Colorado Week in Review

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• Colorado Lawmakers Prepare To Enter Special Session On COVID Relief
• How the Cardboard Cory protest in Colorado helped Democrats defeat Gardner in the U.S. Senate race
• Rocky Mountaineer Announces First U.S. Train Route From Denver To Moab

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• Sand Creek Massacre Statue To Replace Torn Down Soldier Monument At Colorado’s Capitol
• Colorado oil and gas regulators finalize new rules for the drilling industry — and themselves
• 2 Church Parking Lots In Denver To Become Sanctioned Camps For Those Experiencing Homelessness

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• More Coloradans than ever are contagious with COVID-19, as state warns about hospital trends
• After warnings to avoid travel, Denver Mayor Hancock flies to visit family for Thanksgiving
• Friday marks five years since Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting

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• Colorado Republicans in Congress remain mum on Trump’s refusal to concede
• With only a ‘gut feeling’, Adams County GOP chairperson ‘rejects’ election outcome, suspects fraud
• DA: Antonio Blackbear Police Killing Justified Even Though Gun Was Fake

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• Colorado reacts to Biden victory: Celebrations, pro-Trump protests erupt in Denver
• Why John Hickenlooper won and Cory Gardner lost Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
• Proposition 113 Approved, Colorado’s Presidential Electoral Votes Could Still Go To Winner Of National Popular Vote
• Marijuana’s 2020 Election Sweep Means Fifteen States Have Legalized

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• Voter approval of Colorado wolf reintroduction means “paws on the ground” by late 2023
• Denver Pit Bull Legalization Winning Big: What Now?
• Colorado regulators give initial OK to ban on flaring of oil, gas wells to curb methane pollution

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• Video: Polis Pleads With Colorado To ‘Show The Grit We Need,’ Reconsider Thanksgiving Plans To Overcome Coronavirus Surge
• Climbers Witness Another’s Fatal Fall From North Maroon Peak
• Mark Redwine’s Murder Trial On Hold As Judge Waits For COVID-19 Test Results

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• Platteville officer placed on leave following Facebook post saying he’ll ‘beat the hell’ out of Democrats
• Denver officer suspended after making derogatory comments about sign with Spanish writing
• Eight arrested after protest march, night of vandalism on East Colfax Avenue in Denver

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• Colorado’s surging early-vote turnout is a strong sign for Democrats
• Colorado Voters Could Be First to Pass Paid Family Leave by Ballot Measure
• King Soopers stores in Colorado will soon offer $25 rapid COVID-19 antibody tests

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• Gov. Jared Polis announces $375 direct payments for more than 400,000 Coloradans
• A pledge to remember that Denver sits on stolen land will now follow the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ at city council meetings
• Southwest Airlines announces Colorado Springs routes, schedules

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• Denver’s COVID-19 lockdown is likely inevitable, but expected to come in phases
• Coronavirus, Frigid Temps Take Toll On Shelters For People Experiencing Homelessness
• Andrew Wommack Ministries linked to new COVID-19 outbreaks after filing a lawsuit for ban on large gatherings

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• Denver Metro Area Businesses Prepare For Post-Election Protests, Some Board Up Windows
• Not Exactly Model Behavior: Best Wha-Huh? Moments From Lauren Boebert
• Colorado man denied lottery winnings after missing deadline by 3 days

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• Colorado Scientists At Lockheed Martin Celebrate Historic Day With OSIRIS-REx
• Colorado stories are some of the most compelling at this year’s Denver Film Fest
• Colorado seeing 52% increase in flu vaccines over last year

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• Denver’s unique sales tax to fight climate change could be a blueprint for future action nationwide
• Aurora becomes first Colorado city to ban “no-knock” warrants
• New Phone App To Track Colorado Coronavirus Exposure Will Arrive This Weekend

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• Colorado Is Entering A Dangerous Third Wave Of The Coronavirus Pandemic, Polis And Top Health Leaders Say
• Facing a deluge of election misinformation, Colorado takes the offensive against it
• “Lots of structure loss” after East Troublesome fire’s explosion into Grand Lake, but changing weather slows march toward Estes Park

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• A Federal Judge Sides With Colorado Churches In A Lawsuit Against Two Public Health Mandates
• Douglas County, Tri-County Health Strike Tentative Agreement
• CU’s Board of Regents planned to fire Bruce Benson before he announced retirement, records show

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• ‘Record turnout’ already seen in Colorado election
• Four out of top 5 best places to live are in Colorado, says US News
• Polis announces virtual workshop, funding for future of outdoor dining in colder months

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• Colorado governor bans late fees for renters through end of 2020
• With Gardner trailing Hickenlooper, national GOP groups scale back spending in Colorado
• ACLU praises sheriffs for reducing jail populations

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• Holzer pleads guilty to Pueblo synagogue bomb plot
• DA plans to charge Denver security guard with second-degree murder in connection with deadly shooting
• Cameron Peak Fire forces Masonville residents to flee as blaze grows to largest in history

