass incarceration We stand in solidarity with Mahmoud Khalil They are political prisoners among many others fighting the struggle to be free while isolated far from legal support The tools of border militarization used against immigrants here were first tested on Palestinians abroad And long before the ICE detention industry came to us the first detention center in Louisiana popped up an hour and a half away from here in Oakdale Louisiana out of a plan to detain Arab and Muslim non-citizens in secret A plan that was exposed during the LA Eight trials of Palestinian student protestors in 1987 Over a thousand students are known to have had their visas revoked in the past month some of those have been revoked through DHS which has manually terminated students’ legal status in the United States without notifying the students or their universities a federal judge ordered the reinstatement of 133 canceled visas for international students.) This time it was at a USCIS facility in Vermont where Mohsen had gone for a naturalization appointment He had lived in the United States for ten years and was also a legal permanent resident in broad daylight shows how emboldened the Trump–Rubio deportation plan has become filed a case against him being moved across state lines fast enough Mahmoud’s detention was the stress test for the administration instrumentalizing its immigration policy to come after pro-Palestinian students Vermont senator Peter Welch visited Mohsen in detention on April 21 Massachusetts senator Ed Markey and representatives Ayanna Pressley and Jim McGovern visited Mahmoud and Rumeysa Ozturk in detention no politicians from New York have visited their constituent every entry point is marked by tall double gates One set must audibly click shut before the second is buzzed open some of us waited for visitation with Mahmoud A wooden bench outside the entrance to the facility’s visitation center was emblazoned with the slogan Brilliant @ the basics Phone System—illustrated with stock images Past the double doors there were several plaques for employee of the month and an array of pamphlets with information about retirement and investment planning  with its spirit of forced cheer—except here the morale in question was that of employees in a detention center Employees entered and left the facility with clear plastic backpacks and purses Some wore maroon T-shirts illustrated with large gray handcuffs and the slogan The only three certainties in life are 1 and a woman waiting with us went up to quietly talk to the receptionist at the main desk She had been waiting several hours already each holding old-school pay phone–style telephones “I was thinking this will be like Mahmoud’s child now born and not knowing his father in the first months of his life,” she confided later This is the everyday pace of a detention center—indignities big and small for everyone When we were at last let in to see Mahmoud he was gracious and wanted to meet everyone—people had come from so far away But the reality was that the extended visitations meant he would miss his yard time I thought back to his first statement from detention and his descriptions of being made to sleep on the floor being denied a blanket even when he was freezing In that the same statement he wrote that “justice escapes the contours of this nation’s immigration facilities.” Mahmoud brushed aside worries about his meals He’d eaten a bagel right before the hearing although you could only look at the stories loaded on it and not search for anything His cheerful bluffing belied the steep prison economy where the smallest privilege costs money had just been in the news for fighting to pay its detainees as little as $1 for a day’s work Mahmoud said he tried to write a little each day and books sent directly from the publisher or Amazon Currently he was reading two that Noor had sent him He wanted to talk about arrangements for Noor as she inched closer to her due date For this was the immutable reality behind the verdict of the day: even as appeals were scheduled and heard even as the more important habeas case moved through federal court in New Jersey under Judge Fabiarz who ruled that his court has jurisdiction to hear the case even though the writ was filed in a Manhattan court even as immigration lawyers and others mounted challenges to President Trump’s immigration policies—Mahmoud would now miss the birth of his first child As proof of Mahmoud’s disruptive antisemitic campus activities the federal government’s attorney said that “he participated in dance circles wearing a scarf.” Mahmoud cracked a small smile at this accusation Marc Van Der Hout objected first chance he got “Frankly the reference to a wearing a scarf is disgusting and racist Does that mean I cannot—” Judge Comans was not interested in the substance of the accusations against him especially those on campuses that have erupted with protests over the past eighteen months the material weight of those allegations has reoriented our world Some will argue that they have fundamentally reconfigured the university and at Columbia at least seem to be precipitating its demise it is unsurprising that among the demands the Trump Administration presented to Columbia was a push to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism Columbia’s preemptive capitulation to these demands—including offering up oversight of the Middle Eastern South Asian and African Studies department Middle East Institute and the Center for Palestinian Studies—led my colleague Rashid Khalidi to refer to the university as Vichy on the Hudson (Columbia has not named Mahmoud or Mohsen in any of their communications.) No doubt antisemitism is on the rise in the United States and on our campuses aided in large part by right-wing neo-Nazi ideologues including the richest man on earth’s ghastly public flirtation with a Nazi salute and all manner of policy have pinned the blame on campus protesters marching against the world’s most mediatized genocide These students have been labeled terrorist sympathizers and prima facie antisemites—the result of months’ long these strategies have been extended to their logical conclusion—deportation lists and denaturalization lists aggregated by the likes of Canary Mission and Betar plays a particular role in Mahmoud’s detention there was a sit-in in the lobby of Milstein Hall A similar sit-in had taken place a week earlier in protest of three recent student expulsions (Barnard hadn’t expelled a student for political protest since 1968 when Liz LeClair was kicked out for living with her boyfriend off-campus.) At the first sit-in students had dispersed after being promised a meeting with the dean of the College But after neither side could agree on the conditions for those meetings one of the preconditions of the meeting set by the College was that the students be unmasked After a year of the college administration disciplining and expelling students through a contentious disciplinary process I had class in the first floor of the Milstein that day emerged from the classroom to see if my students could find safe ways to leave once again mediating between the student protesters and the administration A one-time executive of Betar happened to be on Capitol Hill that day watching live-streamed images of the sit-in and recognized the only unmasked face in the crowd as the lead negotiator for the Gaza Solidarity encampments a year prior “The guy is making it too easy for us,” he told the Forward Mahmoud intuited the gravity of the escalating online campaign against him well enough to write to Columbia two days later ICE agents showed up on his doorstep the next day I think about Mahmoud smiling at the mention of the dance circles the line dance which is a staple of any Palestinian celebration including most recently at an event I convened in February called Records of Presence which included presentations on archives of Palestinian photography Mahmoud linked arms with his fellow students and circumambulated the room For me the dabke serves as a capacious metaphor for what makes Mahmoud a leader—skill the willingness to take artistic risk at the front of the line to lead by holding hands with other joyful dancers In the proliferation of public art and images of Mahmoud around campus and New York city I saw a sticker that said Dabke to Free All Political Prisoners In it was a line of dancers dancing the dabke and a building that looked like Columbia in the background At a December 2024 gathering of Palestinian writers convened to remember Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer He read the diary entries in their original Arabic while another student read the English translation and even though majority in the room did not understand the words he was speaking they intuitively grasped the controlled emotion and immense loss behind his words The day before Abu Nada died she wrote: “My friend list is shrinking turning into little coffins scattered here and there I cannot catch my friends after the missiles I cannot bring them back again nor can I pay my condolences nor can I cry The same websites and social media accounts that have taken aim at Mahmoud have named thousands of others While they provide no evidence of hate speech or antisemitism or inciting violence in anything I’ve done I was intrigued to find the following complaints against my work: it “turn[s] Palestinian nationalism into a work of art”; “Who knew performance studies was just another term for radical propaganda?” The