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In Avon, voters are likely to see use tax ballot item similar to defeated measure in 2023
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In Avon, voters are likely to see use tax ballot item similar to defeated measure in 2023

By Zoe Goldstein  | Vail Daily After Avon voters rejected a 4% use tax on construction materials last fall, the town will likely bring a revised question to voters this November. Sixty percent of the 1,115 Avon residents — among 2,981 registered voters — who voted in 2023 rejected the use tax ballot question. Avon voters also rejected a construction materials use tax in 2002. There are a handful of key differences between this year’s version of the ballot question and the one voters saw in 2023. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE VAIL DAILY
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Denver Schools students who commit murder could get five-day expulsion in new discipline matrix
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Denver Schools students who commit murder could get five-day expulsion in new discipline matrix

By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette 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. Characterized as a “level 7,” students who cause “the death of another person” could receive five days of out-of-school suspension and a mandatory expulsion request. Level 7 offenses also include attempted homicide and possession of a firearm. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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‘Concerned Citizens’ charge that Elbert Co. commissioners violated open meetings law on contracts
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‘Concerned Citizens’ charge that Elbert Co. commissioners violated open meetings law on contracts

By Deborah Grigsby | Colorado Politics A group of Elbert County residents was hoping to resolve several lingering questions about how County Manager Shawn Fletcher and longtime County Attorney Bart Greer landed hefty new employment contracts without providing public notice—and outside of a public meeting. Known collectively as “Concerned Citizens,” Elbert County residents Kenneth Cardwell, Jill Duvall, Jim Duvall, Chris Hatton, Nic Meyer, Robert Rowland and Bob Ware have retained the law firm of Zansberg Beylkin, LLC to compel County Commissioners Chris Richardson, Dallas Schroeder and Grant Thayer to “formally acknowledge” that the two contracted the county entered into with Fletcher and Greer are “legally invalid” because they were were approved outside of a public meeting.  ...
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As Aurora police monitor potential protest Saturday, questions persist as to Venezuelan gang’s infiltration of city
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As Aurora police monitor potential protest Saturday, questions persist as to Venezuelan gang’s infiltration of city

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Aurora police are monitoring whether an "international day of protest" Saturday related to the Venezuelan presidential election might lead to protests in Aurora, they posted this week on Twitter/X. "We want our community to know we are actively monitoring the situation due to recent events in our city," the APD post reads. Aurora police also monitored a large assembly of people on the night of the Venezuelan election, July 28, near Havana Street and Mississippi Avenue, which some detail became lawless. As many commented in response to Aurora police on X, the "recent events" were criticized by some in the media as far-right conspiracy with claims of the events not occurring. One of those involves disagreement on the reason an apartment comp...
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Denver schools voters will be asked to decide whether to approve nearly $1 billion bond
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Denver schools voters will be asked to decide whether to approve nearly $1 billion bond

By Lanie Lee Cook | Fox 31 News The Denver Public Schools board voted unanimously on Thursday to send a $975 million bond measure before voters this fall. The Board of Education’s 7-0 vote will ask Denver voters in November for the bond to make improvements at aging schools districtwide, including installing air conditioning at schools still without it. If approved by voters, nearly a third of the $975 million will go toward maintenance at 154 schools across the district, FOX31 has previously reported. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Man who allegedly threatened Burger King clerk, participated in Aurora shootings gets 143 years
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Man who allegedly threatened Burger King clerk, participated in Aurora shootings gets 143 years

By CBS Colorado A Colorado judge sentenced a man to 143 years for a crime spree that involved threatening a Burger King employee with a gun, discharging the firearm inside a convenience store, and multiple shootings throughout Aurora. The Arapahoe County Court sentenced 40-year-old Eugene Robertson to 143 years in the Department of Corrections for the 2022 crime spree. According to court documents, on Oct. 17, 2022, Robertson placed an order in the drive-thru at a Burger King that was located in the 600 block of S. Buckley Road in Aurora. Afterward, Robertson drove up to the window and attempted to pay for the food with drugs. When the employee declined to accept, Robertson whipped out a gun and pointed it at the employee before taking off.  READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORA...
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Aurora school bus catches fire with 14 children on board
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Aurora school bus catches fire with 14 children on board

By Lanie Lee Cook | Fox 31 News An Aurora Public Schools bus caught fire with 14 children aboard on Wednesday afternoon. Aurora Fire Rescue said it happened around 4 p.m. near East 11th Avenue and North Picadilly Road. Firefighters responded to find the bus “heavily engulfed in flames.” All 14 children aboard were safely evacuated and unharmed, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Fire officials credited the bus driver for taking action to protect the students. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Boulder dentist arrested in Florida as suspect in DHS child sex sting
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Boulder dentist arrested in Florida as suspect in DHS child sex sting

By Austen Erblat | CBS Colorado A Colorado dentist is facing charges of trying to entice a mother and her underaged daughter into having unlawful sex, federal prosecutors say. Jason Atha, a dentist who practiced in Boulder, is accused of speaking to a woman to arrange to have sex with her and her 9-year-old daughter. The person he was allegedly talking to was an undercover federal agent and he was arrested in West Palm Beach after flying there last week. Atha, 49, didn't know he was messaging with an undercover Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Investigations agent on a chatroom centered around "taboo" sex acts, according to a 27-page indictment. In those messages, Atha allegedly talked to the agent who he thought was a single mom about having sex with her and her ...
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Pueblo County clerk’s office apologizes, is ‘disappointed’ after software update
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Pueblo County clerk’s office apologizes, is ‘disappointed’ after software update

By Ashley Eberhardt | Fox 21 News The Pueblo County clerk and recorder said it is “disappointed” in the service it has provided in the wake of a software update. Within the past week, both the recording and motor vehicle offices implemented upgrades to their software, which “we are disappointed to say have not met the expectations of our office or the needs of our valued constituents,” the clerk’s office said. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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Report: The Denver homeless population grew as city set to spend $155M in Johnston term
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Report: The Denver homeless population grew as city set to spend $155M in Johnston term

By Alexander Edwards | Denver Gazette 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. The city is on track to spend nearly $155 million on the mayor's homelessness campaign — $65 million more than anticipated — even as the total number of homeless people in the city actually ballooned from 5,818 last year to 6,539 this year.  And the city saw only 150 fewer "unsheltered" homeless people when compared to last year's count. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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