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Company that owns three apartment complexes at heart of Aurora TdA gang concerns sues state AG
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Company that owns three apartment complexes at heart of Aurora TdA gang concerns sues state AG

By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette vis Colorado Politics The owners of the troubled apartment complexes in Aurora have filed a lawsuit against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser to block a subpoena for the company’s records in a civil investigation. Filed in Denver District Court last week by Brooklyn-based CBZ Management and its affiliated companies, the lawsuit also seeks a protective order to block the release of personal or financial information obtained in the subpoenas. Weiser declined comment. CBZ Management owns 11 properties in Colorado, including three apartment complexes in Aurora that nabbed national headlines for claims that a Venezuelan gang had taken over the buildings. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Colorado to expand health care to illegals, leading to $17 million expense overage
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Colorado to expand health care to illegals, leading to $17 million expense overage

By Brandon Richard | Denver7 News A Colorado program launching on Jan. 1 will provide health care coverage to thousands of undocumented immigrants who currently lack it. The program, known as Cover All Coloradans, will expand Medicaid coverage to low-income pregnant women and children regardless of their immigration status. It was created through the passage of House Bill 22-1289 in 2022. “I think what we know is everybody deserves access to health care,” said Adam Fox with Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, which helped push for the passage of the law. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER7 NEWS
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Fort Collins-Loveland Water District announces 30% spike in rates for Northern Coloradans
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Fort Collins-Loveland Water District announces 30% spike in rates for Northern Coloradans

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado The Fort Collins-Loveland Water District is moving forward with a rate hike in the new year. The water district, which serves more than 65,000 people every day, will start charging an additional 30% a month for existing residential users while adding a higher price tag for new taps in new developments. Though the water district has been advertising its plans for some time now, some residents have taken to social media to express their frustrations about what they believe to be a sudden and sharp spike in prices. "After two years of rate studies, planning, and evaluation we have come to a point where the infrastructure maintenance costs that we are experiencing have to be covered somehow," said Chris Pletcher, general manager of the water district. "...
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Denver man among 39 to receive pardon from President Biden, 1,500 receive commutations
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Denver man among 39 to receive pardon from President Biden, 1,500 receive commutations

By Morgan Whitley | Fox 31 News President Joe Biden is commuting 1,500 sentences and pardoning 39 Americans, including a Colorado man, in what is now the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. A White House lawyer said the people who were pardoned by Biden were convicted of nonviolent crimes, such as drug offenses, and turned their lives around. A president has the power to both pardon, in which a person is relieved of guilt and punishment, or commute a sentence, which reduces or eliminates the punishment but doesn’t exonerate the wrongdoing. It’s customary for a president to grant mercy at the end of his term, using the power of the office to wipe away records or end prison terms. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Devotional: We are all born to lead, with a servant mindset
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Devotional: We are all born to lead, with a servant mindset

By Drake Hunter | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Through the years, I’ve attended countless leadership training sessions, courses and workshops. Most start with the same bold statement: “All leaders are born leaders!” While I respect the enthusiasm behind this idea, my first reaction is, “Well, of course! What else would they be?” Every leader was indeed born — but the unspoken truth is that every person born carries the potential to be a leader. The problem is that this potential often needs to be recognized. Why? Because we seldom hear follow-ups like, “All people who are born can become great leaders,” if they are willing to humble themselves and align with the principles of effective leadership. When we hear "leadership," our minds may conjure images of directors, o...
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Second Democrat to seek Colorado Senate District 29 seat to be vacated by Janet Buckner
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Second Democrat to seek Colorado Senate District 29 seat to be vacated by Janet Buckner

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics Maya Wheeler, a community activist and business owner from Aurora, has announced she will be running for the vacant Senate seat in District 29. The seat is currently held by Democratic Sen. Janet Buckner, who recently announced she would be resigning next month after running unopposed in the 2024 election.  Buckner started her legislative career in the House in 2015 through the vacancy process, following the death of her husband, Rep. John Buckner. She was elected to the state Senate in 2020.  Wheeler is not the only candidate seeking the vacated seat. Rep. Iman Jodeh, D-Aurora, announced her intention to run for the seat last month. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Copper Creek wolf pack to return to wild as Colorado set to release 15 wolves
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Copper Creek wolf pack to return to wild as Colorado set to release 15 wolves

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox 31 News Colorado Parks and Wildlife planned to release 15 wolves in Colorado by January, and now a few more wolves will join the release. The wolves from Canada will be released in Colorado in January. Originally, this amounted to 15 wolves. However, CPW confirmed with FOX31 that five wolves (a female and four pups) from the Copper Creek wolf pack will also be part of the release. The Copper Creek wolf pack, originally introduced into the state in December 2023, was captured over the summer with plans to relocate after livestock depredations, although critics say it goes against parts of the Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Colorado town of Superior under home rule after special election
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Colorado town of Superior under home rule after special election

By Sarah Horbacewicz | CBS Colorado In a special election Tuesday, the Colorado town of Superior voted to adopt a charter and move the town under home rule.  There was a low turnout for the town of more than 13,000 people. The votes came in at 1,670 for the charter and 721 against. The measure was originally planned to be on the November ballot, but a clerical error pushed it to a special election in December. Now some residents still have questions about the vote and what it means. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Arapahoe County approves more regulations on oil and gas operations
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Arapahoe County approves more regulations on oil and gas operations

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Arapahoe County, which has some of the strictest oil and gas regulations in the state, on Tuesday approved additional regulations, notably setting aside money for plugging wells or when they are abandoned. The new amendments to the county's oil and gas regulations came after a slew of regulations adopted last year that included requiring one-mile setbacks from existing and planned reservoirs, additional soil and water testing, wildland urban interface protections and fire code compliance on access roads. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Gillard & Stutzriem: In support of the EPC canvass board in HD16 recount
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Gillard & Stutzriem: In support of the EPC canvass board in HD16 recount

By Candice Stutzriem and Adam Gillard | Commentary, The Gazette We are writing to be 100% transparent with the decisions made by the EPC Canvass Board to remove three votes for Rep. Steph Vigil during the House District 16 election recount. A key point has been left out of media reports; The Canvass Board honored the voter’s intent. Speaking as two of the three members of the EPC Canvass Board, we assure all concerned that the board and the EPC Elections Department were present from the Logic and Accuracy Test all the way through the canvass signing ceremony. We witnessed the recount exceeding 387,000 ballots and inspected more than 3,000 over-votes and under-votes identified for individual adjudication. It required eight days over Thanksgiving weekend, in the counting room, with ...
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