Colorado Springs, El Paso County Leaders File Amicus Brief, Opposing State Lawsuit on Space Command Relocation

Colorado Springs, El Paso County leaders opposing state lawsuit on Space Command relocation

Colorado Springs and El Paso County leaders are pushing back against the State of Colorados lawsuit challenging the Trump administrations decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.President Donald Trump announced the relocation last September.While many local officials and businesses have voiced concerns about the move, city and county leaders believe the states legal challenge could undermine …

El Paso County, Colorado Springs officials oppose state lawsuit challenging Space Command move, file amicus brief

Local leaders say while they fully support keeping Space Command here, the decision has been made to move it, and now they want the city to move on.

Colorado Springs Chamber, local representatives speak out against AG's Space Command lawsuit

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Springs Chamber & Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and two local governing bodies are speaking out in opposition to a lawsuit over Space Command. Back in October, the Colorado Attorney General's Office announced a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command to Alabama. While local officials support Space Command staying in Colorado Springs, many sp…

Colorado Springs, El Paso County leaders file amicus brief, opposing state lawsuit on Space Command relocation

Local leaders are pushing back against the state’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.

Regional leaders address Space Command litigation in Colorado Springs

The full press conference can be viewed in the video player above.  (COLORADO SPRINGS) — At a press conference presented by the Colorado Springs Chamber & Economic Development Corporation (EDC) on Wednesday, Jan. 21, it was confirmed that the Colorado Springs City Council and the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners will support the [...]

Colorado Springs Opposes Lawsuit to Block SPACECOM Move

Some Colorado officials are seeking to distance themselves from the state’s lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Huntsville, Ala.—signaling a decreased appetite for extending the yearslong political debate that has dogged the combatant command’s future plans. The Colorado Springs Chamber & Economic Development Corporation plans to file an amicus b…