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Employee unionizing effort to be put to Denver City Council vote tonight, and then it could be headed to voters

Thousands of city workers in Denver could move a step closer to unionizing as Denver City Council takes a critical vote on the matter Monday night. If approved, voters would have the final say on the November ballot.

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‘It felt like a land grab’: A Western Slope town battles against solar project

It seemed like a good idea. Put a large solar array on 640 acres of sagebrush and cedar about 30 miles northwest of Telluride. There was already a transmission line running through the property and only some cattle poking around in the shrubs and trees.

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Court rules Teller County sheriff cannot hold illegals in jail under county’s agreement with ICE

A Colorado sheriff’s practice of holding undocumented immigrants in jail through an agreement with federal immigration authorities violates state law, the Colorado Court of Appeals found Wednesday, reversing a district judge’s ruling.

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