Colorado Week in Review

awesome + uniting

• 100 high-paying jobs coming to Colorado Springs, announcement made at Space Symposium
• DU hockey wins national championship — its 10th, most in college hockey history
• Sen. Hickenlooper rode a hydrogen train during Pueblo visit. Here’s what else happened.

awesome + controversy

• Colorado group says it has enough signatures for abortion rights ballot measure this fall
• New tool helps connect Coloradans with discounts on electric appliances to save money
• Viral ‘vintage’ King Soopers bag sells, but here’s who gets the money

awful + uniting

• Lawmaker leaves Glock in statehouse bathroom, fueling debate about guns in Capitol building
• Littleton Public School bus aide fired, arrested after Colorado students with autism “traumatized and tortured”
• Jury selection in trial for former deputy who killed Boulder man on mountain road has trial starts today

awful + controversy

• Court of Appeals Allows Dominion Exec’s Election Conspiracy Defamation Case to Proceed
• Some call for Colorado GOP Chair Dave Williams to step down
• Colorado Democrats shut down Jena Griswold impeachment attempt

awesome + uniting

• Denver to Turkey: The longest nonstop flight from Denver International Airport
• Nuggets clinch playoff spot with blowout win over Cavaliers
• Ryan McMahon walk-off grand slam lifts Rockies to win over Rays on opening day

awesome + controversy

• Colorado lawmakers consider bill that would require firearm liability insurance
• Colorado bill allowing motorcycles to ride between lanes signed into law
• Biden blocks mining on more than 221,000 acres of federal land in Colorado after decadeslong fight

awful + uniting

• High Winds Leave Over 140,000 Without Power in Colorado
• CSU researchers predict ‘extremely active’ hurricane season in 2024
• Increase in mail theft and fraud in Colorado tied to missing U.S. Postal Service carrier keys

awful + controversy

• Colorado Sun politics reporter kicked out of GOP state assembly
• FAFSA submissions plunge 27% in Colorado amid financial aid mess. Experts urge students to still apply.
• Colorado wolf that killed calf this week was one of reintroduced animals, wildlife officials confirm

awesome + uniting

• A startup wants to build the world’s largest cargo plane big enough to carry wind turbines the size of a football field — take a look
• Colorado leads nation for women in municipal office
• Colorado crime rates are falling. Why isn’t that bigger news?

awesome + controversy

• Transgender and nonbinary people would be better protected from harassment in Colorado under new bill
• Members of Colorado’s national delegation urge reform for migrant work authorization
• Colorado ‘for cause’ eviction bill nears governor’s desk following Senate vote

awful + uniting

• Two ‘little brown bats’ infected with white-nose syndrome discovered in Boulder County
• Rockies hit another record: Worst opening day in franchise history
• The Colorado River rarely reaches the sea. Here’s why

awful + controversy

• Greg Lopez wins Republican nomination for special election to replace Ken Buck in Congress
• Judge reinstates Aurora pit bull ban, says 2021 city council repeal was ‘without authority’
• California State Bar recommends ex-Trump attorney John Eastman be disbarred for 2020 election efforts

awesome + uniting

• U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse wins prominent post in House Democratic leadership
• MacKenzie Scott donates $640 million to nonprofit applicants — six from Colorado
• Under Colorado’s new water-saving law, here’s where ornamental grass will be banned starting in 2026

awesome + controversy

• Rep. Ken Buck will miss the people, but not the dysfunction, as he leaves Congress today
• Bill banning purchase, sale and transfer of so-called assault weapons in Colorado clears its first hurdle
• State lawmakers propose plan after half of Colorado’s waters lost federal protections

awful + uniting

• Chair of county commission in Northern Colorado eliminates public comment at board meetings
• Illnesses Like Measles Are on the Rise Because Many Parents Aren’t Vaccinating Their Kids, Say Colorado Docs
• Denver increasing security at hotel shelter after double homicide

awful + controversy

• Republican state chair Dave Williams wins top-line in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District primary
• Pitchforks Come Out for Lauren Boebert Over Recent Bills and Funding Claims
• Senate Republicans oppose measure at Colorado State Capitol aimed at holding child sexual predators accountable

awesome + uniting

• Colorado economy added way more jobs than first thought in 2023
• Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for Biden in Denver
• Snow melts just in time for Denver’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade

awesome + controversy

• Thursday’s winter storm boosts Colorado snowpack in most of state
• Colorado living organ donors could receive $10,000 tax credit under proposed legislation
• Colorado’s gender pay gap closing 3X faster than other states: report

awful + uniting

• EPA tells Terumo plant in Lakewood to slash emissions of cancer-causing gas by 2026
• Cherry Creek administrators failed to protect student after sexual assault by football player, lawsuit alleges
• Colorado snowplow stops vehicle fleeing police

awful + controversy

• U.S. House votes to ban TikTok unless it is sold by China-controlled parent
• Boulder County is suing Jefferson County over noise and lead falling on its land — and residents — from the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
• Lauren Boebert won’t pursue special election nomination to replace Ken Buck after his abrupt resignation

