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Logan County TABOR issues highlight local concerns: Free State CO talks ranked choice voting
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Logan County TABOR issues highlight local concerns: Free State CO talks ranked choice voting

By Cory Gaines | Colorado Accountability Project The deadline to get local ballot issues on your local ballot passed recently.  As such I called the Logan County Clerk and Recorder's Office to see about anything on the ballot in Logan County. There is a measure in the City of Sterling, CO There is a measure in Merino, CO There is a measure in Crook, CO There is a measure in the Frenchman Re-3 District (Fleming, CO schools). Why call and ask?  The answer is simple.  You as a citizen have a right to provide a pro or con statement on any local ballot issues for the taxing district you reside in.  You should take advantage of this right because speaking up on local issues can have a huge effect, especially compared to statewide issues.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLO...
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Denver City Council postpones vote on $6 million immigration aid contract
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Denver City Council postpones vote on $6 million immigration aid contract

By Alexander Edwards | Denver Gazette Denver City's councilmembers on Monday grilled the Johnston administration and postponed voting on a $6 million contract for a group to manage the distribution of food and provide services for immigrants.  More questions than answers had emerged at the council's meeting. The contract would have allocated approve money for Haven of Hope, which would use it to manage distributing food and personal items and provide other services for immigrants enrolled in Denver's Asylum Seekers Program (DASP).  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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High-profile chefs join opposition to meat processing ban on Denver’s November ballot
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High-profile chefs join opposition to meat processing ban on Denver’s November ballot

By Sherrie Peif | Complete Colorado Several high profile Denver chefs have joined forces with a group who work closely with the Colorado livestock industry to oppose an anti-agriculture initiative that will go before Denver voters in November. La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal Chef Jose Avila and II Posto Chef Andrea Frizzi are teaming up with president and CEO of the National Western Stock Show and Complex Paul Andrews, operations manager/employee owner of Superior Farms Isabel Bautista, president of the Colorado Livestock Association Kenny Rogers along with other Superior Farms employee/owners to oppose a citizen-initiated measure to ban meat processing facilities within the city limits of Denver. READ THE FULL STORY AT COMPLETE COLORADO
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Adams County crews begin work on first-of-its-kind bridge project in Colorado
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Adams County crews begin work on first-of-its-kind bridge project in Colorado

By Gabriela Vidal | CBS Colorado In rural Adams County, near Bennett, county engineers are building a bridge quite literally between need and innovation. "We're excited to share this," said Denise Beltran, Civil Engineer for Adams County. In June 2023, major flooding took out portions of the bridge at East 144th Avenue near North Converse Road. Roughly 750 cars travel through it each day. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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JonBenét Ramsey Colorado murder will be the focus of a new Paramount+ series
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JonBenét Ramsey Colorado murder will be the focus of a new Paramount+ series

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado Production is set to begin soon on a new Paramount+ limited TV series that will focus on the unsolved murder of Colorado girl. JonBenét Ramsey was murdered in 1996 and the case got heavy media attention for years. The cold case continues to be of high interest to people who are fascinated by all the mysterious details. Ramsey's parents first reported that their daughter was missing on the day after Christmas. She was later found strangled to death in their Boulder home. In the weeks and months afterward, the parents were considered by police as potential suspects along with Ramsey's 9-year-old brother. It wasn't until years later that authorities cleared their names. And twenty-seven years later, investigative work on the case continues. READ THE FUL...
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From communism to Colorado: Barbora Hurd’s call for freedom with Mesa County GOP Women
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From communism to Colorado: Barbora Hurd’s call for freedom with Mesa County GOP Women

By Jen Schumann | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice At the Mesa County Republican Women's monthly luncheon, Barbora Hurd, originally from Czechoslovakia, shared what a childhood under Communism was like. It took her seven years to become a U.S. citizen, after marrying 3rd District U.S. House Republican nominee Jeff Hurd. For Barbora, living in a country where hard work leads to achieving dreams is worth fighting for. Living Under Communism Barbora recalled: “I was born and grew up behind the Iron Curtain. This meant that we, as citizens, had no freedom of speech or expression. No freedom of religion or worship. We had no free press. We were not free to move. And we had no freedom to assemble.” Hurd quoted Czech ex-president Vaclav Havel on life under communism: “Because the ...
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How the federal government subsidized the migrant madness in Aurora
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How the federal government subsidized the migrant madness in Aurora

By Christina Buttons, Christopher F. Rufo | City Journal Aurora, Colorado, is normally a quiet, nondescript suburb 30 minutes outside Denver. In recent months, however, the city has been at the center of a national scandal. Beginning last year, a large influx of Venezuelan migrants, some of them members of the notorious Tren de Aragua street gang, reportedly had “taken over” a series of apartment buildings in Aurora—and unleashed terror. Last month, Venezuelan migrants were allegedly implicated in an attempted homicide, an arrest of purported gang members, and shocking security footage that showed heavily armed men forcibly entering one of the apartments. In response to the chaos, police mobilized en masse and vacated one of the complexes after the city, alleging code violations, dee...
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Unclaimed $500k winning Powerball ticket sold in Arvada set to expire soon
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Unclaimed $500k winning Powerball ticket sold in Arvada set to expire soon

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox 31 News One lucky Powerball player won’t be so lucky in 10 days if they don’t claim their winning ticket worth half a million dollars. Earlier this year, someone bought a Powerball Double Play ticket at the King Soopers at 8031 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada for the drawing on March 23. The ticket was worth $500,000, but almost six months later, no one has claimed it. The winning numbers were 18-24-43-46-47, and the ticket matched all five, just missing the Powerball, according to the Colorado Lottery. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Sewer line issues force temporary closure of Douglas Co. middle school
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Sewer line issues force temporary closure of Douglas Co. middle school

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado A middle school in Douglas County will be closed on Tuesday due to sewer line issues. The bathrooms, sinks and water fountains at Sierra Middle School are not functioning properly, which means classes cannot be held. The Colorado school is located in Parker. Officials with the Douglas County School District said they are working as fast as they can to fix the issue so students can return to learning as soon as possible. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Man cited by Denver police for posting illegal signs in March near Colorado Capitol
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Man cited by Denver police for posting illegal signs in March near Colorado Capitol

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News The Denver Police Department has cited a 56-year-old man for posting anti-migrant signs near the Colorado Capitol in late March. The agency said Monday that Christopher Balli was cited on a municipal code violation on Thursday for illegally posting on public or private property, as the signs were attached to city street sign poles on March 22. However, Balli is not facing hate crime charges at this time. The signs were bolted to the same posts as the city’s metal street signs and made to look like a normal street sign. However, the signs featured the words hookers, migrants and undocumented.
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