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‘It shouldn’t be free’: In Grand Junction, EV owners will pay at city-owned charging stations
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‘It shouldn’t be free’: In Grand Junction, EV owners will pay at city-owned charging stations

‘The majority of the power is coming from coal,’ City Councilman Cody Kennedy says Electric vehicle operators will no longer have a free ride from the City of Grand Junction. City Council unanimously supported the implementation of a fee structure Wednesday, similar to fees implemented by some other local governments to cover public expenses related to charging stations. “I used one of the EV charging apps and there are 40 some odd places in town where you can charge for free,” said City Councilman Scott Beilfuss, also indicating he didn’t support a free-use structure. The proposed rates are comparable to what a gas or diesel-powered vehicle owner might expect to pay for metered parking, City Manager Greg Caton said. “There is a significant amount of public investment in thi...
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Colorado House bill takes on ‘predatory towing’ practices
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Colorado House bill takes on ‘predatory towing’ practices

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics Towing companies are on notice to change their towing practices under a bill approved Tuesday by the state House Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee. House Bill 1051 is the work of the Transportation Legislative Review Committee from last fall and the result of attention to what some described as predatory towing that lawmakers thought they fixed a year ago. Small business owners, apartment owners and homeowners' association representatives are raising concerns that the bill's intent to put the onus on property owners to pay for most tows will result in "towing anarchy" and could drive up the costs of affordable and low-income housing. The issue caught fire last summer when Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, found her...
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‘Sensitive spaces’ bill aims to ban guns in 19 locations in Colorado
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‘Sensitive spaces’ bill aims to ban guns in 19 locations in Colorado

By The Lobby Colorado's liberal Democrat-controlled legislature is once again targeting the Second Amendment rights of Coloradans. These lawmakers, many of whom were appointed rather than elected, seem determined to disarm law-abiding citizens while allowing criminals and migrants access to firearms. The latest assault on the Second Amendment comes in the form of Senate Bill 24-131, introduced by Democrat Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis. The bill aims to ban firearms from 19 locations deemed "sensitive" spaces. These include public parks, community recreation centers, hospitals, sporting venues, bars, libraries, universities, voting centers, and government buildings. Additionally, the bill seeks to prohibit individuals from carrying guns at events such as protests and rallies. ...
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U.S. Supreme Court doubts whether states can bar presidential candidates from running for office in hearing Colorado’s Trump ballot-access case
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U.S. Supreme Court doubts whether states can bar presidential candidates from running for office in hearing Colorado’s Trump ballot-access case

U.S. Supreme Court justices raised concerns about letting state courts make a decision that could have national consequences. Justice Amy Coney Barrett put it plainly: “It just doesn’t seem like a state call.” By Jesse Paul | Colorado Sun U.S. Supreme Court justices on Thursday aggressively challenged whether states can disqualify a presidential candidate from running for office under the so-called insurrection clause in the Constitution as they heard arguments in the Colorado case seeking to disqualify Donald Trump from running for reelection.  A lawyer from Trump’s reelection campaign said the question is decisively “no” because the clause, in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, is ultimately evaluated by Congress — and only after a candidate has been elected. ...
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Coloradans agree social media is bad for youth mental health. Now lawmakers want to do something about it.
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Coloradans agree social media is bad for youth mental health. Now lawmakers want to do something about it.

A bill introduced in the state legislature would put regulations on social media platforms to help limit how much time teens spend scrolling By John Ingold | Colorado Sun As a senior at East High School in Denver, Melina Collier is fluent in social media. TikTok most frequently. Snapchat to message with friends. Instagram for idle scrolling. But while she and her friends definitely know what they are doing on the apps, that doesn’t mean they always feel in control of them — or that they think the platforms are good for them. Collier gave the example of content on the apps specifically targeted at teenage girls that purports to promote health and fitness but in reality sends a message of body-shaming. “It’s supposed to be body positivity,” Collier said, “but it ends up being ...
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Say hello to the $18 Big Mac Combo Meal, As Fast Food Prices Soar
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Say hello to the $18 Big Mac Combo Meal, As Fast Food Prices Soar

