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RTD candidate has lengthy criminal record spanning two states since the 1990s
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RTD candidate has lengthy criminal record spanning two states since the 1990s

By Marissa Ventrelli  | Colorado Politics A candidate for the Regional Transportation District board of directors has a criminal record spanning two states that includes multiple financial charges and accusations of animal cruelty. Robert Dinegar, a former RTD operator and candidate for District A, has been charged with a number of crimes, according to records shared by his opponent and independently confirmed by Colorado Politics.    Among those charges is a 1992 indictment for theft of over $400 but less than $1,500 in Boulder County, for which Dinegar was sentenced to two years in jail, as well as two DUIs that same year and a restraining order against his ex-wife. Dinegar also faced financial charges in Travis County, Texas, in the early 1990s. In August of 2...
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New Colorado law protects tribal lands in response to contentious Durango, Southern Ute land dispute
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New Colorado law protects tribal lands in response to contentious Durango, Southern Ute land dispute

By Shannon Mullane | Colorado Sun A new law, rooted in a contentious land dispute in southwestern Colorado, says municipalities that want to annex land within a reservation must get tribal approval first.  While the idea made good sense to Colorado’s lawmakers — it breezed through this year’s legislative session — the law might pose a problem for Durango. The city has contemplated plans to spur economic growth and tap water stored in Lake Nighthorse, a federal reservoir south of the city. Some of those plans could involve annexing land within reservation boundaries. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe, which said the city’s annexation discussions were secretive and dishonest, brought the matter to the state legislature. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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In Colorado, only one town lets nonresidents vote. Now it’s considering adding LLCs to voter rolls.
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In Colorado, only one town lets nonresidents vote. Now it’s considering adding LLCs to voter rolls.

By Jason Blevins | The Colorado Sun When the town of Mountain Village above Telluride incorporated in 1995, emerging from a special district, the town charter allowed nonresident property owners to vote. Mountain Village is still the only town in Colorado that allows nonresidents to vote in local elections for council members, mayors and new regulations.  Now the town board is considering amending Mountain Village’s charter to expand voting to owners of LLCs and trusts that own property in the tony resort municipality.  “This is something that no other community has done,” Mountain Village Mayor Marti Prohaska said at the beginning of the work session on Wednesday. “So we are sort of charting new territory here and we want to be conscientious of all the questio...
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Colorado e-cigarette company settles with FDA, DOJ on unapproved products
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Colorado e-cigarette company settles with FDA, DOJ on unapproved products

By Joe Mueller  | The Center Square A federal court ordered a Colorado company to stop manufacturing, distributing or selling unauthorized vaping products. Earlier this month, a complaint against Boosted LLC, which markets itself as Boosted E-Juice, and its owner, Cory Vigil, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The complaint stated the company violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by introducing or delivering for interstate commerce adulterated products and others misbranded as tobacco, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The complaint alleges the defendants manufactured and sold electronic finished nicotine delivery systems products and e-liquids. The Food and Drug Administration warned the company its products, including flavore...
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Juneteenth flag with Texas star is flying today at the Colorado Capitol
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Juneteenth flag with Texas star is flying today at the Colorado Capitol

By Morgan Whitley | Fox 31 News On a daily basis, the Colorado Capitol flies the American and Colorado flags. Beginning Tuesday, you may notice a new flag flapping in the wind. In honor of the third anniversary of Juneteenth becoming a state holiday, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and other members of Colorado’s legislature raised the official Juneteenth flag at the Capitol. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed — two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Along with the holiday comes a special flag. According to CNN, the banner has several symbols that represent the end of slavery in the U.S. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Future of Colorado charter schools could be determined by Democratic primary for a State Board of Ed seat
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Future of Colorado charter schools could be determined by Democratic primary for a State Board of Ed seat

By Sandra Fish and Erica Breunlin | The Colorado Sun Hundreds of thousands of dollars are being spent to affect the primary for a seat on the state Board of Education, a race that could determine the future of Colorado charter schools for years to come.  What’s at stake is the panel’s willingness to overturn local districts when they reject a charter school’s application.  Nearly $685,000 from Progressives Supporting Teachers and Students, a pro-charter school state-level super PAC, has poured into the contest in the 2nd Congressional District to support education consultant Marisol Lynda Rodriguez in her bid against former Boulder Valley School Board President Kathy Gebhardt. Board members are elected to six-year terms in each of the state’s eight congressional distr...
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1st Amendment case of Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop in front of Colorado Supreme Court
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1st Amendment case of Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop in front of Colorado Supreme Court

By NATAN EHRENREICH | National Review America’s favorite baker, Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop, is back in front of the Colorado Supreme Court today for yet another round of state-sponsored persecution. The question before the court: Does the First Amendment apply in Colorado, or can the state continue to harass, target, and bully speakers who don’t ascend to the state’s view of cultural issues, in direct contradiction of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings? That is not hyperbole. The Supreme Court already ruled once that Colorado unconstitutionally targeted Phillips for his religious beliefs. It also ruled a year ago that the application of Colorado law to compel speech violates the 1st Amendment. One might believe that Colorado didn’t get the message, but that’s false. It did ...
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Colorado Dems applaud Biden’s latest immigration order, while Republicans call it ‘madness’
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Colorado Dems applaud Biden’s latest immigration order, while Republicans call it ‘madness’

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics Colorado Democrats on Tuesday applauded President Joe Biden's executive order to shield from deportation hundreds of thousands of individuals who are living in the country illegally and are married to American citizens.   Some Republicans, meanwhile, denounced the move as "madness."   The new policy would provide a path to citizenship to some 500,000 people, as well as the ability to legally work in the country. The Biden administration characterized the latest move — one of the most sweeping actions in several years — as aiming to help some immigrant families to stay together. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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10.5% of ballots have been cast in primary election statewide; 12.7% in 4th District
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10.5% of ballots have been cast in primary election statewide; 12.7% in 4th District

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice About 12.7 percent of all registered primary voters in Colorado's 4th District have cast a ballot and among those 34.1 percent are unaffiliated voters, the Secretary of State's first daily report of the election reads. There are 538,291 active voters in the 4th District, with 252,546 registered as unaffiliated. Additionally, there are 187,769 Republican, 88,818 Democrat and 9,158 minor party voters.The Secretary of State's office did not release voting totals specific to any other congressional district. Election Day is Tuesday, June 25. Polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.In the 4th District, the turnout of Douglas County could be a decisive factor in the U.S. House races. The county holds the largest total of registered voters ...
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Report finds more Colorado 4th-graders struggle with reading, 8th-graders with math than those who don’t
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Report finds more Colorado 4th-graders struggle with reading, 8th-graders with math than those who don’t

By Joe Mueller | The Center Square Colorado’s fourth-grade students are struggling to read and its eighth graders are having trouble with math, according to this year’s KIDS COUNT Data Book published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report stated 62% of fourth graders weren't proficient in reading in 2022. In 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, 60% of fourth graders weren’t proficient. Nationally, 68% of all fourth graders aren’t proficient in reading, compared to 66% in 2019. Eighth graders not proficient in math increased to 72% in 2022, an increase in nine percentage points since 2019. The national percentage for the category is 74%, an increase of seven percentage points since 2019. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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