awesome + uniting

• First, it was lynxes, then wolves. Now some want to reintroduce wolverines in Colorado.
• Leaders join Polis to celebrate path to completion for Front Range rail projects
• Children’s Hospital Colorado shares advice for parents with daylight saving time happening this weekend

awesome + controversy

• Colorado issues draft rules for psychedelic industry’s healing centers
• Trump, Biden easily carry Colorado’s presidential primaries
• Denver Art Museum workers vote to unionize

awful + uniting

• Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds DNA scientist manipulated data in hundreds of cases over decades
• Arapahoe County deputy fired after being found guilty of providing a gun to a felon
• Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office to pay $1.5M to settle lawsuit filed by man stunned by Taser while handcuffed

awful + controversy

• Dems Defeat ‘Extreme’ Anti-Abortion Bills
• ‘Dark day for democracy’: Coloradans highlight election threats in wake of 14th Amendment ruling
• Colorado Republicans, facing power gap, will try to impeach — or recall — Jena Griswold over Trump ballot case

awesome + uniting

• How to celebrate Women’s History Month in Colorado
• What to know about Denver Restaurant Week 2024
• Colorado teachers celebrate proposed elimination of Budget Stabilization Factor

awesome + controversy

• Hickenlooper Sponsors Bill to Protect IVF
• New bill would put climate scientist, person of color on board that regulates Colorado’s air quality
• ‘My house ain’t for sale’: Russell Wilson says he hopes to return to Broncos

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• Long COVID may have hit more than 700,000 Coloradans, and clinics are struggling to keep up
• Colorado ranchers sentenced after tampering with rain gauges to increase crop subsidies
• Paramedic sentenced to five years over 2019 death of Elijah McClain

awful + controversy

• Donald Trump endorses Lauren Boebert in GOP primary in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District
• Colorado AG breaks up anesthesiology monopoly that dominated Denver and Durango health care markets
• Colorado GOP sends pro-Trump mailer attacking chairman’s primary opponent, newspaper

awesome + uniting

• Denver-area residents could soon start getting deliveries by drones
• Jokic’s triple-double in 130-110 win over Wizards gives him at least one against every opponent
• Despite many hurdles, Colorado’s economy should plow ahead in 2024, forecast says

awesome + controversy

• Mileage goals, pollution fines, drilling pauses: Colorado Democrats unveil ambitious package to cut ozone
• Starbucks baristas from Lakewood and Longmont join workers across the nation in massive unionization effort
• Lawmakers Advance Bill Mandating More Training To Carry Concealed Handguns in Colorado

awful + uniting

• Colorado rally Saturday marks 2 years since Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Colorado man dies after bite from one of his two pet Gila monsters
• What’s behind the damage to Denver’s Martin Luther King Jr. monument: “It’s an absolute disaster and heartbreaking”

awful + controversy

• Debate on trans rights bills may test the limits of acceptable speech in the Colorado House
• GOP candidate Nikki Haley to host rally in Colorado
• Feds investigating Colorado Board of Education member for alleged misuse of union funds

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• Polis, lawmakers unveil $74 million tax credit, loan program for Colorado quantum companies
• Annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival returns for two weekends
• It’s official: Amache National Historic Site ensures federal protection for former Japanese American incarceration camp

awesome + controversy

• Colorado lawmakers to consider bill that may curb book bans in school libraries and public libraries
• SeaQuest Littleton Animals Rescued by Denver Zoo and Downtown Aquarium
• Colorado Democrats introduce new gun reform measures

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• Colorado butterfly is “likely in danger of extinction” because of climate change, habitat loss, feds say
• Corpse and 30 Cremated Remains Found at Ex-Funeral Director’s Home
• Colorado one of at least 6 U.S. states considering tougher penalties for killing police dogs

awful + controversy

• ACLU sues Children’s Hospital on behalf of an 18-year-old seeking gender-affirming surgery
• GOP chair uses party resources for own congressional bid
• Cyberattack shuts down Colorado public defender’s office

awesome + uniting

• Lunar New Year is an official Colorado holiday this year. Here’s what that means to locals and how they celebrate
• New security checkpoint opens for travelers at Denver International Airport
• Turn office buildings into apartments and get a tax credit, Colorado bill proposes

awesome + controversy

• Colorado Democrats make new push to give Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers more transparency over their rides
• Unaffiliated voters won’t be blocked from open primaries in Colorado this June, judge rules
• What’s Working: Colorado ranked as one of the top states for protecting consumer data, but it still gets a C+

awful + uniting

• Colorado hits Suncor with landmark $10.5 million settlement and tougher monitors for air pollution
• Texas man arrested after alleged motorcycle sprint from Colorado Springs to Denver in 20 minutes
• Denver cuts services in response to the migrant crisis that’s costing the city $180 million

awful + controversy

• Starbucks must reinstate Colorado baristas “illegally” fired, National Labor Relations Board rules
• Trump disqualification case from Colorado faces headwinds of Supreme Court doubt
• Aurora mayor, other GOP leaders slam state party for support of election denier Tina Peters