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Albertsons brand would no longer exist in Colorado after merger with Kroger
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Albertsons brand would no longer exist in Colorado after merger with Kroger

By Tamara Chuang | The Colorado Sun As week two of the State of Colorado v. Kroger trial begins Tuesday (Monday is a state holiday), last week’s testimony gave onlookers a peek behind the corporate grocery curtain in Colorado. If the merger moves forward, Albertsons would no longer exist in Colorado, as it hands most of its local stores, which include mostly Safeways, to a little-known grocer and food distributor called C&S Wholesale Grocers in New Hampshire. Lawyers with the state Attorney General’s Office questioned whether the small company with a spotty history managing acquisitions can handle the $2.9 billion divestiture. But C&S, whose chairman also cofounded Symbotic, a warehouse robotics company, has big plans to invest in the stores, lower prices and grow overnight f...
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Today was a holiday for some Coloradans, but others ask just what is Cabrini Day?
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Today was a holiday for some Coloradans, but others ask just what is Cabrini Day?

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox 31 News Four years ago, Colorado changed state law to replace the second Monday of October from formerly Columbus Day to Frances Xavier Cabrini Day. While this is now a holiday in Colorado, many people don’t get Monday off. The holiday is based on Mother Cabrini, who moved from Italy to New York in the late 1880s. Cabrini was a “humanitarian champion of immigrants and children,” according to House Bill 20-1031, “Replace Columbus Day With New State Holiday.” In the early 1900s, Cabrini moved to Colorado and opened the Queen of Heaven Orphanage for girls in north Denver. She also founded a summer camp for the Queen of Heaven orphans in Mount Vernon Canyon, known for the “miracle of the mountains,” where Cabrini was credited for finding water on the land. ...
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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says one Colorado race could help decide control of Congress
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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says one Colorado race could help decide control of Congress

By Shaun Boyd | CBS Colorado In a sign of how competitive the race in Colorado's 8th Congressional District is, U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson made his second visit to the district in seven weeks to raise money and support for Republican Gabe Evans. Evans is challenging Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo. "We're In a battle for the future of America and, when you talk about the most important races in America, this is indeed a top-five race," Johnson told a crowd in Thornton recently. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Prop. 130 would provide $350 million for law enforcement in Colorado, if passed in November
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Prop. 130 would provide $350 million for law enforcement in Colorado, if passed in November

By Aiga Petelo | KJCT-TV ABC 8 News Proposition 130 will be on November’s ballot this upcoming fall. Proposition 130 would require the state to provide $350 million to help local police departments recruit, train, and retain officers. The funding can be used to increase pay for officers, provide hiring and retention bonuses, and provide ongoing training. Additionally, the proposition would also require the state to provide a one-time $1 million death benefit to help families of police officers who are killed in the line of duty. The Colorado Fiscal Institute,who has come out against the measure, stated that the $350 million could be used to pay the salaries of more than 5,700 Colorado teachers or even double Colorado’s Affordable Housing Fund. READ THE FULL STORY AT KJCT-TV ...
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Billington & Koeppen: Hunting is an honored tradition that preserves heritage
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Billington & Koeppen: Hunting is an honored tradition that preserves heritage

By Carly Billington and Christine Koeppen | The Fence Post Throughout history, hunting has served as a vital part of our nation’s heritage and culture. It embodies the rural community and lifestyle, with many hunters describing a deep connection to the land and reverence for wildlife. Each year, sportsmen invest significant time immersing themselves in nature to understand wildlife behavior, and actively participate in ongoing conservation efforts. Now this time-honored way of life is being threatened in Colorado by Proposition 127 — a proposed ban on hunting mountain lions, bobcats or lynx. Colorado rancher and hunting activist Christine Koeppen is aiming to break stereotypes and raise awareness on the hunting and fur pelt ban being proposed on the ballots in November, and why it’s ...
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Hillman: Poor roadway conditions make for undriveable Colorado
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Hillman: Poor roadway conditions make for undriveable Colorado

By Mark Hillman | The Gazette Colorado highways are among the worst in the nation. That’s hardly news to anyone who travels across our state. Only two states report a larger share of interstate highways in poorer condition than Colorado. Less-traveled highways in our state are even worse. In 2021, the Democrat-controlled Legislature passed a $5.4 billion package of new “fees” — including a yearly increase in fuel taxes and that irritating 29-cent charge Coloradans pay on every Amazon order — supposedly to boost the transportation budget. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the management of the Rocky Mountain Voice, but even so we support the const...
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From Greeley to Pueblo, Front Range cities still need new water storage
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From Greeley to Pueblo, Front Range cities still need new water storage

By Michael Booth | The Colorado Sun When a city must find its water 50 miles away and 1,400 feet underground, in an aquifer whose origins first had to be pegged to the late Cretaceous and the early Paleogene periods, and further delineated between Colorado turf on the surface or Wyoming land just a skosh to the north, while drilling two-way wells at $1 million each on the way to an eventual price tag approaching $400 million, and then filter out dissolved uranium, it would seem a stretch to call this plan the easy way out.   But for Greeley, bent on doubling its current population of 109,000 by 2060, this is indeed the simpler choice.  Greeley will store and retrieve its biggest future water supply at Terry Ranch, at the Wyoming border, because it’s the most conveni...
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‘We wanted to stand up for all taxpayers’: State Supreme Court affirms taxpayer victory against water district
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‘We wanted to stand up for all taxpayers’: State Supreme Court affirms taxpayer victory against water district

By Jen Schumann | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice Even though it’s unlawful to increase taxes in Colorado without a vote of the people, vigilance keeps it enforced. When Northeast Coloradan residents noticed their property taxes double from 2019 to 2020, a few of them filed suit against the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District.  Unanimously, the Colorado Appellate Court ruled in March this was a violation of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).  The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed this ruling and denied the defendant’s appeal on Sept. 30. With help from the National Taxpayers Union Foundation’s (NTUF) Taxpayer Defense Center and Advance Colorado, James Aranci and other property owners cinched this victory reaffirming TABOR: any tax increase needs voter consent, and b...
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Support Amendment 80: Constitutional right to school choice
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Support Amendment 80: Constitutional right to school choice

By Editorial Board | Editorial, Rocky Mountain Voice Ballot language: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution establishing the right to school choice for children in kindergarten through 12th grade, and, in connection therewith, declaring that school choice includes neighborhood, charter, and private schools; home schooling; open enrollment options; and future innovations in education? How it reached the ballot: Citizen signature petition, designated agents Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri. Background: This measure would enshrine school choice as a "right" in the Colorado Constitution. The measure would add the following language to Section 18: "The people of the state of Colorado hereby find and declare that all children have the right to equal opportunity to ac...
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Heading to Colorado’s high country this weekend to see the fall colors? The Summit Co. sheriff has a warning about parking
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Heading to Colorado’s high country this weekend to see the fall colors? The Summit Co. sheriff has a warning about parking

By Spencer Wilson | CBS Colorado The Summit County Sheriff's Office is issuing a warning to Coloradans coming up to the high country to see the changing leaves: park in designated parking spots or pay the price. That's after they issued 33 parking tickets in September, half of that being in the last two weeks while leaf peeping tourism has boomed. Sgt. Mike Schilling with the Summit County Sheriff's Office said it's more than just trying to keep people from parking wherever they please, should they find a good view of some trees. "We respond on the trails all the time ... anything from cardiac arrest to a sprained ankle and really anything in between," Schilling said of emergency medical service providers. "So any sort of illegal parking just prevents us from getting there quic...
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