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Camping at Sandstone Ranch a ‘disaster waiting to happen,’ firefighters, residents warn
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Camping at Sandstone Ranch a ‘disaster waiting to happen,’ firefighters, residents warn

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Douglas County calls it a ‘pilot program.’ Opponents call it a ‘firestarter kit.’ Despite fire safety warnings, financial concerns and widespread public opposition, county officials are moving forward with the pilot project to allow primitive camping at Sandstone Ranch. Commissioners haven’t budged despite 500-plus public comments, a CORA request revealing near-zero support, community-led petitions and two local government resolutions against the project. At a recent meeting, Commissioner George Teal suggested the project could still be abandoned, signaling cracks in the county’s insistence on moving forward. "Perhaps it’s something that we will abandon after taking a look at it," Teal said. For now, however, the co...
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Colorado moves forward with expansion of K-12 Black history education
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Colorado moves forward with expansion of K-12 Black history education

By Elyse Apel | The Center Square Colorado is looking to expand its requirements for teaching Black history in the state's public elementary and secondary schools, including charter schools. Last week, House Bill 25-1149 passed its first hurdle of the Colorado General Assembly by advancing from the House Education Committee to the House Appropriations Committee. The bill, titled “Comprehensive Black History and Culture Education in K-12,” will require the Colorado Board of Education to adopt standards “related to Black historical and cultural studies.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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North Boulder Little League faces uncertainty as county moves to sell Iris Fields
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North Boulder Little League faces uncertainty as county moves to sell Iris Fields

By Amber Carlson | Boulder Reporting Lab The fate of North Boulder’s popular Iris baseball fields is in question after Boulder County officials announced plans to sell the North Broadway Complex, the 17.5-acre site that includes the ball fields and county office buildings. For nearly 70 years, the Iris Fields at 1333 Iris Ave. have been a staple of North Boulder’s community, hosting North Boulder Little League games for kids ages 5 to 12. Generations of Boulderites have spent spring and summer seasons playing ball and making memories. But with the county planning to move its offices to a new location, families worry the sale could mean losing a treasured community space.  READ THE FULL STORY AT BOULDER REPORTING LAB
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Citing Elon Musk’s ownership, Denver City Council pulls down Twitter account
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Citing Elon Musk’s ownership, Denver City Council pulls down Twitter account

By Deborah Grigsby | The Denver Gazette The Denver City Council has deleted its account on X, formerly known as Twitter, blaming what it described as increased political rhetoric surrounding Elon Musk and his newly formed Department of Government Efficiency. City Council President Amanda Sandoval confirmed the account was deleted on Feb. 21. “As long as X is owned by Elon Musk, and he’s an appointee of the president, and he’s bidding on contracts for the federal government, as Council President, I have made the decision that we cannot have City Council be part of that,” Sandoval told The Denver Gazette.   READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Democrat Boulder DA Michael Dougherty launches bid for Colorado attorney general
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Democrat Boulder DA Michael Dougherty launches bid for Colorado attorney general

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty on Tuesday became the first candidate to launch a campaign to replace term-limited Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in next year's election. "I know what it takes to lead, what it means to fight for what's right, and the important role the justice system can play when it is being guided by the rule of law and not by politics," said Dougherty, a Democrat, in a video released by his campaign. "I will use my decades of experience in the courtroom and leading offices to protect our values and defend our rights against Donald Trump and anyone who endangers Colorado." Dougherty told Colorado Politics that his 27-year career as a prosecutor — including prosecuting sex crimes in New York, heading th...
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Federal judge blocks Colorado from withholding funding from Christian preschools
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Federal judge blocks Colorado from withholding funding from Christian preschools

By Amanda Pampuro  | Courthouse News A federal judge on Monday granted summary judgment preventing Colorado from withholding universal preschool funding from a rural Christian preschool based on its religious beliefs relating to gender and sexual orientation that violate the state’s anti-discrimination requirement. "I do not doubt the harm that discrimination may cause to the precocious preschoolers who understand the concept, or that religious parents with gay or transgender children may suffer if plaintiff is permitted to exclude them from its preschool. But the state’s effort to prevent that harm does not permit it to abridge plaintiff’s First Amendment rights,” wrote U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico in a 15-page opinion. READ THE FULL STORY AT COURTHOUSE NEWS...
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Lummis reintroduces bill to block CCP from owning farmland near federal property 
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Lummis reintroduces bill to block CCP from owning farmland near federal property 

By Samantha-Jo Roth | Washington Examiner  Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) is reintroducing legislation that would prevent the Chinese Communist Party from purchasing farmland adjacent to federal property in an effort to protect national security. Lummis is teaming up with Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and John Barrasso (R-WY) on the bill, which would bring heightened scrutiny to land deals implicating Chinese actors after reports of Chinese companies acquiring U.S. farmland near military installations over the last few years. This legislation prohibits any agent or business affiliated with the CCP from purchasing land adjacent to federal land in the United States. It also specifies any business “with respect to which the Government of the People’s Rep...
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Trump and Macron plan to share ‘burden of securing the peace’ in Ukraine
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Trump and Macron plan to share ‘burden of securing the peace’ in Ukraine

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell  | Daily Signal French President Emmanuel Macron agrees that Europe must join the United States in bearing the “cost and burden of securing the peace” between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump said Monday. Macron and Trump met on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which Trump said “would never have happened if I was president” in February 2022. “Europe must take that central role in assuring the long-term security of Ukraine, which they want to do,” Trump said. “And that’s not a very big step. A big step is what’s going to happen over the next few weeks.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL
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Single day encounters at southern border hit 15-year low 
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Single day encounters at southern border hit 15-year low 

By Virginia Allen  | Daily Signal Customs and Border Protection encountered a record-low number of illegal aliens at the southern border on Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.   Agents “encountered only 200 aliens at the U.S. southern border. That is the lowest number of apprehensions in a single day in over 15 years,” according to a statement from DHS.   In February 2024, daily encounters of illegal aliens at the border averaged over 6,000.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL
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Kremlin denies Trump’s claim that Putin is ready for peacekeepers in Ukraine
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Kremlin denies Trump’s claim that Putin is ready for peacekeepers in Ukraine

By Diana Glebova | New York Post The Kremlin on Tuesday rebutted President Trump’s claim that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is ready for European peacekeepers to be installed in Ukraine. “There is a position on this matter that was expressed by Russian Foreign Minister [Sergey] Lavrov,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press conference. “Russia media site TASS reported. I have nothing to add to this and nothing to comment on.” Peskov was referring to Lavrov’s recent remarks asserting that Russia would find it unacceptable if NATO-aligned troops were put in Ukraine after a peace deal is negotiated. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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