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• Former Boulder County Sheriff’s Sgt. Christopher Mecca Faces Charges of Assault, Misconduct
• QAnon, the Conspiracy Web Creeping Into U.S. Politics: QuickTake
• Court fines and fees fuel Colorado governments at expense of poor

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• Colorado’s Boom Supersonic Reveals Prototype Of XB-1 Commercial Jet
• Ballots get mailed out Friday; here’s what you need to know
• Colorado celebrates its inaugural Cabrini Day

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• This Colorado community will pay you $100 to visit it; plus other areas to explore this fall
• Biden leads Trump by 10 points in state, new Colorado Politics/9News poll shows
• Colorado won’t try to collect the $1.4 million in overpaid unemployment benefits it distributed after all

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• State advisory committee shares guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Colorado
• Denver Stores Dropping Many COVID-19 Safety Procedures
• Colorado’s dry conditions worsen, with nearly 60% of state in extreme drought

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• 1 dead, security guard in custody after shooting near dueling Denver rallies
• A deleted voter story at a local Denver TV station has morphed into a monster
• Opposition to 22-week abortion ban winning the money race among Colorado issue campaigns

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• Colorado releases climate action ‘roadmap’ for meeting emissions targets
• Progress Now Colorado takes positions ahead of ballot website rollout
• Colorado not fazed by mail-in ballot drama

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• The largest wildfire in Colorado’s history is now 100 percent contained
• Colorado governor to mass-pardon 2,700-plus marijuana convictions
• Colorado parolees are now allowed to vote. And advocates are rushing to register them.

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• ‘Thousands’ of students not enrolled in school as Polis, school officials make plea to parents
• Black woman who called officer ‘master’ while upside down in patrol car says she cried watching bodycam
• Colorado shuts down Clear View Behavioral Health Monday, will seek to revoke license permanently

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• Julian Assange may end up at Colorado’s Supermax prison, UK court told
• Pendley ruling raises questions about legality of his decisions
• Colorado Proud Boys remain active, have protested with neo-Nazis

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• All Aboard: RTD’s N Line Starts Rolling From Denver To Thornton
• Kill fish to save fish: Behind Colorado’s effort to save the Rio Grande cutthroat trout
• Fall colors expected to peak across Colorado this weekend

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• Colorado’s ‘Move Over Law’ now has new requirements for drivers
• Nuggets’ magical “bubble” run sets stage for next season: “We have something special brewing”
• Ann Arbor follows Denver’s lead in decriminalizing magic mushrooms

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• Colorado police stop 10 speeding Porsche drivers
• COVID-19 Denver: Average Cases Have Doubled in Two Weeks
• Black Women Protest Peacefully In Denver After Announcement Of No Charges For Officers In Breonna Taylor Case

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• Bennet Rails Against Trump’s ‘We’ll See’ And Push To Fill Supreme Court Seat
• McConnell: Gardner Is Likely To Be “Key Vote” That Gets Supreme Court Nominee “Across the Finish Line”
• “Every” vs. “Only”: Activists Point to Veiled Repercussions of CO Amendment 76

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• Colorado couple’s 20-year search for extinct fruit finally pays off
• First round of $300 Lost Wages Assistance payments headed to Coloradans
• Celebrate the Jewish High Holy Days, Pandemic-Style

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• USPS agrees to scrap confusing election mailers in Colorado
• Colorado economic recovery proceeding at fast pace, two reports show
• George Gore’s bloody legacy could soon be erased from Colorado’s mountains, replaced with a nod to the Utes

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• Air Quality Unhealthy For Everyone As Wildfire Smoke Gets Worse In Colorado
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death pours intensity on, could reshape Colorado’s hotly contested Senate race
• Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Scraps Proposal For Sanctioned Homeless Camp In Five Points

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• Prosecutors file dozens of charges against demonstrators who organized Aurora protests this summer
• What impact will Trump’s slur against fallen service members have in El Paso County?
• State Senate Candidate Lynn Gerber Is Latest CO Republican To Support QAnon

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• Colorado drug shows promise against COVID-19
• Denver restaurant owner says new cleaning device makes his restaurant the safest in Colorado
• Denver Broncos announce ‘Inspire Change’ initiative focused on addressing social, racial justice issues

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• Oil and gas regulators signal support for 2,000-foot setbacks
• Call police for a woman who is changing clothes in an alley? A new program in Denver sends mental health professionals instead.
• Cameron Peak fire area received up to 14 inches of snow, dampening wildfire’s growth

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• COVID-19: More Than 200 CU Boulder, CSU Positive Tests So Far
• Colorado stops nearly $1 billion in unemployment benefits from being paid to scammers
• Family, friends of immigrant family killed in Denver arson fire want answers and arrests

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• Colorado’s top election official threatens to refer Trump for prosecution in cases of suspected double-voting
• Crow joins Dem. lawmakers in urging continuation of military newspaper
• Over 130 Faith Leaders Voice Opposition to Colorado’s Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure