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Constas: Colorado’s property tax crisis, the partisan divide driving the state’s housing affordability crisis
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Constas: Colorado’s property tax crisis, the partisan divide driving the state’s housing affordability crisis

By James Constas | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Homeowners across Colorado with mortgages are opening their annual escrow analyses and facing a shocking reality. I am one of them.  To my dismay, I discovered my mortgage will increase by a staggering $1,000 per month. This 54% surge in my monthly payment was driven by soaring property taxes and an even more exorbitant rise in homeowner's insurance premiums. Astonishingly, I now pay more towards taxes and insurance than towards the principal and interest on the property! Outraged, I shared my escrow analysis on X (formerly known as Twitter), where it garnered 887 likes, 263 retweets, and over 24,000 views in just 24 hours, clearly striking a chord. The 72 comments came from fellow homeowners sharing their fiscal misery and ...
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Study: Colorado ranks fourth nationally for deadly boating accidents
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Study: Colorado ranks fourth nationally for deadly boating accidents

By Shaul Turner | Fox 31 News Colorado lakes and reservoirs are expected to be busier as time moves closer to the end of the summer and the Labor Day holiday weekend. A new study compiled using statistics provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and United States Coast Guard and utilized by personal injury lawyers Anidjar & Levine shows Colorado ranks fourth in the nation for dangerous boating. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Kara Van Hoose said any type of watercraft, including boats, jet skis, paddle boards and kayaks, should be used responsibly. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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The Navy has run out of pants for its working uniform, and it won’t get more until October
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The Navy has run out of pants for its working uniform, and it won’t get more until October

By Konstantin Toropin | Military.com The Navy is dealing with what could be called a sartorial crisis: The sea service has run out of pants. And it may not get more for months. Specifically, service officials confirmed Friday that pants for the Navy Working Uniform, or NWU, the go-to uniform for most sailors, are out of stock at Navy Exchanges. Courtney Williams, a spokeswoman for the Navy's Exchange Service Command, told Military.com that it is "experiencing severe shortages of NWU trousers" both in physical stores and online. READ THE FULL STORY AT MILITARY.COM
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Jared Polis appoints Murphy Robinson to Colorado’s wildlife commission
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Jared Polis appoints Murphy Robinson to Colorado’s wildlife commission

By Luige Del Puerto | Colorado Politics Murphy Robinson, a former deputy mayor and chief of Denver's public safety department, has been appointed to the state's wildlife commission. Gov. Jared Polis announced Robinson's appointment on Friday. He will represent sportspersons — hunters and anglers — on the parks and wildlife commission. "Our Colorado parks is one of the biggest draws to our state and the best assets of our state," Robinson told Colorado Politics. "I am proud to be able to support and steward the use and longevity of our parks to be enjoyed by our residents and our visitors.” READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Biden, Hillary Clinton to highlight first night of DNC speakers; ‘Squad’ member AOC to also speak
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Biden, Hillary Clinton to highlight first night of DNC speakers; ‘Squad’ member AOC to also speak

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice President Joe Biden will highlight the speakers on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. He was expected to be the Democrats' nominee for president, until a month ago, when he abruptly announced his decision not to accept the nomination. Some have called it a political coup, removing the nominee for Vice President Kamala Harris, who did not go through the primary process. The Democratic National Convention in Chicago will be broadcast nightly from Aug. 19-22 on most major news networks. "[Biden] sees it as an important moment to talk directly, not just to the party, the Democratic Party and delegates, but also, obviously, to the American people," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. The opening night o...
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Ten vehicles have crashed into stores since late March in Colorado Springs
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Ten vehicles have crashed into stores since late March in Colorado Springs

By Lindsey Grewe | CBS 11 Colorado Springs When crooks plowed an SUV into a smoke shop in east Colorado Springs in the wee hours of Monday morning, it was only the latest in a long list of similar crimes reported in the city just since the spring. Starting in late March and then really escalating beginning in May, 10 stores across the city have been targeted by criminals in vehicles. READ THE FULL STORY WITH A TIMELINE OF EVENTS AT CBS 11
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Livestock producers write letter again asking CPW, Polis to kill depredating wolves
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Livestock producers write letter again asking CPW, Polis to kill depredating wolves

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News Some of Colorado’s livestock producers have renewed their plea to Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Kill the wolves in Grand and Jackson counties that have killed ranchers’ cattle. Several groups wrote letters this week to CPW officials and Gov. Jared Polis asking that the known wolves depredating Colorado ranches be lethally removed. Depredations occur when a predator “plunders” or preys upon a farmer’s crop. In Grand and Jackson counties, wolves were depredating sheep and cattle. Ranchers first asked for the wolves to be lethally removed in April. There were six depredation events recorded by CPW in April alone, involving four calves and four cattle. Two claims were received, and one was paid out for $1,514 for one calf killed by the reintro...
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Man dead after late-night shooting at Wheat Ridge cemetery
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Man dead after late-night shooting at Wheat Ridge cemetery

By Logan Smith | CBS Colorado A fight broke out Saturday between a group of people making a late-night visit to a friend's gravesite in Wheat Ridge.  One man was fatally shot and a woman injured.  The suspect was later found on the Crown Hill Cemetery property grounds, along with his weapon.  The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office booked 22-year-old Ryan Trujillo-Falcon on murder and assault charges Sunday.  READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Democratic Party platform released Sunday calls for re-electing Joe Biden
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Democratic Party platform released Sunday calls for re-electing Joe Biden

By Joel B. Pollak | Breitbart The Democratic Party released its official platform on Sunday night, to be voted on at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois — and it calls for reelecting President Joe Biden, who was still the candidate at the time the document was finalized in mid-July. “President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Democrats are running to finish the job,” it says. Read the full, 91-page document here. READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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Budget watchdog: Harris’ economic plan would add over $1.7T to national debt
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Budget watchdog: Harris’ economic plan would add over $1.7T to national debt

By Eric Revell  | Fox Business A key part of Vice President Kamala Harris' newly released economic agenda would add $1.7 trillion to America's growing national debt, according to a budget watchdog. The plan, dubbed an "Agenda to Lower Costs for American Families," was released Friday as Harris lays out her platform in her campaign for president. It includes expansions of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, as well as an extension of the health insurance premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) that are due to expire at the end of next year. It would also establish a new $25,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers, expand tax credits for building affordable housing, create a $40 billion housing innovation fund, and seek to lower prescription d...
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