parallels between this logic and the one presented at court are clear—cultural expression and analysis itself are the problem After a long day people staggered into a local restaurant in Jena called Lisa’s Louisiana Cuisine Waves of people had come from the courthouse to eat here Some Jewish students said the reporters who came in after them took photos of them dining It’s not right that they have him in there,” he said they can get any of us.” The owner knows Jena well handed us jars upon jars of pickled watermelon and satsuma and mayhaws Students say this to one another all the time Despite the distance between rural Louisiana and New York we found a bit of community at that restaurant a few minutes’ drive from the prison We told the owner and his wife that we would tell Mahmoud about them that they were there just outside the gates has found deep community inside the gates too When we heard the early anecdotes about him helping his peers fill out forms and access legal help One can only imagine the intricate barter of care and camaraderie behind those doubled gates In a facility that prides itself on the basics of bare life people bide their time each in their own way he was wearing a slender bright blue beaded bracelet that said Noor after another Louisiana immigration judge denied Mahmoud’s appeal for monitored release an hour after his lawyers filed a request Mahmoud was able to speak to her briefly during labor and delivery See “Inside the Black Hole,” a 2024 report on human rights abuses in Louisiana’s ICE facilities. ↩ n+1 is a print and digital magazine of literature We also post new online-only work several times each week and publish books expanding on the interests of the magazine Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy College & Schools and Academic Programs The University of San Diego (USD) announced today that longtime supporters Dan and Phyllis Epstein Read more read more  the University of San Diego proudly joined the 40th Annual Linda Vista Multi-Cultural Fair & Parade Read more read more  The University of San Diego officially 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this episode of "The Athletics Edge," a special series of "At the Edge of It All," we talk with Kimya Massey These are common words we hear in the push for more sustainable energy solutions in our communities Freelance Sports ReporterPublished: Invalid Date JENA SIMS has sent fans wild with an "insane" see-through top ahead of the Miami Grand Prix The golf Wag was at the W Hotel South Beach ahead of the race in Miami on Sunday Jena has built up a large fan base over the years thanks to her racy content The stunning blonde is married to former world No.1 golfer Brooks Koepka And she has regularly sent fans wild with her pictures on Instagram The American actress and model has done it again ahead of the Miami GP Most of the glamorous pictures were taken at the hotel Jena also attended the Sports Illustrated Race Weekend Miami Party and was joined by singer Ciara. She captioned the post: "Racing stripes." One posted: "Have mercy please what a goddess." A second wrote: "This outfit is insane." A fourth said: "We don’t deserve you on our feed like this." Another added: "You look sensational as always." Jena and her husband met at the 2015 Masters and tied the knot in June 2022 She was recently hailed as a "hot mama" after sizzling in a bikini picture that was posted by Koepka She also "test drove" her bikinis for the summer and asked followers to pick their favourites Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedIn(KALB) - A New Jersey Federal Judge on Tuesday ruled that Mahmoud Khalil can move forward with his lawsuit The lawful permanent resident and recent Columbia graduate alleged he was unlawfully detained for his political views supporting Palestinian rights The judge said he would keep jurisdiction over the case in New Jersey federal court Khalil remains at the ICE Detention Facility in Jena His legal team has motions pending before the court to grant him bail so he can reunite with his wife who recently gave birth to the couple’s first child Click here to report a typo Please provide the title of the article in your email Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInJENA (KALB) - Concerned citizens gathered in Jena at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center located at the LaSalle Detention Facility on Tuesday in support of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil Khalil was arrested by Homeland Security agents and has been in federal custody since March 8 a federal immigration judge in Jena allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its effort to deport him RELATED: Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation moving forward following immigration judge’s ruling Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ruled that the United States’ determination that Khalil poses “adverse foreign policy consequences” for the U.S Demonstrators on Tuesday called for Khalil’s release: “All of us are here because we know how important this moment is The United States has been very clear about the fact that we are in a period of crackdown on free speech hope the politicians sort it out for themselves and then wait to see another day if things get worse or better Or we can come and make it loud and clear that we oppose this We can send a message to people around the world that people in Louisiana and people in the United States are opposed to this.” The decision in this case comes as tensions over immigrants continue to rise with the Trump Administration pushing migrants to self-deport “I think what’s important is that this protest is one model of what people everywhere can do to resist but we hope it shows people that you can go right into the belly of the beast and lead a protest and unite people under a central message and people will take note of that.”Khalil was one of many who led pro-Palestinian protests on the campus of Columbia University during the ongoing Israel-Hamas War the Trump administration claims Khalil committed immigration fraud because he omitted information about his work history in his green card application NBC News reported Khalil filed evidence proving the government’s case against him is dubious the government claims Khalil supported Hamas made Jewish students feel unsafe and had adverse foreign policy consequences for the U.S Khalil’s legal team now has until April 23 to file for relief and potentially stop his deportation from happening RELATED: Trump administration terminates 14 student visas in Louisiana A Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty member will be among the keynote speakers for the 21st annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science and Technology next month in Kobe Palade University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Physiology will present “The Porosome Secretory Nanomachine: Discovery to Therapy” on May 12 during the congress meeting Jena discovered the then-new porosome cellular structure he and his research team solved the structure and composition of the porosome complex and functionally reconstituted it into lipid membrane and in live cells Porosomes are cup-shaped lipoprotein structures at the cell plasma membrane where secretory vesicles transiently dock and fuse to release intra-vesicular contents during secretion Porosomes measure around 100 to 180 nanometers in endocrine and exocrine cells and 15 nanometers at the nerve terminal Porosomes are composed of approximately 30 proteins The principles discovered and described by Dr A number of human diseases are caused by mutations in some of the 30+ proteins composing the porosome complex in addition to providing a deep understanding of cell secretion has contributed to the establishment of a drug development platform for the treatment of a wide range of diseases Among the examples of the therapeutic application of the porosome discovery is the reconstitution of the porosome complex into the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mutated cells that restore normal mucin secretion and porosome reconstitution into stem cell-derived insulin-secreting beta cells in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes Jena's laboratory has developed Differential Expansion Microscopy and novel approaches to understanding the energetics of single biological molecules as they interact with other molecules capable of revealing the structure-function of proteins at the single molecular level and its use in detection of pathogens Privacy and University Policies Wayne State University © 2023 and her latest ensemble just might be her best yet (Has Been Beauty Queens) recently attended the Race Weekend Party hosted by Sports Illustrated for F1 in Miami where she stepped out in a fabulous ensemble that mixed the cozy and casual with upscale elegance posting the luxurious look to her Instagram for her followers to happily fawn over A post shared by Jena Sims Koepka (@jenamsims) Revealing her inspiration for the look in the caption by simply stating, “Racing stripes 🏎️ @f1@sportsillustrated 🏁,” Sims sported a sparkling all-black ensemble for the event The model left little to the imagination in a stunning sheer corset with glittering accents lining the intricate boning With the deep sweetheart neckline left bare a thick black band ran around the center of the piece to further cinch her waist low-rise leather shorts which sat just above her knee showing off her toned legs