By Lisa Fickenscher | New York Post Is the $18 Big Mac combo what finally broke America? Low-income customers making less than $45,000 per year have largely stopped ordering from McDonald’s, the fast-food giant’s chief executive Chris Kempczinski admitted Monday on an earnings call with Wall Street analysts. A Big Mac, fries and drink has risen to nearly $18 at a handful of locations while hash browns are up to $6. And it’s driven away customers fed up with inflation. Global same-store sales in the latest quarter had grown just 3.4%, falling short of the 4.7% growth Wall Street had expected and largely driven by menu price increases, the company said this week. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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Gaines: A Colorado for all, as long as you agree with Democrats
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Gaines: A Colorado for all, as long as you agree with Democrats

By Cory Gaines | Complete Colorado Is Colorado, as Governor Polis has said he wants, a Colorado for all, or is it just a Colorado for those that agree with Democrat policy?  That’s not a rhetorical question, but rather one I recently sent to all the Democrats in the House of Representatives, and our esteemed governor, after reading about how they recently voted to limit debate on the House floor.  Again. You see, as they did last legislative session, and as they did during the special session on property taxes, the House Democrats voted on the Feb. 2 to allow special rules (normally reserved until the last 3 days of the session) to start as early as 10 days prior to the end of the session.  It makes a few other rule changes that, in essence and like the ...
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Lakewood residents want transparency from City Council over migrant housing concerns
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Lakewood residents want transparency from City Council over migrant housing concerns

By The Lobby An emergency community meeting in Lakewood on Tuesday night brought hundreds of concerned citizens together to address the potential for the city to become a sanctuary for migrants. The meeting, organized by the group Lakewood Concerned Citizens, saw an overwhelming turnout, with attendees filling the meeting room and spilling into the parking lot. However, the meeting was not without controversy, as a last-minute location change raised questions about transparency. Initially, the meeting was scheduled to take place at a Lakewood school, but the permit was changed under the group Lakewood Concerned Citizens. This sudden alteration raised eyebrows among residents who were seeking clarification on the city council's stance on housing migrants. Concern over Lakewo...
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‘A bad night for Nikki Haley’ and maybe more to come in her home state, poll finds
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‘A bad night for Nikki Haley’ and maybe more to come in her home state, poll finds

Donald Trump could pass the 100 delegate threshold later this month, signaling the foregone conclusion he is on the way to his third straight nomination as the Republican Party’s choice for President. He has thus far gathered 33 delegates in Iowa and New Hampshire to the 17 collected by Nikki Haley, Trump’s lone remaining challenger. But, the outcome in Nevada was especially harmful to Haley. She lost the primary to “none of these candidates” without Trump on the ballot and then failed to register for Thursday’s caucus, where Trump stands to be awarded all 26 delegates. “A bad night for Nikki Haley,” Trump wrote on social media.  That would leave four delegates at stake Thursday in the Virgin Islands caucus, with the South Carolina primary looming on Feb. 24 in Haley’s home s...
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Denver Public Schools Under Scrutiny for Alleged Racial Discrimination Against White Students
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Denver Public Schools Under Scrutiny for Alleged Racial Discrimination Against White Students

By Nicole C. Brambila | The Gazette The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened two discrimination complaints filed against Denver Public Schools’ use of race in selecting committee members to evaluate the district’s "discipline matrix" and in deciding which students can take math extension courses. The complaints, filed by the Mountain States Legal Foundation in November and September, respectively, alleged that the district gives preferential treatment to persons of color and inferred that its use of the word "diverse" is a veiled reference to considering race and people's gender identity.    Will Trachman, general counsel for Mountain States Legal Foundation, said the district cannot discriminate against White students or individuals who iden...
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