Colorado Week in Review

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• President Joe Biden tells US Air Force Academy graduates their leadership needed in increasingly confusing world
• Nuggets or Heat the wager: Palisade peaches or gulf grouper
• State floats grants to keep lifeguards employed throughout Colorado

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• ‘I had to choose between lying and losing my position’: Liz Cheney speaks in Colorado
• Colorado bans the manufacture, possession and sale of “ghost guns”
• 2023 PNC Denver Runoff Candidate Questionnaire

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• Amazon delivery drivers in Colorado peed in bottles, pooped in bags to keep jobs, lawsuit says
• Fired Aurora cop convicted of complicity in pistol-whipping case gets home detention
• Denver sheriff’s deputy fired, accused of sexual assault and sending lewd photos while in uniform

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• Metro Denver home prices defy gravity of higher mortgage rates in May
• Residents resist censorship of LGBTQ books in Douglas County libraries
• Boebert Changes Story Over Missed Debt Ceiling Vote

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• Littleton police officer who saved partner becomes Colorado’s first to receive Medal of Valor
• Nuggets 3-pointers: Nikola Jokic’s fourth quarter of Game 3 proves he can survive any slog or slump
• Mobolade claims mayor’s seat in decisive victory over veteran politician, promises to work for everyone

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• Biden may halt Space Command move: Report
• This Colorado district needed teachers. It found them in the Philippines.
• New law aims to spur trust between Colorado police and kids

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• Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana
• A driver in Colorado tried to switch seats with his dog to avoid a DUI arrest, police say
• Dying man denied medical care in El Paso County jail, lawsuit alleges

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• Boebert Promotes “Globalist” Conspiracy at Rally Opposing World Health Organization
• Denver receives first busload of migrants from Texas
• Study reveals more than quarter of office space in downtown Denver currently vacant

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• Series preview: Battle of elite big men as Nuggets-Lakers clash in West Finals
• New dinosaur museum opens in Colorado mountains
• Millions of dilapidated houses sit vacant in the U.S. A Colorado college program aims to change that.

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• Why there’s so much rain on Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains
• Colorado fisherman reels in likely record-breaking trout, but there’s a catch
• Here’s a roundup of successful Colorado bills on guns, abortion and cost of living

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• Denver mayor warns of service cuts if federal government doesn’t step up its response to migrant crisis
• Southern Colorado admins not laughing at this senior prank; major security concerns raised
• “Catastrophic” hazmat incident in Denver is “highly likely,” new study shows

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• Bill to ban evictions without ‘just cause’ dies in Colorado Senate
• Charges dropped against Black ranchers whose story of racial discrimination garnered national attention
• Disney’s theme park no-fly-zones may be at risk from new legislation co-sponsored by Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene

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• Free, statewide recycling program coming to Colorado
• Colorado lawmakers in race against time as adjournment deadline looms
• Cool things to do in Denver: Cinco de Mayo edition

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• In major last-minute course correction, Colorado Democrats move to issue $2 billion in flat-rate taxpayer refund checks
• Westminster Starbucks votes to unionize as labor board rules in favor of another Colorado Starbucks union leader
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners unanimously approve plan to restore wolves on Western Slope

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• ‘I don’t feel safe driving through Kansas anymore’: Colorado woman, ACLU sue over police tactic known as ‘Kansas two step’
• Colorado man sues sheriff’s office, alleging excessive force after being tased 35 times
• Among the injured at Gaylord Rockies, a father who shielded his son from falling HVAC duct

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• Proud Boys’ Ties to Colorado: Boebert, Other Republicans, a Trump Rally in CO Springs, and More
• Colorado lawmakers could block constituents on social media if governor signs bipartisan bill
• Exclusive: Lauren Boebert Accused of Illegally Spending $60k on Campaign

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• Avalanche, Kraken to play Game 7 for trip to Western 2nd Round
• Mayor of Mexico city advocates investing in migrant destinations, including Denver
• Colorado becomes 1st state to pass “right to repair” law for farmers

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• Property tax relief bill expected early next week at state Capitol
• Gov. Polis signs 4 gun control bills addressing age limits, red flag laws and more
• Clark endorses Mobolade for mayor

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• Depressed? Anxious? Colorado’s Front Range air pollution may be a factor
• Four bystanders injured in LoDo police shooting file lawsuit against officer
• Dangerous conditions at supermax prison cited as Colorado lawmaker tries to boost staffing

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• Rep. Lauren Boebert Lists What Patriots Should Be Willing To Do And… It’s Something
• Colorado GOP Chair Dave Williams’ day job as a legislative aide raises some concerns at the Capitol
• Gorsuch sold Colorado property to major law firm head after confirmation: report