before finishing the final look off with a classic black strappy heel the model went with stacked bracelets and golden hoop earrings to add just a touch more sparkle The model’s hair and makeup for the event were the definition of pure glamour Her blonde locks were blown out in soft curls while her glossy nude lips were pure summertime sultriness A post shared by Jena Sims Koepka (@jenamsims) Sims was in excellent company at the event, with fellow SI Swimsuit models Camille Kostek and XANDRA in attendance, as well as superstar singer Ciara who stopped to pose for a friendly group photo plenty of them were happy to hop in her comment section on Instagram to let her know just how gorgeous this outfit was: “Mercy 🔥🔥🔥 a goddess,” actress Lesa Wilson wrote “🔥🔥🔥🤩,” lifestyle blogger Samantha Busch simply said “Love this look sm,” fellow SI Swimsuit model Lauren Chan added A post shared by Jena Sims Koepka (@jenamsims) And the model has been gifting her fans all kinds of goodness on social media recently, having also shared a sultry sneak peek at her upcoming Bermuda SI Swimsuit shoot for 2025 as the 2024 debut will be returning for round two with the brand Jena Sims Shares New BTS Peek at Blue Bikini Look From SI Swimsuit Shoot in Bermuda USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OUR TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY Powered by Minute Media You didn't think I'd miss the last Hump Day of April I'm pretty convinced this is how the calendar works: February and March are the slowest months of the year April starts to kick things into high gear then slows a bit in July before picking up steam when football teams report back to camp.  September through December are by far the quickest months of the year Welcome to a Hump Day Nightcaps – the one where we sample some bikinis with Brooks Koepka's wife, Jena Sims I've got Anna Paulina Luna stuffing the wokes over at CNN in a locker right to their faces a blue porta-john absolutely obliterating a poor Penn State sap Busch Light Apple is BACK (!!!) and Tiff Ann throws it back to the 90s.  And that's something we can all get behind.  Grab you a margarita with Tiff Ann while we're talking about her I could start in a handful of places today but we might as well head to the Chilis with Tiff Ann and start there.  Quick question: how many of y'all actually go to Chilis I'd put Applebee's higher on the Mount Rushmore but I assume I'm in the minority on that one?  I don't know – I've just never been a big Chilis guy I'm not a margarita guy – which means I'm also not a 30-year-old suburban housewife with a Trump sticker on the back of my Chevy Traverse – so perhaps I'm simply not the right audience?  Anyway, while I ain't a fan of Chilis, I am a fan of Tiffani Amber if you couldn't tell given that she makes a cameo in this class at least once a week.  Love that Chilis is dipping into the Tiff Ann well right now We've been on it here at Nightcaps for over a year now but the rest of the world is just now catching up look what ELSE made a comeback this week …  I've been banging the table for years now about Busch Light's unforced error and I ain't talking about Dylan Mulvaney.  the Mulvaney partnership paled in comparison to getting rid of Busch Light Apple made even worse by what they replaced it with …  There are very few instances in life where a spin-off beer actually works Yuengling tried to make a light beer a few years ago and I'm pretty sure it lasted about four days Don't even get me started on the Lime-A-Rita rage from the mid-2010s.  But Busch Light Apple worked. It was perfect. The perfect summer beer. The perfect golf course beer. Like a shitty 80s horror movie, it grew a cult following the second it was removed from the shelves. I tried one sip of the peach and threw it out I can't wait to see these bad boys back at the Walmart down the street in a few weeks I've already called my money guy (I'm low on his list of clients clearly) and told him to start liquidating And here I was thinking we'd never get a Trump rally again I was so sad when the campaign ended last fall because Rally Trump is so much better than President Trump.  but 47 has to be just a bit more reserved when the lights are on We get unfiltered Don during these bad boys PS: We never actually see this girl on camera Go to your Starbucks down the street – right across from the Chipotle and next to Dunks and Mattress Firm – and you'll know what I mean.  Either super skinny or tremendously overweight good to have him back – at least for one night let's rapid-fire this Final-Hump Day-of-April  class into a big Hump night.  Let's all check in on the former First Lady I ain't touching the "slip up." I ain't taking any chances there And how about the absolute nuts on CNN to blur out the pictures I've never seen a side cape up for murderers and rapists quite like the lefties have over these deportations.  And we all thought they'd hit their peak last year when they defended men pummeling women between the hashes Little did we know they weren't even close yet.  how about the continuing fake outrage over these prank calls to NFL draftees James Palmer wants the kid hung in the street "No repercussions for Jax Ulbrich."  It's amazing how soft people have become.  I've never had the piss knocked out of me by a porta-john I'm not sure if there's anything worse in life I don't think it's possible to get any lower OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m You are agreeing to OutKick's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy DISCLAIMER: This site is 100% for entertainment purposes only and does not involve real money betting. Gambling related content is not intended for anyone under the age of 21. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold speaks in front of the U.S ahead of the court hearing arguments on a Colorado case to decide whether Donald Trump would be ineligible for the 2024 ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment The court later ruled unanimously that Trump would remain on the ballot Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday that she is seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general in next year's election promising to "stand up to Donald Trump to protect our rights and freedoms." "Attorneys general are on the front lines of defending our rights and our freedoms which are under massive attack from Elon Musk and Donald Trump," Griswold told Colorado Politics prior to her campaign launch "And I have a proven track record of standing up to MAGA extremists and Donald Trump over the last six and a half years of serving as secretary of state and I hope to continue that as attorney general." Added Griswold: "I think we're at a tremendous risk nationally when there's a president who does not believe in an actual law and order I'm running for attorney general because Colorado needs a strong and I'll stand up to Donald Trump to protect our rights and freedoms I've done it before; I'm going to continue to do that." The 40-year-old attorney, who faces term limits as secretary of state after the 2026 election, becomes the third Democrat running for the office held by term-limited fellow Democrat Attorney General Phil Weiser In February, Democrats Michael Dougherty, the Boulder district attorney, and Crisanta Duran, a former speaker of the Colorado state House, launched campaigns for attorney general Political newcomer Connor Pennington is the only Republican to have filed paperwork to run for the seat so far Griswold unveiled endorsements from more than 100 current and former Colorado elected officials Arapahoe District Attorney Amy Padden and the chairmen of the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes Gail Schoettler is Griswold's campaign chair When Griswold won election to her first term as secretary of state in 2018 she became the first Democrat elected to the office since 1962 and the first Democratic woman to hold the seat She won reelection in 2022 by a double-digit margin has been marked by public clashes with Trump including high-profile roles on both sides of a 2023 lawsuit brought by Republican and unaffiliated voters that sought to keep Trump from appearing on Colorado ballots citing a constitutional provision that bars insurrectionists from running for certain federal offices "When the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump had engaged in insurrection I followed the Constitution and argued that Trump should not be eligible for president because he's an insurrectionist despite receiving death threats from extremists," Griswold said in an interview adding that she didn't regret supporting the state court's decision and officials should follow those decisions," Griswold said noting that she kept Trump's name on last year's primary ballot throughout the appeals process describing the password leak as having happened "in error" but not "knowingly." Griswold told Colorado Politics that her office handled the password leaks appropriately despite criticism from some county election officials who charged that Griswold hadn't communicated adequately with them as her office worked to resolve the potential security issue "The 2024 election was secure," Griswold said "More than 3.2 million Coloradans had their voice heard We took immediate action to address the situation This never posed an immediate security threat to our elections and the matter has been thoroughly investigated and put to rest I am proud of the work I've done as secretary of state and I'm