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HB 1098, the crime victim alert system bill, advances, but without Republican committee support. Here’s why.

It would be difficult to say what turned Republican support against a bipartisan bill Tuesday in the House’s Judiciary Committee — the considerable expenditure required in a down fiscal year or the potential raised of harm to gun owners.

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Ganahl: Parents speak up about rash of alleged sex crimes by staff in Jefferson County schools

A letter sent by parent-led organization Jeffco Kids First (JKF) to the superintendent of Jefferson County schools and its board of education on Feb. 7, urges them to acknowledge shocking and dangerous issues in the district.

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Senate Bill 63, which would set parameters for removal of books in school libraries, advances

Should state officials weigh in on how books are selected in your child’s school library? That’s the core question behind Colorado’s Senate Bill 25-063, the ‘Freedom to Read’ bill, which was discussed this week in a Senate Education Committee hearing.

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