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• Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: Nikola Jokic dominates, Anthony Edwards joins Kobe Bryant as Denver takes 3-0 lead
• Colorado’s school finance bill promises to fully fund K-12 education by the 2024-25 academic year
• Landlords will have to cap pet rent for residents under new bill headed to Polis’ desk

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• This Colorado town is getting a makeover on an HGTV show
• Colorado to end COVID-19 exposure notification system
• Colorado startup says it has a viable smart gun that only shoots for registered user

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• $17,000 reward offered in death of Arvada woman killed by large rock thrown through windshield
• Colorado Gator Farm in Alamosa burns early Tuesday, killing several animals
• These 3 Colorado cities have some of the worst air pollution in the nation

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• Dozens gather at Colorado State Capitol to call for peace in Sudan after Denver man killed
• Fox, Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems reach $787M settlement over false election claims
• How Lauren Boebert’s visit to a rural Colorado school started a small revolt against the district

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• Colorado Senate OKs strengthening Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
• Making, possessing and selling “ghost guns” will likely soon be illegal in Colorado
• Lauren Boebert and Democratic challenger Adam Frisch in dead heat, new poll shows

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• Colorado’s big land-use bill, explained
• Magic mushroom board convenes in Colorado for first time as September deadline looms
• Colorado governor signs three bills further protecting access to abortion, gender-affirming care into law. Here’s what they do.

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• Colorado to get $32 million settlement from Juul, the vaping company sued over its marketing to teens
• Fan who attacked Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger, turns himself in to Denver Police Department
• Flooding in northwestern Colorado cancels school in Hayden, Highway 40 reopens

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• Big-game hunting interest soars beyond Colorado’s capacity
• Colorado lawmaker likens physical disabilities to injuries from running with bulls
• Colorado planned to lease state land to Utah power company for a natural gas plant. Then protests surfaced.

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• Avalanche Have 91% Chance of Home-Ice in Round One; Best Chances and Schedules
• Mobolade faces Williams in Springs mayoral runoff
• Here’s how Colorado plans to slow global warming using carbon capture

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• Democrats pass 3 bills strengthening abortion rights in Colorado
• Bills raising the age to buy a gun to 21 and expanding ‘red flag’ orders headed to the governor’s desk
• Denver mayor’s race runoff set between Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough

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• Students across Colorado walk out of class, demand stricter gun control legislation
• Week 1 of Stauch trial ends with physical evidence, texts
• Fish with rare ‘sandy flesh’ disease discovered in Colorado

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• EPA estimates Colorado needs $12 billion to remove existing lead water pipes
• A well-funded, dark-money political group that opposed Cory Gardner reemerges to take on Lauren Boebert in 2024
• Body camera video shows removal of student from Colorado House chambers during protest

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• Jefferson County gives 20 acres near fairgrounds to Westernaires as permanent home
• This Colorado ski resort was just named the best in North America by popular skiing, snowboarding website
• New plan calls for 2M electric vehicles in Colorado by 2035

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• Ban on corporal punishment in Colorado schools advances to Polis’ desk
• New wolf bills offer options for livestock owners
• Colorado’s new Democratic leader, Shad Murib, wants to open the party’s ‘next frontier’

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• Community honors beloved transgender flight attendant, activist who died by suicide
• Loveland principal put on leave after 14 teachers left campus during threat
• Colorado legislators take Uinta Basin Railway concerns to EPA, calling derailments ‘shockingly common’

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• Dominion Voting Systems defamation case against Fox will go to trial, judge rules
• Denver airport leader decries “cheap and unfounded partisan attacks” for helping sink FAA nomination
• Lauren Boebert Obsesses Over Public Urination at Crime Hearing

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• TK’s Surf & Turf Kitchen helps kick off first-ever Denver Black Restaurant Week
• Bipartisan Colorado bill would require insurance to cover prosthetics for sports, recreation
• Advocates hail climate benefits of Colorado Democrats’ sweeping housing plan

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• After deepest NCAA tournament run in 20 years, CU women’s basketball could be approaching new era of success
• Colorado House democrats vote to limit debate on gun bills, cutting off Republican filibuster
• A Colorado bill would allow for more speed cameras. The sponsor says it’s about safety, not revenue

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• Federal judge finds woman’s 14-month detention in Aurora immigration facility violates Constitution
• Colorado dentist charged with first-degree murder in wife’s poisoning death
• Colorado legislators hear from East High students pressing for action after shooting

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• Lauren Boebert Floats Adding Human Babies to Endangered Species List
• Centennial Pumps Brakes on New Pickleball Courts Over Sound Fears
• Father of 12-year-old killed by owner of stolen car calls for Colorado law prohibiting vigilantism