running for attorney general to continue to protect our rights and freedoms." she's championed making it easier for Coloradans of all stripes to vote I've led multiple laws to increase voting access and increase voting security guaranteed access on college campuses and on tribal lands and automatic voter registration," she said "I've worked over the last six and a half years to make sure that voting rights for every eligible person — Republican whether you live in a big city or you live on the tribal lands of the Southern Ute or Ute Mountain Ute — that you have your rights protected and our democracy preserved and I'm absolutely proud of the work that we have done along those lines." Griswold grew up near Estes Park before attending and graduating from Whitman College in Washington state after which she earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School She worked as a voter protection attorney on Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign and was later named director of then-Gov serving as a liaison for the state with the federal government "There are times that were hard to make ends meet there were times we were on food stamps," Griswold said "I vividly remember going to the Larimer County Food Bank in Estes Park I was the first person in my family to go to a four-year college and law school I'll always stand up to corporations for illegally taking advantage of everyday people and we need to make sure that Coloradans can live the best life possible." live in Louisville with their 8-month-old son Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran on Thursday declared her candidacy for attorney general in next year's election Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold visits with attendees at the state Democratic Party's annual fundraising dinner on April 1 that she was running for the party's 2026 nomination for attorney general raised more than $185,000 in her first 24 hours as an announced candidate for attorney general in next year's election The sum appears to be a record for single-day donations received by a state-level candidate since Colorado's current campaign finance system was established more than 20 years ago Griswold, who faces term limits in her current seat, made her candidacy official on Monday joining Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty and former state House Speaker Crisanta Duran in the Democratic primary for the office held by term-limited Democrat Phil Weiser is the only GOP candidate to have filed paperwork for the office Griswold's campaign said she received 869 contributions from 7 a.m Monday through the same time Tuesday morning Since Griswold entered the race a week after the end of the year's first fundraising quarter covering the three-month period ending on June 30 who launched their candidacies in late February are scheduled to report their first quarterly hauls by April 15 “I am honored by the outpouring of support and excited that so many Coloradans have joined our campaign," Griswold said in a statement to Colorado Politics "I look forward to meeting with Coloradans across the state to discuss my plans to stand up to Trump fight to protect our rights and freedoms and protect the Colorado way of life." Griswold announced endorsements from more than 100 current and former Colorado elected officials Arapahoe County District Attorney Amy Padden and former Lt Colorado Republican Party Chairwoman Brita Horn told Colorado Politics that Griswold's role in a lawsuit that attempted to keep Donald Trump off the state's ballot last year disqualified the Democrat as a potential attorney general “A person whose only justification for being the top lawyer in the state is having the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously decide her view was wrong has no business being attorney general," Horn said A group of Republican and unaffiliated voters sued Griswold in 2023 to keep Trump from appearing on Colorado ballots citing a post-Civil War-era constitutional provision that bars insurrectionists from running for certain federal offices Supreme Court eventually voted unanimously to reverse a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that found Trump didn't meet qualifications to hold office under the 14th Amendment Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday that she is seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general in next year's e… over a dozen people protesting the detainment of a Columbia University student at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena ICE agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil in New York on Saturday after his green card was revoked but court documents show he became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in November 2024 Khalil is expected to appear before an immigration judge at the LaSalle Detention Facility on March 27 Kana Watanabe has gone from a member of the Japan Judo National Team to being one of the top women’s 125-pound fighters in the world today which includes a 4-2 stint in Bellator and a 1-1 PFL record Watanabe scored a decision over Shanna Young before being submitted by Liz Carmouche Jena Bishop has already made a quick name for herself at 125 pounds Her jiu-jitsu abilities has helped lead her to a 7-2 pro record entering tonight The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt defeated Chelsea Hackett and lost to Taila Santos in the regular season before a loss to eventual women’s flyweight world champion Dakota Ditcheva in the semifinals Which of these two names will earn their spot in the semifinals of the women’s flyweight tournament Watanabe starts with hooks as they circle around Bishop gets Watanabe to the fence and we’ve got a clinch battle Bishop continues to land with combinations and a knee to the body Bishop gets her back against the fence quickly and continues to do work Another upkick and Bishop lands hammerfists from the bottom position Watanabe narrowly blocks a takedown attempt Bishop reverses it again and looks for a single-leg takedown Watanabe reverses the position and works Bishop on the fence with her own strikes Bishop gets Watanabe to the fence again before the end of the round but Watanabe stops it and pins Bishop to the fence Bishop looks to stay active with a one-two but Watanabe gets out of the guard and stands Watanabe lands some leg kicks as Bishop looks for upkicks again Bishop pins Watanabe to the fence and unleashes some dirty boxing Watanabe works off the fence and the two trade before the end of the round Round kick to the body by Watanabe to end a combination but Watanabe clinches and brings Bishop to the fence — only for Bishop to reverse the position Bishop lands a trip and gets to Watanabe’s back Bishop throws right hands as she looks for a choke Watanabe tucks the chin to fend it off for now Watanabe throwing punches and elbows with the left arm until the bell Kana Watanabe via unanimous decision (30-27 Phil Davis punches his ticket to Semifinals with right-hand KO Valentin Moldavsky survives early scare to reach Semifinals puts on strong performance with grappling expertise in split decision victory Simeon Powell unleashes fury with a second-round finish Alexandr Romanov squeezes his way into a submission win and Semifinals spot Oleg Popov’s grappling and takedowns leads him to narrow victory Sullivan Cauley goes from being taken down to elbowing his way into the Light Heavyweight Semifinals Rodrigo Nascimento edges out a split decision in back-and-forth battle to score semifinals spot PFL World Tournament First Round Betting Insights 5/1 VOTE NOW: Top Five 2025 PFL World Championship Tournament Finishes (So Far) How to Watch PFL World Tournament Week 4: Light Heavyweights & Heavyweights Take Center Stage FRENCH FOOTBALL ICON PATRICE EVRA SET TO MAKE MMA DEBUT AT PFL EUROPE PARIS AT THE ACCOR ARENA ON 23.. © 2025 professional fighters league | all rights reserved says Secretary of State Jena Griswold.  The Secretary of State’s Office said the information contained only one-half of the passwords needed and would not be sufficient to access sensitive voter systems.  Griswold said the mistake was made by a “civil servant” in the Secretary of State’s Office a civil servant made a serious mistake and we're actively working to address it,” Griswold said Griswold spoke with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner about the fallout from the news that there are other security measures in place I think situations like this are exactly why we have so many layers of security behind Colorado's elections and being really clear about the situation is important.  A spreadsheet located on the department's website was improperly posted and it had a hidden tab that included partial passwords to certain components of Colorado's voting equipment we do not think there is an immediate security threat to Colorado elections in part because partial passwords don't get you anywhere Two unique passwords are needed for every election equipment component voting equipment is stored in secure rooms that require secure ID badges There's restricted access to the secure ballot areas and it's a felony to access voting equipment without authorization Warner: You say that a spreadsheet was improperly posted Who's ultimately responsible for this and what does accountability look like to you Griswold: A civil servant accidentally made this error we have people in the field working to reset passwords and review access logs for affected counties The employee responsible for the hidden tabs on the spreadsheet no longer works with the department and we are doing everything that we can to assure the public and work with the counties We do not believe there is a security threat to Colorado's elections Warner: There are Republicans in the legislature as well as GOP Congressman Lauren Bobert asking for your resignation You have told 9News that you wouldn't step down (State) House Republicans and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert are the same folks who have spread conspiracies and lies about our election systems over and over and over again.  