Colorado Week in Review

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• ‘This is for you, Denver!’: Colorado Avalanche celebrate first Stanley Cup victory since 2001
• Denver will release 2,000 more e-bike vouchers for July and even more throughout summer to expand popular program
• Colorado to release draft of new water plan, calling it a blueprint for the state’s future

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• The 2022 Colorado primary dust has settled. Here are the key takeaways moving into November
• Legalization of Psychedelic Medicines Will Likely Be on CO Ballots this November
• Will the Rainbow Gathering Run Roughshod Over Colorado’s Public Lands?

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• A nationwide abortion ban would increase maternal deaths by 24%, according to new CU Boulder research
• Combination of facility smoke and stagnant weather puts some Coloradans at greater respiratory risk
• UPDATE: Candidate for EPC sheriff got help for petition signatures via alleged bribes

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• Roe v. Wade reversal could threaten LGBTQ+ rights in Colorado
• How John Eastman’s Seized Phone Could Bring More Shame on CU Boulder
• Colorado’s cannabis industry prepares for tough times as U.S. recession looms

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• Colorado taxpayers could see $750 refund checks this summer, new forecast estimates
• Still haven’t cast your ballot in Colorado’s primaries? We’re here to help.
• In the face of intimidation, Denver PrideFest presses forward

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• Colorado moves one step closer to a government-designed health insurance plan
• High court upholds family leave law
• Poll shows Polis, Bennet leading Republican challengers, but voters trust GOP on more top issues

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• Pack it up. It’s heading back to Florida. Game 6 is Sunday night on Denver7
• Family of Olde Town shooting victim Johnny Hurley sues Arvada Police Department
• Colorado sees a drop in life expectancy not seen since WWII, driven by COVID and overdose deaths

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• Tina Peters Campaign Paid $50k to Militia-Affiliated Business
• Colorado Republican Senate Candidate May Not Accept the Results of the 2022 Primary Election
• As leaders react to Roe getting overturned, Coloradans take to the street

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• Gov. Polis joins Black Democratic Caucus to raise Juneteenth flag
• Avalanche Rout Lightning With Seven-Goal Flurry to Take 2–0 Stanley Cup Series Lead
• Colorado Mammoth capture NLL championship

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• Children Ages 6 Months To 5 Can Get Vaccinated Against COVID
• This Colorado town might change its name to ‘Kush’ to celebrate its growing cannabis industry
• Smell Lil’ Stinker, the rare corpse flower, at Denver Botanic Gardens

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• Nebraska man pleads guilty to threatening Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
• Report: Tens of Thousands of CO Children Threatened by Proximity to Oil & Gas Operations
• Colorado River water use may have to be slashed by a quarter to avert crisis, federal official warns

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• Who is John Eastman, the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation?
• 4 teens charged in Northfield High paintball gun incident
• Denver’s crackdown on concealed carry results in battle over park

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• Denver will host 1st Cities Summit of the Americas in 2023
• Ride the Rockies starts this weekend, leads bicyclists on 436-mile route through Colorado’s mountains
• Colorado Avalanche will face Tampa Bay Lightning in Stanley Cup Final

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• Gun control goes hyperlocal in Colorado, as restrictions pass in four Boulder County cities
• The CPR News voter guide to Colorado’s 2022 primary elections: How to vote, who’s running and more to know
• Denver’s new affordable housing era: Income-restricted housing will now be mandated in large developments

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• ‘We’ve had enough,’ hundreds gather for Denver March for Our Lives
• Colorado officials evaluate complaint that Boebert used campaign funds to pay off tax liens on restaurant
• Bureau of Prisons to pay $300,000 to settle lawsuit after diabetic prisoner was allegedly deprived of insulin at supermax facility

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• The big new player in Colorado’s Senate GOP primary? Democratic groups
• Conservative feedback reshapes draft Colorado social studies standards
• Colorado bishops want state lawmakers who voted for abortion rights to abstain from communion

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• Aurora’s Vikram Raju Takes 2nd In Scripps National Spelling Bee’s First-Ever Lightning-Round Tiebreaker
• PHOTOS: Five Points Jazz Festival and parade in Denver
• Big investments to address Colorado’s homelessness crisis become law

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• New law offers hope to would-be employees by automatically sealing criminal records
• Colorado joins list of states waiting to make daylight saving time year-round
• Colorado becomes first state to ban anonymous sperm and egg donations

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• Denver Starbucks workers allege retaliation for union vote
• Denver deputy, officers disciplined after duty guns stolen from cars
• Bodies of 2 men pulled from collapsed coal pile at Pueblo power plant

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• Colorado’s moth invasion has begun. How long will ‘miller moths’ stick around?
• Southwest Airlines faces $1.3 million in fines over “systemic violations” of Colorado labor laws
• Congressman says AR-15 is ‘a gun of choice’ for killing raccoons and foxes on Colorado farms, ranches

