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Williams: Bandimere Speedway leaves behind many fond memories over a 65-year run
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Williams: Bandimere Speedway leaves behind many fond memories over a 65-year run

By Laci Williams, Commentary | Rocky Mountain Voice  For 65 years, Bandimere Speedway provided a safe haven for adrenaline junkies chasing speed over a quarter mile.  Yesterday, we said goodbye. The multi-generational Bandimere family welcomed multi-generational racers and the public to a “Surrender the Mountain” final event, including a final burnout from John Bandimere Jr., a speech from John “Sporty” Bandimere, the removal of the lighting system, and a final public walk down the raceway.  John Bandimere Jr. explained during his farewell that with houses being built around the racetrack and the growing popularity of the sport, it had outgrown the space. He noted that it was time for a new chapter. It is indeed the end of an era of racing for Colorado, as the track is set to c...
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Denver City Council to consider $9.5 million in spending for healthy food for kids, rental assistance
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Denver City Council to consider $9.5 million in spending for healthy food for kids, rental assistance

By Alexander Edwards | The Gazette The Denver City Council has a busy schedule for Monday’s meeting and will consider millions in spending on healthy food access for children and rental assistance. The agenda for Monday’s meeting includes just over 40 resolutions for the council to approve, question or amend and 15 bills being introduced or that are on final consideration. There's also several required public hearings — including two for the Ball Arena Redevelopment project, an ambitious undertaking that will dramatically change what is currently several massive parking lots in the heart of Denver. In total, the city will consider spending more than $5 million across eight contracts and one bill — with two contracts totaling over $1 million — to provide money for the Healthy Food...
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Colorado justices, 4-2, rule tenants have right to a jury trial in eviction cases
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Colorado justices, 4-2, rule tenants have right to a jury trial in eviction cases

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics Noting that trial courts across the state are routinely denying tenants the ability to have a jury hear their eviction cases, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that certain types of disputes do qualify for a jury trial after all. By 4-2, the Supreme Court's majority acknowledged the concern that county courts, where evictions largely are heard, could become overwhelmed if even a fraction of tenants demand jury trials. But Justice Carlos A. Samour Jr. explained numerous other states honor the right to a jury trial and several factors work to limit the actual frequency of eviction trials. "And of those cases that do proceed to trial, many are ineligible for a jury trial," Samour wrote in the Oct. 21 opinion, given that a jury would...
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TABOR refund amounts announced for 2025, based on income
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TABOR refund amounts announced for 2025, based on income

By Heather Willard | FOX31 Just days after announcing there would be TABOR refunds for Colorado residents in 2025, the state has announced how much money each Coloradan household can expect to receive. TABOR, or the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, is an amendment to the state constitution that limits how much revenue Colorado governments can retain and requires that Colorado residents vote to approve any tax increases. The overages are refunded to Colorado taxpayers. In an audit released on Oct. 14, the Colorado Office of the State Auditor said the state has $1.4 billion in excess revenue, which translates into TABOR refunds. This is a fair bit lower than what was collected during the 2023 tax year when the state reported it was returning some $3.28 billion to Colorado t...
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Auraria Campus police officer shot in Denver released from hospital
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Auraria Campus police officer shot in Denver released from hospital

By Austen Erblat | CBS Colorado An Auraria Campus police officer was shot and injured early Monday morning after trying to arrest a trespassing suspect, the campus said in a news release. That officer was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and has since been released. Around 1:15 a.m., two officers approached a suspect who was accused of trespassing into a vehicle and then assaulting the officers. After a brief chase, a physical struggle with the suspect ensued and one of the officers tried to tase the suspect who then fired several rounds, hitting one of the officers in the arm, according to a statement from campus officials. Auraria Campus Police and Denver police officers found the suspect and arrested him. He has not yet been identified and it's unclear what charges he'...
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Denver City Council to vote on rezoning 70 acres around Ball Arena for housing
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Denver City Council to vote on rezoning 70 acres around Ball Arena for housing

By Ashley Portillo | CBS Colorado On Monday night, Denver city council members will vote on rezoning the area around Ball Arena. The proposed project, if approved, would turn the parking lots around the facility into a residential neighborhood with plenty of retail space. The proposed project will help redevelop 70 acres of property around the arena. The agreement will pave the way for more affordable housing units and community investment opportunities, but first, the Denver City Council has to approve rezoning for the project. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Bombshell House report reveals Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade met with White House
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Bombshell House report reveals Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade met with White House

By Luke Rosiak | Daily Wire Nathan Wade, the Georgia lawyer tapped to prosecute former President Donald Trump by his onetime lover, Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis, had extensive communications with the Biden-Harris White House, new records show. Wade billed the Fulton County office for hours of meetings with the White House, the congressional January 6 committee, and other D.C. officials, according to records obtained by the House Judiciary Committee and released Monday. The committee released a transcript of an interview with Wade, which was compelled by subpoena, in which he said that Willis was preparing to prosecute Trump even before she took office, and that she put Wade on a “search committee” to find a prosecutor, which ultimately chose him for the job. READ THE FU...
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Dems, corporate media rushed to cite FBI data showing crime decrease — experts say the numbers are flawed
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Dems, corporate media rushed to cite FBI data showing crime decrease — experts say the numbers are flawed

By Wallace White | Daily Caller The FBI quietly revised its 2022 data to reflect an increase in crime after initially reporting it had decreased, and experts say that the flawed figures are just the tip of the iceberg. It was initially reported that violent crime decreased by 2.1% in 2022, but the Bureau suddenly revised that figure, revealing that violent crime increased by 4.5% instead. Experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the FBI’s metrics are plagued with problems, such as incomplete data collection, confusion about reporting standards, the omission of unreported crime as well as the inherent problems of measuring crime nationally. Democrats, corporate media outlets and political pundits have routinely cited the FBI’s data to claim that crime has gone down under ...
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Democrats plagued by ‘existential dread’ as Trump keeps race on razor’s edge
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Democrats plagued by ‘existential dread’ as Trump keeps race on razor’s edge

By Naomi Lim, Mabinty Quarshie and Cami Mondeaux | Washington Examiner Democratic euphoria over Vice President Kamala Harris has been replaced by panic as former President Donald Trump makes marginal gains in a close presidential race. Democrats find themselves in much better place than two months ago, when President Joe Biden trailed Trump across the battleground map. Harris has pulled within the margin of error from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin since taking over the ticket. Yet her perceived inability to connect with traditionally Democratic voters has cast a pall over the polls showing a toss-up race. Harris is underperforming Biden with black voters by 10 points, according to a recent survey from the New York Times and Siena College, while blue-colla...
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Harris ‘flatlining’ in polls while Trump rises
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Harris ‘flatlining’ in polls while Trump rises

By Tristan Justice | The Hill Republican strategist Karl Rove said Vice President Harris is “flatlining” in the polls while her Republican competitor, former President Trump, is rising. “What we’ve seen is Harris sort of flatlining and mostly declining, and Donald Trump modestly rising. And as a result, we’re seeing a 50-50 election; coin toss,” Rove, a Fox News contributor, said on the network Monday. Harris was riding high on momentum just weeks ago. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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