a civil servant made a serious mistake and we're actively working to address it That's exactly why I have passed major legislation to add layers of security to our electoral process and ensure that no one mistake endangers our voting systems I have faced conspiracy theories from elected Republicans in this state and I have not been stopped by any of their efforts and I'm going to keep on doing my job Warner: Is there a pattern of you falling short on this job Griswold: Absolutely not. I take my job very seriously. We take election administration very seriously. At the end of the day, I think it's very important to underline that overall, the people in my office have done a really good job under a trying situation. Because of the lies, the conspiracies, the threats, we have 38 percent new county clerks in the state of Colorado The legislature has refused increased funding for my office over and over People are working around the clock to deliver elections and Even with all the lies in the conspiracies we are seeing in prior elections since 2020 over 98 percent or so of Coloradans across the political spectrum We do have a remarkably high amount of confidence Colorado was marked tied for number one in confidence in our elections we never want any of our employees to make a mistake this came to your attention because of the GOP press release and coming to your office Worried about your ballot? Here’s how to keep tabs on itWarner: How did this come to your attention Griswold: We learned about it at the end of last week We immediately contacted federal partners and then we began our investigation Warner: Did you inform clerks as soon as you could Griswold: We ended up launching an investigation and by the time this was public We wanted to be responsible in gathering our information and had pursued that investigation Warner: The Colorado legislature passed a law making intentional password leaks a felony I want to take a step back and say that secretaries of state elected secretaries do not have access to these passwords And it's the same thing with the statewide voter registration system This information is held by civil servants These are the civil servants who have been here through various administrations under Scott Gessler Warner: Are you throwing civil servants under the bus here Griswold: You are asking me how this happened and I am explaining to you how it happened I myself did not hide passwords on a spreadsheet and I've said that to other reporters who have asked me that directly We take this whole scenario very seriously.  this does not pose an immediate security threat and I think it's really important to be measured in a response because there is a lot of things happening here in the state and all across the United States of America with this election There have been increased threats of violence now for several years We want to be very measured in making sure that we have good information out there Warner: And I want to emphasize that you have been the subject of any number of those threats and that indeed the party that helped bring this to the public's attention the Republican Party from the top of the ticket down has also spread misinformation about elections and election results They are asking that there be an independent audit Griswold: We are actually already pursuing that that the partial passwords were posted with malicious intent a personnel investigation will be conducted by an outside party to look into the particulars of how this occurred and will continue to address it moving forward – A Louisiana immigration judge on Tuesday gave the Trump administration a little more than 24 hours to turn over evidence it says it has against Mahmoud Khalil the former Columbia University graduate student it is trying to deport over his pro-Palestinian activism Judge Jamee Comans said she will then rule on Friday whether the 30-year-old legal permanent resident can be deported or whether he must be freed If the government's evidence doesn't support Khalil's deportation I don't want him to continue to be detained," Comans said during an hourlong hearing in a small courtroom at the remote detention center where Khalil has been held since March 9 sat alone at a table holding a string of prayer beads while his legal team participated via video conference He spoke briefly at the start of the hearing who is in New York and expected to give birth to their first child this month I would appreciate if you could let my wife in," Khalil said Ten journalists were present in the courtroom some of whom wore Palestinian keffiyeh scarves Court staff told them to remove the scarves before taking their seats A lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security spoke briefly to say the government was prepared to submit its evidence by Judge Comans' 5 p.m welcomed the judge's order for the government to produce it He told the judge he's been requesting it for weeks But he expressed concern with the judge's plan to rule so quickly on whether Khalil can be deported "That gives us no time to contest the evidence," Van Der Hout said and asked for more time to ensure Khalil's due process "There is nothing more important to this court than Mr Khalil's due process and fundamental fairness," the judge said Khalil's case has become a crucial test for how far the government will be able to go to fulfill President Donald Trump's promise to deport noncitizen pro-Palestinian protesters whose activism Trump claims supports Hamas terrorism Free speech advocates argue the administration is violating the Constitution by targeting immigrants for their activism and their political beliefs Khalil and several other students and scholars who have been detained have challenged their arrests on constitutional grounds Khalil's challenge is currently being heard by the U.S After ICE agents arrested Khalil on March 8 and shipped him to Louisiana Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had revoked Khalil's green card He relied on a rarely-used statute that authorizes him to personally deport people whose presence in the U.S he believes "would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States." the government charged Khalil with several more civil violations It alleges he withheld information on his 2024 green card application including his work history with a United Nations relief agency and his involvement with a pro-Palestinian activist group at Columbia University Van Der Hout denied them all on Khalil's behalf he called all of the charges against Khalil "baseless." He said Khalil will appeal if he's ordered deported "He understands it's a political case," Van Der Hout said "He understands that this is the Trump administration trying to silence people in this country speaking out against what they're doing Become an NPR sponsor Beaty/DenveriteFile – Secretary of State Jena Griswold at the University of Denver A federal judge in Florida has sentenced a man to more than two years in prison for repeatedly threatening Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and other public officials he received three years of supervised release and must pay more than $10,000 in fines Kantwill pleaded guilty in November to four counts of interstate transmission of a threat. The Department of Justice said in a statement that he sent more than 100 threatening emails and social media posts between September 2019 and July 2020 to several people “based on their political commentary.” Those threats targeted an “author and a television personality,” though the department did not name them Prosecutors said Kantwill also sent threats to four public figures from April 2022 through April 2024 including to “an election official” from outside Florida Though the Justice Department did not specify who Griswold’s office has confirmed she was the official Kantwill targeted during that time.  “Threats to try to intimidate election officials are unacceptable It’s important that threats like these are taken seriously and that bad actors are charged for their actions,” Griswold’s office said in a statement “I want to thank law enforcement and the prosecutors who brought this man to justice.” Kantwill’s threat against Griswold involved her role in the legal battle over now-President Donald Trump’s ability to appear on Colorado’s presidential primary ballot The Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Trump from the state primary ballot in December 2023 over his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the United States Capitol.  But that decision was overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2024 when the justices said votes for Trump must count The ruling helped clear the way for Trump’s victory in the general election later that year Kantwill claimed he was part of an investigation into Griswold and threatened her with physical violence using slurs and misogynistic language in his messages It's unclear if he ever made a trip to Colorado.  