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$4.6M Settlement In Denver Jail Death Includes New Mental Health Staff, Training
The agreement was reached between the city and the family of Michael Marshall, who died while in custody at the Denver jail in 2015.
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Colorado’s Boom Times Means Gov’t Jobs Have To Up Their Recruitment Game
Places like Denver, Aurora, Douglas County, even Sterling, need firefighters, plumbers, chemists, mechanics and police officers
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Big Ballot Questions, Steady Returns Except In Denver
In Douglas County, where there is a divisive school board race, 35 percent of people had voted as of Monday morning.
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Colorado Springs On Pace For One Of Its Most Violent Years In A Decade
This comes at a time when Mayor John Suthers acknowledges needing to hire more police in Colorado’s second largest city.
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3 things To Know About The 2017 Aurora City Council Race
It may be an off-year election with no statewide ballot issues, but there’s plenty for local voters to chew on.
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Once Again Grand Junction Will Consider Raising Property Taxes To Boost Schools
The school district’s per pupil funding, at $7,500, is among the state’s lowest, ranked 171 of 178 districts. The average age of a school is 44 years.
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Alamosa Municipal Judge Resigns In Wake Of Rights Violations Allegations
Before resigning, Judge Daniel Powell worked part-time in both Alamosa and Monte Vista as both of the towns’ chief local judge.
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Will A Front Range City Win The Amazon HQ2 Sweepstakes?
The deadline for proposals is Oct. 19, 2017, with a final site selection and announcement coming in 2018.
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ACLU Alleges Alamosa Judge Violates State Law, Constitutional Rights
Judge Daniel Powell frequently jails people for weeks for not being able to pay fines, a report says.
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Colorado Higher Ed Backs Undocumented Students As DACA Deadline Arrives
Thursday is the deadline for many of Colorado estimated 1,100 undocumented college students to reapply for an important federal program.
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Is Slow-Growth The Key To Lakewood’s Future Or The Ultimate In NIMBYism?
The proposal at issue would limit new residential building to 1 percent of existing units a year, or about 670 houses, townhomes or condos.
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Breastfeeding Frontier Pilots, Attendants Await Federal OK To File Discrimination Suit
Airline employees say the company has violated the law by banning them from pumping on planes.
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Denver Sheriff Walks Fine Line When It Comes To Immigration Enforcement Conflict
Firman says it’s important for the immigrant community to trust local police and understand they’re not enforcing federal immigration law.
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Denver Joins Suit Against Trump Admin In Fight Over Federal Money Vs. Immigration Policy
Mayor Michael Hancock joins dozens of other mayors and jurisdictions in the lawsuit, and is not worried about angering the White House.
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Pot Can Bring In All The Tax Money It Wants, Colorado Springs Will Still Give It Side-Eye
Colorado Springs is among the few cities in the state that still prohibits recreational marijuana sales — advocates call it crippling to tax revenues and fuel for the black market.
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Denver City Council Approves Compromise On Shielding Undocumented Immigrants
The measure was a compromise between some members of the council and Mayor Michael Hancock.