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Aurora’s housing strategy team sets goals, gives recommendations for boosting affordable housing

City of Aurora officials this week reported progress advancing they city’s housing strategy, putting forth recommendations for enhancing the city’s stock of affordable housing and getting additional funding through Proposition 123.

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Adams County’s oil and gas rules are among the strictest in the state — and the industry is still rapidly growing

When Keith Huck, an Adams County senior oil and gas inspector, walks onto a well pad he looks, listens and sniffs. There is a lot to keep his eyes, ears and nose busy as the county has become the fastest-growing oil producer in the state.

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Aurora to local governments, nonprofits: Don’t bring immigrants in without coordinating

The Aurora council approved a resolution on Monday night telling other local governments or nonprofits entities to not bring immigrants — who ended up in metro Denver after illegally crossing America’s southern border — into Colorado’s third most populous city.

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Weld Commissioner James exits GOP primary in 8th Congressional District, making Evans more likely to be nominee

Weld County Commissioner Scott James on Tuesday abruptly exited the Republican primary in Colorado’s highly competitive 8th Congressional District, making it more likely that state Rep. Gabe Evans will be the GOP nominee in the toss-up district come November. 

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Boebert is heavily favored in voter sentiment study, concluding ‘4th District is MAGA Country’ 

Lauren Boebert has more than twice the support of any other candidate in the 4th Congressional District race, according to sentiment polling recently conducted for The Rocky Mountain Voice.

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Sen. Kirkmeyer details ‘bad bills’ and killed Republican initiatives in address to Weld County

GREELEY – The tools in the Republican toolbox for members of the Colorado House and Senate are few, limited by the majorities enjoyed by the Democrat party, Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer told attendees here Saturday evening at the Weld County Republican Party’s Lincoln Dinner.

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