Since the ballot case began in September 2023 Griswold “has received over 2,300 violent threats or death threats,” her office said has come full circle – now combining her unique military background with her original passion for health and fitness to help others in a whole new way Burkhart grew up in a small rural town in Nevada where she first found her love for sports and fitness She chose to attend Boise State because of the close-knit campus community laying the foundation for what would become a remarkable military career Airborne school qualifies participants to parachute from planes “Airborne school was special to me because my dad pinned my airborne wings on at graduation,” Burkhart said “He pinned his own wings that he got when he graduated in 1970 before he went to Vietnam.” Burkhart became one of the first female Army rangers demonstrating resilience and strength in a historically male-dominated arena “I have been teaching for almost 30 years and Jena is one of the best undergraduate students with whom I have ever worked,” said Lynda Ransdell professor and chair of the kinesiology department always looking for ways to make those around her better breathes and models fitness in a way that is humble and motivating We should all be proud that she is a Boise State Bronco!” Burkhart spent nearly a decade serving on active duty leadership and adaptability during pivotal moments throughout the Global War on Terror she left active duty to bring those experiences back to her roots and passion for empowering people through movement Fueled by a desire to serve others in a new way she pursued a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Puget Sound being selected as a Tillman Scholar in 2021 stands as one of her proudest achievements “It’s a true honor to be part of such a remarkable group all dedicated to carrying forward Pat’s legacy,” she said The Pat Tillman Foundation was established in honor of Pat Tillman an NFL player who left the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the U.S The foundation’s mission is to support veterans active service members and military spouses through educational scholarships and leadership development programs Burkhart’s advice to current students: “If you surround yourself with the right people and pursue a purpose you’re truly passionate about Burkhart continues to serve in the Army Reserves and is a doctor of physical therapy in North Carolina where she channels her military experience resilience and compassion into helping her patients Burkhart brings a unique perspective to her work combining scientific knowledge with the empathy and grit forged through her time in the Army Her journey – from the halls of Boise State to austere military bases and now to the clinic – embodies the spirit of service that first inspired her to become a Bronco APPLY NOW WIU Home > COFAC > Horn DENVER — On Monday morning, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that she is running for Colorado attorney general to replace current AG Phil Weiser, who is running for governor “I am running for attorney general because Colorado needs a strong proven leader in this critical moment,” she said in an early morning press release “I’ll stand up to Donald Trump to protect our rights and freedoms I’ll fight for working- and middle-class Coloradans In an interview with Denver7 anchor Jessica Porter later Monday she's also looking forward to protecting things like the right to birth control "As someone who grew up in rural Colorado on food stamps.. is something that's a top priority," Griswold said "So I'm really excited to run for Attorney General Griswold was elected into her current position as the secretary of state in 2018 she practiced international anti-corruption law Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty and former State Rep. Crisanta Duran are also running for the position Former Lieutenant Governor Gail Schoettler will step into the role of Griswold's campaign chair “Secretary Griswold is the strong leader we need as attorney general,” Schoettler said and anyone who threatens the Colorado way of life Griswold has said several times that Colorado has one of — if not the — best state voting systems in the country She has worked to ensure Colorado voters can cast their ballot either in person or can send by mail or dropbox and has cracked down on voter intimidation "Voter intimidation is illegal, and it will not be accepted," she told Denver7 in October 2024 "We will enforce the law so that every Coloradan Democrat and unaffiliated have their rights respected and their voices heard." Griswold made national headlines during the 2020 election particularly over election security and claims of voter fraud Her critics have argued that she can be too partisan to handle elections while supports applauded her fight against false claims made by far-right wing individuals During that time, she was the target with death threats. In September 2021, she shared screenshots from her personal and public social media with Denver7 They contained direct and gruesome threats I hope you die." She told us then that those threats had been a constant since the 2020 election Hear more from Giswold about these threats and why she said she will continue her election work regardless In addition, earlier this month, a Florida man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for sending Griswold The judge found that there was no evidence of compromised voting system components Griswold explained to Denver7 that "Colorado's elections have layers of security so you actually need two passwords and physical access to voting equipment to use those to use the passwords for them to be worth anything." critics still point to a delay in the time it took for her office to report the issue which was first publicized by a press release from the Colorado Republican Party on Oct The secretary of state office said they learned about the leak about a week beforehand When asked about the password leaks Griswold reiterated Monday that the 2024 election was secure and this never posed an immediate security risk to our elections," Griswold told Denver7 "The matter has been thoroughly investigated and put to rest I am really proud of my track record as secretary of state." Monday's announcement about Griswold running for attorney general contained a list of endorsements Attorney General Weiser notified the public in early January that he was starting his campaign for governor in the 2026 election he was first elected to the seat in 2018 and was reelected in 2022 Jared Polis is term-limited as he was also first elected to the office in 2018 Weiser will likely face a crowded Democratic primary in 2026 Denver7 sat down with Wesier the same day he made this announcement to hear more about why he is pursuing the role of governor Denver7 is committed to making a difference in our community by standing up for what's right lending a helping hand and following through on promises (KALB) - A former Columbia University student and the face of the school’s pro-Palestine student-protests was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agents and was sent to the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center (CLIPC) in Jena that a federal judge ruled to block Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation pending a hearing at the LaSalle Detention Center on March 27 Khalil is therefore expected to remain detained at the CLIPC in Jena for at least the next two weeks Immigration Enforcement Agents arrested Khalil in New York on March 7 after his Green Card was revoked for leading pro-Palestinian protests on the campus of Columbia University due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas War According to U.S. Census data from 2023, Jena has a population of 4,151 residents. CLIPC had an average daily population of about 919 detainees in 2024 which is about 22% the size of the surrounding town KALB spoke with a few Jena residents on their reaction to Khalil’s detainment citizen but is looking for an education in the United States then he should not be detained in ICE custody since Khalil led pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University those residents believe he should be sent back home These residents wished not to be identified A document presented to Khalil revealed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined “Your presence or activities in the United States would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.” Click here to report a typo The Colorado Libertarian Party sued Secretary of State Jena Griswold and her chief deputy on Friday in Denver asking the court to decommission voting equipment and order a hand count of ballots in counties affected by the recently discovered online disclosure of hundreds of election equipment passwords Hannah Goodman, the minor party's state chair, and James Wiley, the Libertarian nominee in the 3rd Congressional District, argue in a lawsuit filed in Denver District Court that Griswold and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Beall breached their public duties with the leak and their responses to it Earlier the same day, Griswold and Gov. Jared Polis announced that all of the leaked passwords had been updated by Thursday evening and that state personnel had verified the affected voting machines are secure reiterated in a statement that the appearance of the voting equipment passwords in a spreadsheet posted