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Study: Colorado ranks fourth nationally for deadly boating accidents
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Study: Colorado ranks fourth nationally for deadly boating accidents

By Shaul Turner | Fox 31 News Colorado lakes and reservoirs are expected to be busier as time moves closer to the end of the summer and the Labor Day holiday weekend. A new study compiled using statistics provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and United States Coast Guard and utilized by personal injury lawyers Anidjar & Levine shows Colorado ranks fourth in the nation for dangerous boating. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Kara Van Hoose said any type of watercraft, including boats, jet skis, paddle boards and kayaks, should be used responsibly. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Jared Polis appoints Murphy Robinson to Colorado’s wildlife commission
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Jared Polis appoints Murphy Robinson to Colorado’s wildlife commission

By Luige Del Puerto | Colorado Politics Murphy Robinson, a former deputy mayor and chief of Denver's public safety department, has been appointed to the state's wildlife commission. Gov. Jared Polis announced Robinson's appointment on Friday. He will represent sportspersons — hunters and anglers — on the parks and wildlife commission. "Our Colorado parks is one of the biggest draws to our state and the best assets of our state," Robinson told Colorado Politics. "I am proud to be able to support and steward the use and longevity of our parks to be enjoyed by our residents and our visitors.” READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Biden, Hillary Clinton to highlight first night of DNC speakers; ‘Squad’ member AOC to also speak
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Biden, Hillary Clinton to highlight first night of DNC speakers; ‘Squad’ member AOC to also speak

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice President Joe Biden will highlight the speakers on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. He was expected to be the Democrats' nominee for president, until a month ago, when he abruptly announced his decision not to accept the nomination. Some have called it a political coup, removing the nominee for Vice President Kamala Harris, who did not go through the primary process. The Democratic National Convention in Chicago will be broadcast nightly from Aug. 19-22 on most major news networks. "[Biden] sees it as an important moment to talk directly, not just to the party, the Democratic Party and delegates, but also, obviously, to the American people," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. The opening night o...
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Livestock producers write letter again asking CPW, Polis to kill depredating wolves
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Livestock producers write letter again asking CPW, Polis to kill depredating wolves

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News Some of Colorado’s livestock producers have renewed their plea to Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Kill the wolves in Grand and Jackson counties that have killed ranchers’ cattle. Several groups wrote letters this week to CPW officials and Gov. Jared Polis asking that the known wolves depredating Colorado ranches be lethally removed. Depredations occur when a predator “plunders” or preys upon a farmer’s crop. In Grand and Jackson counties, wolves were depredating sheep and cattle. Ranchers first asked for the wolves to be lethally removed in April. There were six depredation events recorded by CPW in April alone, involving four calves and four cattle. Two claims were received, and one was paid out for $1,514 for one calf killed by the reintro...
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Judge tosses Colorado GOP’s bid to halt meeting to remove party chairman Dave Williams
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Judge tosses Colorado GOP’s bid to halt meeting to remove party chairman Dave Williams

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics Colorado Republicans who want to depose state party chairman Dave Williams can proceed with a meeting called for that purpose, a district court judge ruled late Friday. Arapahoe County District Court Judge Thomas W. Henderson said in a five-page order that the court lacks jurisdiction to decide the party's internal dispute over attempts to oust its elected leaders, including Williams, citing Colorado law and prior court rulings. In response, El Paso County Vice Chair Todd Watkins told Colorado Politics that organizers plan to move ahead with a meeting scheduled for Aug. 24 at a church in Brighton, where Williams' detractors plan to vote on whether to replace Williams and his lieutenants, state Vice Chair Hope Sheppelman and party Secr...
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New era of tough-on-crime policy and support of police would be implemented by Advance Colorado measures
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New era of tough-on-crime policy and support of police would be implemented by Advance Colorado measures

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice In a matter of days, two proposed initiatives by Advance Colorado could be referred to the ballot, featuring widely supported concepts to make communities safer and better fund police training, recruitment and retention, proponents say. The propositions concern eligibility for parole and lengthening time served for violent criminals, and funding some police activities specific to training, recruitment and retention through the state's general fund. Both are awaiting the final step of signature verification to reach the ballot. "People really like the idea of making sure violent criminals stay in jail," Advance Colorado President Michael Fields told Sean Duffy on 'Advance Colorado's Rundown'. "These are second-degree murderers and rapists. The...
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Boebert to debate Calvarese on business issues Sept. 3 in Douglas County
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Boebert to debate Calvarese on business issues Sept. 3 in Douglas County

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her Democratic challenger Trisha Calvarese are set to face off in a debate on business and economic issues on Sept. 3 in Roxborough Park. The lunchtime debate is so far the only meet-up scheduled between the two major party candidates running in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, which covers Douglas County, parts of Larimer and Weld Counties, and the Eastern Plains. Boebert and Calvarese both emerged from crowded primaries for the seat formerly represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who resigned in March. Republican Greg Lopez defeated Calvarese in a June special election to serve out the remainder of Buck's term. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Report: If Initiative 91 ban of big cat hunting passes, it could cost CPW, hunting industry more than $65M
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Report: If Initiative 91 ban of big cat hunting passes, it could cost CPW, hunting industry more than $65M

By Derek Draplin | The Center Square A new report says a ballot measure banning big cat hunting in Colorado would prove costly for state wildlife management and the hunting industry. Initiative 91, which will appear on the November ballot, would ban the hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx, removing them from the state’s definition of “big game.”  The report, by the Common Sense Institute, a free-enterprise think tank, estimates that Colorado’s mountain lion population would increase by 443 cats, noting an average of 508 were harvested annually since 2019. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Colorado Capitol rolls back ban on political-themed apparel after kicking out KNUS host for pro-life sweatshirt
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Colorado Capitol rolls back ban on political-themed apparel after kicking out KNUS host for pro-life sweatshirt

By Valerie Richardson | The Washington Times Visitors to the Colorado State Capitol will no longer be monitored by the political fashion police. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression said the Capitol has dropped its policy forbidding politically themed apparel in the House and Senate galleries after pushback from a local radio host who was kicked out for wearing a “Pro-Life U” pullover. “Faced with a potential 1st Amendment lawsuit, leaders of the Colorado House and Senate agreed to rescind the Capitol galleries’ unconstitutional ban on pins and apparel ‘expressing political statements,’ ” said the foundation in a Wednesday statement. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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Colorado received close to $12M in pandemic-era funding to help food banks buy local produce, but the money is running low
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Colorado received close to $12M in pandemic-era funding to help food banks buy local produce, but the money is running low

By Parker Yamasaki | The Colorado Sun On Wednesday evenings at the edge of a wide parking lot in Aurora, there is a forest green pop-up tent with five large, scraped-up coolers stacked nearby. The coolers hold 27 bags of fresh produce, harvested that morning at Switch Gears Farm in Longmont.  The arugula gets picked first, Vanita Patel, co-founder and co-owner of Switch Gears explained. The farmers chop the spicy leaves down early in the morning while the air is still cool, soak them in cold water for an hour then spin them dry, rinse again and bag it all up. The potatoes and shallots are pulled straight out of the ground and thrown into the bags — the dirt on their skin helps them keep fresh longer. There are heirloom tomatoes and two shades of beets. There are also a couple of...
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