A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a pot-smoking gun owner in Texas cannot be prosecuted for violating a federal ban on users of illegal drugs owning firearms, saying it is unconstitutional to disarm her based on her past drug habits.
Marijuana user cannot be banned from gun ownership, U.S. court rules Read More »
A federal judge has dismissed charges against a Kansas man for possessing a machine gun, saying prosecutors failed to establish that a federal ban on owning such weapons is constitutional.
US judge tosses machine gun possession case, calls ban unconstitutional Read More »
In 1992 voters enacted the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights to constrain the growth of government by requiring voter approval for tax increases. Since then, the state government has built a new structure to avoid that requirement.
Colorado’s fee-based enterprises skirt TABOR, increase revenue by 3,000% Read More »
Amid a homeless crisis plaguing Colorado’s most populated city, a county just south of Denver claims to have found an effective solution to curbing homelessness in its communities.
‘Handouts don’t help’: How a Colorado county reduced homelessness by 86% in 2 years Read More »
The pro-Palestinian protests on the Auraria Campus have cost the institution in damages more than twice the roughly $300,000 officials reported last spring.
Damages from Pro-Palestinian protests last spring cost Auraria Campus more than $600K Read More »
Denver officials identified 15 apartment complexes with a high concentration of immigrants with tenants facing eviction — the latest focal point in a city whose finances have been stretched thin to pay for the influx of people from America’s southern borders.
A divided Denver City Council on Monday approved a measure that will ask Denver voters in November to hike the city’s sales tax by 0.5 points to generate $100 million, which Mayor Mike Johnston wants to spend on “affordable” housing.
Denver Public Schools officials on Thursday released the new discipline matrix used to address student misbehaviors that include a dozen new conduct categories, including students who commit or attempt murder.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston called his response to the city’s homelessness crisis successful, even after data from an annual tally released Wednesday showed the homeless population grew.
Report: The Denver homeless population grew as city set to spend $155M in Johnston term Read More »
Aurora councilmembers voted on Monday night to opt out of a state law prohibiting firearms in so-called “sensitive spaces,” which include government buildings.
