Colorado Week in Review

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• Biden visits Boebert’s district to reject Republican criticism of green policies
• Gov. Jared Polis signs law giving a $30 million boost to eviction prevention for low-income renters
• New urban gardens are coming to West Denver neighborhoods thanks to $500,000 EPA grant

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• Deion Sanders, coach of a 4-8 team, wins SI Sportsperson of the Year
• Effort to ban mountain lion hunting in Colorado heats up with state Supreme Court challenge and a second ballot measure
• Colorado State Patrol starts motor vehicle relief program

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• Prosecutors say Aurora paramedics ignored Elijah McClain’s distress and instead injected him with fatal dose of ketamine
• Colorado lawmaker abruptly announces her resignation, citing “sensationalistic and vitriolic” political environment
• Colorado GOP Leader Predicts Civil War if Trump Is Forced Off Ballot or If Election ‘Fraud’ Continues

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• Gov. Polis welcomes Global Conference for Israel attendees amid protests
• Colorado conservatives call for law enforcement action to ban books
• Jefferson Parkway future uncertain after dismissal of lawsuit that followed plutonium concerns

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• Colorado coffee shop cracks the top 5 in USA Today’s national ranking
• Environmental Group Ranks Colorado 7th in Progress Toward Aligning Transporation Policy with Climate Goals
• Interview: Jared Polis joins Utah’s governor to talk civility in politics, even with contentious state issues

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• Colorado has “abysmal” recycling rate, but most plastic bags and foam takeout containers are on their way out soon
• Federal judge denies effort to block enforcement of Colorado’s new law imposing 3-day waiting period on gun purchases
• ‘This is a special win’: Broncos show potential, continue to redefine season with win over Bills

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• Colorado middle schooler’s racist rant caught on video, raising concern for school violence
• DA: Federal Heights police lack of investigation into serious felony cases in Colorado “Utterly alarming”
• One year after Club Q shooting, survivors struggle with pain, trauma and unpaid medical bills

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• Families with autistic children seek stability as providers struggle with Colorado’s Medicaid system
• Trump ‘engaged in an insurrection,’ judge says, but should remain on Colorado ballot
• GOP Legislator Suggests Coloradans Could Use Rent Aid Checks to ‘Buy Cocaine All Day’

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• Your guide to Thanksgiving volunteering and community service opportunities across Colorado
• Colorado lawmakers face deadline to get children in need food benefits next summer
• The Denver Zoo Has Become Very Big in the Elephant Sperm Business

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• Kaiser Permanente workers ratify contract after strike
• Price war forces gas prices below $2 on road south of Denver
• Another Colorado 14er could have its name changed

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• Colorado sees antisemitic, Islamophobic incidents rise since Israel-Hamas war
• Suicidal thoughts, bullying and drugs are plaguing Colorado students, according to latest Safe2Tell report
• After repeated atrocities, state asks lawmakers for permission to more closely regulate funeral homes

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• Black widow spider population rises after humid Colorado summer
• Gov. Polis calls special legislative session on property tax spike after Prop HH failure
• Momentum behind impeachment inquiry slows under new speaker

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• World’s first commercial space plane soon headed from Colorado to Ohio
• Polis touts budget proposal he says ‘fully funds our public schools’
• Broncos stun Chiefs: Denver slows Patrick Mahomes in Week 8 for first win over K.C. in last 17 meetings

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• Boulder County will increase minimum wage to $25 by 2030
• Group supporting Proposition HH launches $1 million ad blitz as Election Day nears
• Man’s wallet blocks bullet in suspected road rage shooting on Colorado Springs Airport grounds

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• Elijah McClain case: Parties make closing arguments and jury heads to deliberations
• Clear Creek deputy who fatally shot Christian Glass pleads not guilty
• Sheriff: Man found dead at Glenwood park ‘could have implemented an attack of devastating proportions’

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• Testimony from election deniers begins Trump’s defense in Colorado 14th Amendment trial
• Colorado Working Families Party Calls on Candidates to Denounce Colorado Conservative Patriot Alliance Endorsement
• School Board Candidate: Schools Should Teach Big Bang & Creationism & Let Kids Decide What’s True

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• Denver’s first snow of season will remain heavy at times through Sunday morning
• County clerks encourage voters to return ballots early
• Chop your own Colorado Christmas tree: Permits to cut a tree are becoming available around the state

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• Jason Momoa signing vodka bottles in Parker, Wheat Ridge
• Denver could get a passenger train route to the mountains: CDOT
• City to test 3D printing as potential solution to housing shortage

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• Members of Colorado’s Congressional delegation send letter to TSA, push for solutions to security lines at Denver International Airport
• Postal workers demand protections as reports of assaults and robberies increase
• Internal complaints allege Denver sheriff’s deputies aren’t using body worn cameras correctly

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• Jenna Ellis, a Coloradan, becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia’s election
• Judge rules Buena Vista Christian preschool can remain in Universal Pre-K program
• Israeli-Gaza war resolution conflict erupts at Aurora City Hall as hundreds protest

