‘It shouldn’t be free’: In Grand Junction, EV owners will pay at city-owned charging stations
Electric vehicle operators will no longer have a free ride from the City of Grand Junction.
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Lakewood residents want transparency from City Council over migrant housing concerns
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.
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Denver Public Schools Under Scrutiny for Alleged Racial Discrimination Against White Students
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.
Aurora council votes to fill homeless service provider funding gaps at quarterly workshop
While Aurora’s councilmembers held differing opinions on how to handle dollars for homeless service providers, they eventually agreed to allocate federal money to several organizations, bringing a few of them to flat funding.
Telehealth bill aims to increase rural access to vet care
House Bill 24-1048 would aim to make veterinary care more accessible to those living in outlying areas of the state, with limited veterinarian care access, by aligning state and federal law and by authorizing the state board of veterinarian medicine to establish rules for the use of telehealth services.
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Mayor says government must care for migrants arriving in Colorado Springs
Mayor Yemi Mobolade on Friday called on President Joe Biden and federal partners to help ensure a surge of undocumented immigrants crossing the country’s southern border does not become a ‘crisis’ in Colorado Springs.
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Ordinance banning homeless encampment sweeps during frigid weather vetoed by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Friday vetoed an ordinance approved by the City Council that would have banned homeless encampment sweeps during frigid temperatures, arguing it contravenes the city’s camping ban.
Homeless Advocates Protest Denver Mayor’s Veto
Denver’s homeless advocates gathered outside the City and County Building on Saturday morning to express their dissatisfaction with Mayor Mike Johnston’s decision to veto a bill that would have prohibited homeless sweeps in freezing temperatures.
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Colorado School District Uses Affordable Housing As Recruitment Tactic
Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs has announced plans to construct affordable homes for its employees, according to reports. The district intends to build 20 duplexes, each covering 352 square feet, on a one-acre parcel of land at Mountain Vista Community School.
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The fear and reward of ‘Standing in the Gap’
Why did I “stand in the gap”? Because it was the moral thing to do. I had skin in this game.
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