online "did not pose a security threat to Colorado's elections" and won't affect how ballots cast in next week's election are counted “Colorado has countless layers of security to ensure our elections are free and fair and every eligible voter should know their ballot will be counted as cast," Griswold said A spokeswoman for the Department of State told Colorado Politics on Friday afternoon that the department was aware of the lawsuit but had no comment on pending litigation The case was assigned late Friday to Denver District Court Judge Kandace C who also serves as the state Libertarian Party's executive director said the party doesn't believe Griswold and her department acted quickly enough to remedy the security breach raises significant concerns about the commitment to election security," Wiley said in a statement "We are compelled to take this legal route to ensure that such lapses in security are not only corrected but are prevented in the future," he added and it is our duty to safeguard the trust in our electoral systems." The Libertarians' lawsuit also asks the court to order that Griswold and Beall be recused from overseeing next week's election and that the Colorado Attorney General's Office investigate the password leak the lawsuit asks the court to void an emergency rule issued by Beall that authorized additional state employees to help update passwords Polis said on Thursday that he would detail state staff with sufficient expertise and clearance to assist Griswold's office in updating the passwords and reviewing security logs in county clerks' offices across the state Polis and Griswold said Friday that 22 state cybersecurity personnel had assisted eight Department of State employees in the effort The GOP issued a release days after Griswold's staff replaced the spreadsheet on Oct 24 with a file that didn't include the passwords Every piece of election equipment in use by Colorado counties requires two passwords — one held by the Secretary of State's Office and the other known only to personnel in each county clerk's office — and is required by law to be stored in secure rooms under constant video surveillance Griswold said in an interview with 9News that a "civil servant" who no longer works at the department was responsible for uploading a file that "improperly included" voting system passwords in a hidden worksheet in an inventory of election equipment Griswold earlier acknowledged that the spreadsheet had been posted online for months to the Colorado Secretary of State's Office website and that a hidden worksheet on the document could display passwords to some components of the state's election system.   Gov. 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A Denver District Court judge has denied the Libertarian Party of Colorado's request to decommission any voting machine associated with the leaked passwords and require counties to restart counting ballots by hand.  The party filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of State's office on Friday in response to the announcement that passwords to many of the state’s 2,100 pieces of election equipment were posted online Gerdes said the Secretary of State's office acted swiftly to remedy the issue by removing and changing the leaked passwords Since the office addressed the breach appropriately Gerdes ruled that further court intervention was unnecessary The Colorado Secretary of State’s office was first alerted that passwords to many of the state’s 2,100 pieces of election equipment were posted online by the maker of some of that equipment five days before the Colorado GOP sent an email to members describing the security breach.  and then we started our planning,” Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in an interview with CPR News Monday morning What they learned was that current passwords to equipment in 34 of Colorado 64 counties were listed on a hidden tab on a spreadsheet that had been online since June The visible portions of the sheet contained other information about the voting machines that Colorado is required to make public That information is part of a new timeline of the disclosure the state released ahead of a court hearing Monday afternoon in which the Colorado Libertarian Party argued that all affected equipment should be decertified and ballots in those counties tallied by hand. It's unclear how soon the judge will rule.  local clerks and the equipment manufacturers have all emphasized that BIOS passwords can only be entered into machines in person and that this type of voting equipment is stored in locked rooms with entry limited to back-ground checked staff Griswold said to her knowledge none of the BIOS passwords were posted on the dark web or anywhere else on the internet.  CPR learned last week that the spreadsheet was created by an employee who stopped working in the office earlier this year and that a subsequent employee who was apparently unaware of the hidden data Griswold on Monday confirmed that the first employee left their job on amicable terms and the second employee still works for the Secretary of State.  “It is our understanding that there is no evidence that the staff that posted the spreadsheet was aware of the hidden tab,” said Griswold.  The Secretary of State’s office has contracted with the Denver law firm Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes to conduct an outside investigation of the situation Griswold said any potential consequences for members of her staff would occur after that wraps up.  we'll be doing further training with the staff and also contracting with this outside law firm to do a further investigation of how this happened and any other recommendations of improvements of practices and procedures,” said Griswold.  She said having the passwords stored in plain text on a spreadsheet wasn’t department policy.  “We do a lot of training and reinforcement that passwords must be stored in a password safe We need passwords to be in an encrypted setting.” Griswold also noted that her office did a risk assessment with the U.S Department of Homeland Security in August to look for vulnerabilities of both their internal and external-facing websites and systems That process failed to turn up the hidden tab.  The state completed password updates to all affected active voting machines last Thursday The staff who did those updates also checked to see if any settings had been changed on the equipment and found no security breaches Griswold has faced pushback from county clerks for not alerting them to the security breach until several hours after the Colorado GOP sent out its email her office didn’t know whether the passwords were still active and that until there was a concrete plan for addressing the situation revealing publicly what had happened would have been “contrary to cybersecurity best practices and carried a significant risk of fueling a major disinformation environment.”  It took until several hours after the Colorado Republican party made the information public,  that Griswold’s office had a full understanding of the scope of components impacted and then held a meeting with the clerks that run county elections Despite assurances from Griswold’s office and Republican and Democratic election officials that Colorado’s general election remains secure — the Libertarian Party of Colorado has decided to take legal action The party is suing Griswold and Christopher Beall demanding that the court decommission any voting machine associated with the passwords and that counties restart counting ballots by hand “In allowing these passwords to be available to the public the Secretary has breached her duty to ensure that Colorado’s upcoming General Election is fair and accurate,” the complaint states A Denver District Court judge held an emergency hearing in the case Monday afternoon just about 30 hours before polls close for this election Many of those in the packed courtroom took part in a protest beforehand the attorney representing the Libertarian Party acknowledged how little time is left in the election “We’re not trying to cause chaos… (but) that’s on the Secretary of State.” a retired Air Force Colonel and conservative activist he discovered the hidden tab with the passwords on Aug more than two months before the state became aware of it An affidavit signed by Smith said he viewed the tab again twice in October before it was removed it's incredibly concerning that someone knew this information and didn't tell us,” Griswold told CPR News.  The judge allowed Smith to testify as an expert witness on voting systems Smith described the BIOS passwords as giving someone “foundational control over the computer” and if a person has access to them they can “access the voting system.”  Smith acknowledged that he had “no personal knowledge” that any unauthorized persons have accessed voting system equipment in Colorado using the posted passwords.  The suit calls for the “removal of all devices” associated with the compromised BIOS passwords and that the ballots in impacted counties be hand counted attorneys for the state argued strenuously that those steps are unnecessary noting that the passwords have been changed and the machines inspected Lawyers for the Secretary of State’s office characterized the suit and its claims as “fear mongering.”  “It cannot be overstated the unnecessary chaos decommissioning the counties’ machines would sow,” Griswold’s attorney said.  The attorneys also noted the significant financial and human resources it would take to deploy last-minute hand counters to the impacted counties.  