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• 400 butterflies released in refuge, Polis to sign law aimed at Colorado pollinator protections
• U.S. Senate confirms Charlotte Sweeney as Colorado’s first openly gay federal judge
• Avalanche advance to Western Conference Finals for 1st time in 20 years

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• Colorado leaders celebrate “transformational” education funding
• Douglas Co. commissioners decide not to use ARPA money on San Luis Valley water proposal
• 3 Colorado Congressional Leaders Permanently Banned From Russia

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• After back-to-back shootings, members of Congress from Colorado clash on policy response
• Elijah McClain’s mother attends signing of executive order on police reform, but says Biden’s plan wouldn’t have helped her son
• Colorado Health Officials Report Second Presumptive Monkeypox Case

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• Capitol Gains: What You Were Supposed To Know About Two State Senators
• Contributions by conservative lobbyist appear to run afoul of campaign finance laws
• Federal trial begins for Castle Rock man accused of lying to donors to his “We Build The Wall” campaign

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• Rockies slugger C.J. Cron is doing stuff at first base that Coors Field hasn’t seen since Todd Helton’s heyday. Could All-Star berth be next?
• Polis signs Innovative Housing Incentive Program Bill on site of future GJ megafactory
• Late May snow pastes Colorado 24 hours after 90-degree heat

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• Colorado Congressman Jason Crow Joins Public Hearing On UFOs
• Colorado Democrats want to be one of the first to hold presidential primaries in 2024
• Five Colorado Starbucks stores have voted to unionize, joining more than 80 nationally

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• Las Animas code enforcer arrested for starting a fire that destroyed homes
• Capitol Gains: Has Colorado Earned Its Corruption-Free Reputation?
• Gov. Jared Polis calls for delay in wild horse roundup after 142 die in federal facility in Cañon City

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• GOP Congressional Candidate Still Thinks Contraception ‘Harms the Poor And the Marginalized Among Women’
• Prosecutors debunk Mesa County clerk’s 2020 election claims
• Rep. Boebert one of 9 Republicans to vote against two bills tied to formula shortage

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• First all-Black climbing team, including Colorado members, summits Mount Everest
• WATCH: Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic accepts NBA MVP award from horse stable in Serbia
• Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues: Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions

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• Colorado lawmakers just passed legislation creating a statewide recycling program. Here’s how it would work.
• ‘We Are Going To Go After Every Single Company Doing This’: Colorado Lawmakers Crack Down On Employers Who Steal Workers’ Wages
• ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ Rally And March Held In Downtown Denver

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• Smoke from New Mexico fires now impacting residents in southern Colorado
• Amid nationwide shortage, Colorado parents search for baby formula and safe alternatives
• Colorado led the nation in bank robberies last year — a ranking that some investigators lay at the hands of desperation and addiction

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• Here’s what’s in the Colorado fentanyl “accountability and prevention” bill just sent to the governor
• Two federal reports muddy water around decision to relocate Space Command away from Colorado
• Judge bars Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters from overseeing 2022 elections

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• Colorado’s Chicano communities celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
• Juneteenth officially becomes Colorado’s newest state holiday.
• MSU Denver makes tuition free for Indigenous students.

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• A former Loveland cop gets sentenced to five-years in prison after violently arresting an elderly dementia patient.
• The Avalanche take 3-0 lead over Nashville in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
• The Colorado legislature passes a bill protecting homeowners from predatory HOAs.

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• A surge of new homeless pets fill local animal shelters.
• Abortion advocates unite in righteous anger and action after draft Roe reversal leaks.
• Colorado’s Chicano murals are included on a list of the nation’s most endangered historic places.

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• A leaked draft opinion suggests that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe, months after Colorado Democrats affirmed abortion access in the state.
• Colorado COVID cases and outbreaks increase.
• The Colorado Senate votes to felonize fentanyl possession over one gram, whether someone knows they possess the drug or not.

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• Jessica Watkins makes history as first Black woman on ISS crew
• Broncos off to ‘good start’ in 2022 NFL Draft, adding pair of impact players and three picks
• Right To Repair Bill Passes Out Of Senate, Moves Closer To Governor’s Desk

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• Colorado taxpayers can expect $400 checks by late summer, Democrats announce
• Denver judge rejects effort to end Don Coram’s primary challenge against Lauren Boebert
• Xcel Energy agrees to close Pueblo’s Comanche 3 coal plant by 2031

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• Parks and Wildlife employee seeks justice after director’s ‘back of the bus’ remark
• Rep. Boebert involved in ‘beginning stages’ of White House Jan. 6 planning, ex-aide says
• Evictions in Denver climb to pre-pandemic levels despite millions in aid available

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• Douglas County Commissioner Calls Colleague A ‘Cancer’ As Board Erupts In Controversy… Again
• Critic Fears New CU President’s Commitment to Diversity Is a Sham
• BANNED, ON THE RUN: As Aurora ban on homeless camping gears up, opposition continues amid scant details