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• Colorado named U.S. Tech Hub for quantum computing
• Check your mail: Colorado ballots sent out Monday
• Denver man’s sister Natalie Raanan, stepmother Judith Raanan are the hostages released Friday in Israel-Hamas war

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• 82% of new cars and trucks sold in Colorado must be electric or zero-emission within a decade, state says
• State, Pueblo offer up to $40M to entice global wind-energy company
• Denver City Council committee approves contract for 300 manufactured sleeping units

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• Reported hate crimes reach record high in Colorado
• Southbound I-25 reopens north of Pueblo following train derailment
• Nearly 200 bodies recovered from a Colorado funeral home accused of improper storage

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• Political and religious influences amplify in some Colorado school board races, as focus shifts away from students
• Colorado has the four most expensive housing markets in U.S. not on a coast
• Ken Buck one of multiple Republicans receiving death threats for voting against Rep. Jim Jordan as House Speaker

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• ‘Ring of fire’ eclipse moves across Colorado, Americas
• Colorado peddling $2.5 million to communities launching their own e-bike rebates
• Bigfoot ‘spotted’ in Colorado in broad daylight — and it’s all on camera: ‘We’re convinced’

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• Union, Kaiser reach tentative agreement to avoid further strikes
• Colorado judge strikes down Trump’s attempt to toss a lawsuit seeking to bar him from 2024 primary ballot
• Colorado cities accelerate turf wars with new construction bans, public median rip-outs

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• ‘Today’s verdict was a difficult one:’ State lawmakers who’ve worked on police reform react to McClain verdict
• ‘A Colorado hero’: Service honors Pueblo peace officer Guerin Sandoval
• Data shows hundreds of RTD operators received paid time off due to drug exposure

awful + controversy

• Colorado lawmaker apologizes for ‘harm to our community’ over not condemning Hamas attack
• Author of scathing principal survey, and his school board race opponent, say DPS isn’t making critical safety changes
• A Colorado Mansion First Listed for $37 Million Sells for Big Discount

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• Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport to switch to unleaded aviation fuel 3 years ahead of deadline
• Gov. Polis declares Oct. 7 ‘Patrick Stewart Day’ in Colorado
• Shedeur Sanders Taunts Arizona State Student Section With Watch Celebration After Colorado Win

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• Tarantulas in Colorado are on the move, and they’re looking for love
• Ban on hunting mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado could land on 2024 ballot
• “Cash is freedom”: Denver experiment with basic income for homeless gets City Council support

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• Colorado officials react to violence in Israel and Gaza; Palestine coalition plans protest at state capitol
• Doctor testifies that officers failed to treat Elijah McClain as his condition deteriorated while handcuffed on the ground
• ‘Horrific:’ More than 100 bodies found inside Colorado funeral home, criminal investigation underway

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• Colorado’s Buck among 8 Republicans who vote to remove McCarthy as speaker
• Kaiser healthcare workers’ three-day strike winds down, parties agree to more talks
• The Triangle Bar, one of Denver’s first LGBTQ+ establishments, closes due to homeless encampments, owners say

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• NASA’s Osiris-REx spacecraft returns sample of asteroid to Earth thanks to Colorado scientists
• Colorado Senators push for permanent pay increase for federal firefighters
• Biden signs 45-day funding bill to keep government open

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• 3-day waiting period for gun purchases starts Sunday in Colorado
• Abortion-rights groups file 2024 ballot initiatives to protect abortion access in Colorado constitution
• Colorado Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo introduces more legislation to address long passport wait times

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• Broncos DC Vance Joseph after historic, 70-20 loss to Dolphins: “Obviously, I didn’t get them ready”
• Arvada Police Department settles lawsuit from family of ‘good Samaritan’ who stopped active shooter
• Remains of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew found in Moffat 3+ years after last seen

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• Colorado got the Space Command Headquarters. But Alabama isn’t done fighting for it
• Failed AZ Gov. Candidate Kari Lake to Headline CO GOP’s Fundraising Dinner
• Colorado, national far-right activist groups target Cherry Creek schools in false LGTBQ book allegations

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• Colorado Climate Corps the seed for President Biden’s new American Climate Corps plan
• Colorado’s voter-approved affordable housing program is popular, with dozens of cities seeking money
• Colorado fall colors: 12 recommended drives to witness the expected vibrant autumn leaves of 2023

awesome + controversy

• Medical debt removed from credit reports in Colorado, but you should double check
• On a hydrogen-powered train, Colorado leaders stress urgency of Front Range passenger rail
• Despite recent violent spree, Denver’s crime rates are falling

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• Colorado wildfire experts worried by lack of new trees in burn areas
• Family of Brandon Lee Cole calls for more accountability from Denver Police Department
• Moose headbutts stomps woman, dog, marking 4th moose attack on Colorado hiker this year

awful + controversy

• Sen. Michael Bennet pushes for re-expansion of child tax credit as poverty rates rise
• Shutdown inches closer as U.S. House GOP fails to pass defense bill, lawmakers exit D.C.
• Colorado vs. Oregon score, takeaways: No. 10 Ducks eviscerate Deion Sanders-led Buffs in dominant showing