testified that just finding the BIOS passwords would not make it possible for someone to access voting system equipment voting machines are not connected to the internet Someone would need physical access to the computer.” Rudy also told the judge that trying to count so many ballots by hand would be “incredibly unreliable.” Studies have shown that hand counts produce more errors than machine counts “There has not been a hand count in my career,” Rudy who has been working for the Colorado Secretary of State’s office for almost two decades The judge did not say how soon she will issue an order Fresh off the Masters, the popular The Nikki & Brie Show podcast went for a golf-themed show joined the duo for "Live from the Masters" where she explained how she and her star husband have turned down multiple offers to be featured on a reality TV show meaning because you guys were featured in 'Full Swing' on Netflix we want a reality show on you and your family,' how would you be with that?," Garcia said on the SiriusXM’s The Nikki & Brie Show "We've said no like 30 times," Koepka revealed you get all the creative control' and I’m like 'No we’re not doing that.' I don’t think it’s good for relationships and Brooks finds it dangerous when people can see sort of the layout of the inside of your home We’re big on safety and he’s really big on privacy." who was a caddie once again for her hubby at the Par 3 Contest a week ago also discussed prioritizing intimacy with the two of them raising a family and managing hectic lifestyles The Nikki & Brie Show hosted by Nikki & Brie Garcia is available anytime on the SiriusXM app Bit of a good news/bad news situation for Brooks Koepka this weekend at The Masters.  the bad news: there is no "weekend" for Brooksie He missed the cut Friday afternoon in the most painful way possible – a snowman on 18 and there's missing the Masters cut with a quadruple on 18.  Now, to the good news! His Sports Illustrated swimsuit wife, Jena Sims and hit the course to soften the blow.  Brooks won't be wearing a green jacket this year But this ain't a bad consolation prize: It does beg the question: what would you choose or golfing a round with Jena Sims looking like that?  because nothing beats the thrill of actually being good at golf for once but still … I'd have to think about it.  this also brings me to the second part of this blog – beyond the hot girl that got y'all to click.  How in the hell did one of the best players in the world melt down on 18 at Augusta on a Friday … and we barely have any video of it The whole format for this major is just insane.  I wrote about it this morning with Bryson DeChambeau and I'll say it again now: the Masters broadcast just has to be better and I want both to take a hard look in the mirror and come back next year with a better plan.  We didn't see any of Bryson yesterday and all we have are little graphics with a tinier video Here's more Jena Sims on the way out so we can all cool down.  Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday morning that she is running to become Colorado’s next attorney general framing her candidacy and qualifications around her experience pushing back against the Trump administration proven leader in this critical moment to stand up to Donald Trump to protect our rights and freedoms,” the Democrat said in an interview “I’ve always stood up to extremists – and I won’t back down.” Griswold said she would work to eliminate the state’s rape-kit processing backlog push for more gun regulations and protect access to abortion and in vitro fertilization “I’m one of the only women in statewide executive office right now,” she said our rights wouldn’t be constantly under attack.” Griswold is a 2011 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School she worked at the law firm Paul Hastings in Washington where she practiced international anti-corruption law her legal work was centered on working to protect voting access on campaigns has been a national voice in the opposition to Trump’s unfounded claims about election interference She backed an effort to block Trump from appearing on Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot Griswold also served as chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State Griswold is one of three Democrats who are running for Colorado attorney general in 2026 – so far The other two are Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty and former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran having won the statewide race for secretary of state in 2018 and 2022 She won her reelection bid by 13 percentage points in an interview with The Sun ahead of her campaign’s launch called herself “the most qualified person in this race,” citing her tenure as secretary of state which has been full of clashes with Trump and complex policy fights at the state Capitol which Dougherty in particular has much more of citing how Weiser had little litigation background when he took office Weiser went on to be a leader among Democratic attorneys general filing lawsuits to halt Trump administration policies It’s not a chief trial attorney’s job,” she said “It’s a job to oversee and set our legal policy and now hold Trump accountable to the rule of law And I’m the person in the race that has the most experience there.” Griswold launched her campaign with the endorsement of U.S and a host of unions and local elected officials and activists Griswold was also considering a 2026 bid to be Colorado’s next governor But those plans changed in the wake of U.S Michael Bennet’s expected gubernatorial candidacy Griswold also faced scrutiny last year over how a staffer in her office accidentally posted election system passwords online Griswold said she wants to be attorney general because it will make her “one of the first lines of defense against the Trump administration.” The Democratic primary for attorney general and other statewide offices will be held in June 2026 The Colorado Sun is a reader-supported, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to covering Colorado issues. 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By using our site, you consent to our policies An ICE detention facility in Louisiana has attracted national attention in recent weeks after a protester detained by federal agents was sent to the privately run for-profit center in rural LaSalle Parish Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil a legal permanent resident who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests made national headlines when he was arrested by Immigration and Customs agents in early March in New York is being held at The GEO Group-run Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center near the rural town of Jena a native of Iran studying mechanical engineering was picked up by ICE agents last week and transferred nearly 350 miles to the Jena facility which is home to a 400-capacity ICE staging facility owned and operated by The GEO Group as a 72-hour holding facility Most of the state's immigration attorneys and immigrant rights groups are in New Orleans which is about 221 miles southeast of the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena is accessed from the two-lane Pinehill Road about two miles northwest of downtown Jena It is surrounded by hurricane fencing topped with barbed wire A contract was signed in July of 2007 to operate the ICE facility near Jena The facility previously operated from 1998-2001 as a state juvenile detention facility ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility gave the Jena facility an overall “superior” rating in its latest annual review advocates say such inspections don’t capture the full picture immigration-rights advocates said detainees at the Jena center have alleged sexual and physical abuse and denial of hygiene products and medication ACLU Louisiana Legal Director Nora Ahmed told the Wall Street Journal the conditions at Louisiana immigration facilities are designed to persuade migrants to give up their efforts to stay in the country “The fact that you are here without access to counsel without access or the ability to call everyone that you need to back home because you don’t have the commissary funds to do that,” she said Geo Group nor ICE responded to requests for comment The Jena center is one of nine ICE facilities in Louisiana holding as many as 7,000 immigrants, the Associated Press reported Louisiana holds the second-most in the United States The facility in Jena is the eighth largest in the United States in terms of population, at 1,176 in January 2025, according to Immigration and Detention Statistics published in February and posted on Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse are Adams County Detention Center in Mississippi 2,135; South Texas ICE Processing Center in Texas 1,686; and Stewart Detention Center in Georgia Louisiana ICE facilities in the top 20 based on population 4th — Winn Correctional Center in Winn Parish 8th — Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena 12th — Jackson Parish Correctional Center in Jonesboro 19th — South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile 20th — Richwood Correctional Center in Richwood Email Claire Taylor at ctaylor@theadvocate.com An immigration judge in Louisiana said she will decide later this week whether the government can continue to detain Mahmoud Khalil the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests