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Former Colorado town clerk arrested for embezzling $47K in public funds

The former town clerk of Hot Sulphur Springs is accused of embezzling more than $47,000 in town funds during her tenure.

Jessica Webb, 51, of Hot Sulphur Springs was arrested on Saturday for money laundering, theft, embezzlement of public property and first-degree official misconduct. She posted bond and was later released from the Grand County Jail.

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Why HJR25-1023’s logic for killing TABOR collapses under basic constitutional history

To understand why some members of the Colorado legislature are unworthy of your trust, look no further than their current effort to take away your state tax refunds and abolish your right to vote on taxes, spending, and debt.

An astounding 44 of 100 lawmakers are sponsoring House Joint Resolution (HJR) 25-1023. This resolution would spend tax dollars on a lawsuit to void the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). Coloradans voted to add this valuable protection to the state Constitution in 1992.

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Justice: Colorado’s HB1312 is sacrificing families to the trans lobby

No parent should ever be forced to enable harm to their child. It’s a primal instinct—to shield, to nurture, to guide our kids through life’s storms. Yet, Colorado is charging toward a law that turns this instinct upside down, branding it abusive for parents to question their child’s desire to “change their gender.”

This isn’t a minor policy tweak; it’s a full-frontal assault on parental rights, propped up by the flimsy facade of “gender-affirming care”—a practice I see as abuse cloaked in compassion.

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Niwot residents urge Boulder County to pause minimum wage ordinance harming small businesses

During the Boulder County Commissioners’ public comment session on April 3, several Niwot residents addressed the commissioners with significant concerns about the detrimental effects of the current minimum wage ordinance on Niwot’s small businesses.

Ordinance 2023-4, which took effect on January 1, 2024, established the minimum wage for unincorporated Boulder County at $16.57 per hour this year, $1.76 higher than the neighboring incorporated towns and cities, except Boulder, which is still lower than the county ordinance.

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Colorado refuses to certify DEI removal order, risks $800M in school funds

Colorado will refuse a demand from the Trump administration to certify that its schools have eliminated what the federal government says are illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, state Commissioner of Education Susana CĂłrdova said Thursday.

“I am not signing that,” Córdova said. “I am not asking our districts to sign that.”

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Colorado bill blocks deportation efforts, weakens citizenship path requirements

Colorado Democrats use a lot of energy and our tax dollars encouraging migrants to come here illegally and then remain as non-citizens, rather than promoting legal U.S. citizenship.

And here they go again.

A state Senate panel this week passed radical legislation to further restrict deportation activities of federal immigration officers in every Colorado city.

Plus, the bill kills current requirements that migrants be actively pursuing legal citizenship when applying for a driver’s license or in-state tuition to a public university, which is subsidized by taxpayers.

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Perceptions of downtown Denver plummet despite $1.2B in investment

City leaders have stressed downtown Denver has several things going in its favor — reopening of 16th Street Mall, new businesses moving in, stronger police presence and $570 million of investment money.

Despite efforts to make a comeback, optimism fell among the public last year.

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