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Proposed Denver slaughterhouse ban could cost Colorado economy up to $861M, study shows

If Denver’s ballot measure to ban slaughterhouses is approved by voters in November, it could cost Colorado’s economy up to $861 million and impact nearly 3,000 jobs, according to a study by Colorado State University’s Regional Economic Development Institute.

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Trump’s New York felony conviction can’t keep him from becoming president

Former President Trump’s New York felony conviction Thursday on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a “hush money” payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels can’t stop him from becoming president if the voters put him back in office, legal scholars seem to agree. 

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Eminent domain, used often to seize land from private owners, has Palizzi Farm in Brighton fearing for its survival

“I’m not young, I’m not stupid and it’s not going to happen.” 

That’s what Debbie Palizzi told developer Jack Hoagland when he knocked on her door in 2022 and offered her $75,000 to run a stormwater pipeline from a subdivision he wanted to build through land her family has been farming for over 90 years.

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Denver councilman demands investigation into alleged political interference in police, fire hirings

Denver City Councilman Kevin Flynn has called for an investigation into the allegations that Mayor Mike Johnston pressured the Civil Service Commission to ignore “red flags” in applicants to Denver’s police and fire departments

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Boebert, GOP primary opponents spar over immigration policy, electability in TV debate

The Republicans running in the June primary in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District threw more elbows than punches in a televised debate on Thursday night in Denver, with most of the jabs aimed at U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, though her rivals also took hits.

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