Colorado Week in Review

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• A running list of Colorado athletes that have won Olympic medals in Tokyo
• Broncos defense looking to dominate this season
• Whataburger location plans to break gound in Colorado Springs next week

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• Friday’s Monsoon Storms Dropped Nearly 25% Of The Annual Precip Between Erie And Broomfield
• More than 200,000 Coloradans to receive checks related to being overcharged by CenturyLink
• BLM reforms seek to stop slaughter of wild horses

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• Summer of smog: Colorado on track for its worst air quality in over a decade
• ‘My Car Went Black’: Woman Caught In Mudslide On I-70 Describes Moment Debris Buried Her Car
• Aurora politicians, activists relay outrage for latest police brutality controversy and praise for swift action by chief

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• Former Gov. Richard ‘Dick’ Lamm, A Complex And Controversial Figure In Colorado Politics, Dies At 85
• CDC recommends majority of Colorado counties mask up based on COVID-19 cases
• Polis extends Colorado’s eviction protections ahead of federal moratorium ending

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• Colorado giving out $100 Walmart gift cards to boost vaccinations
• Denver police giving out Advance Auto Parts gift cards instead of tickets for broken tail lights
• A guide to Colorado’s fruit season — from peaches to apples, melons and berries

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• Does nature have a legal right to exist? Colorado mountain town says yes
• Colorado could get $300M from latest opioid settlement if local governments agree to deal
• Moose seen in Colorado Springs rescued by CPW, Fort Carson soldiers

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• Poudre Canyon Flooding: Number Of Missing People Grows, Poudre River Still Off Limits
• 12 Victims Of Aurora Theater Shooting Remembered 9 Years Later
• Plague discovered in 6 Colorado counties after 10-year-old dies

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• Denver creates wage theft unit to prosecute bad bosses who don’t pay
• Black Coloradans arrested at twice the rate of white people nearly a decade after pot legalization
• Survey: 69% of Denver’s homeless moved to a different block after sweep

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• Bald eagle numbers rising despite human population increasing along northern Front Range
• These Coloradans Are Heading To The Olympic Games In Tokyo
• Sen. Bennet, Colorado Democrats celebrate rollout of expanded child tax credit

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• Colorado Republican voters decline, unaffiliated skyrocket
• Denver unveils new affordable condos, criticism of mayor continues about affordability crisis
• Most ‘desirable’ place to live in nation located in Colorado, according to new analysis

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• Advocates rally outside of All-Star Game to shed light on Denver’s homeless problem
• Idaho Springs police officer used Taser without warning on 75-year-old, court documents say
• Mark Redwine found guilty for the murder of his son Dylan in Colorado

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• PFAS “forever chemicals” may seep into Colorado’s water from 501 sites, analysis finds
• DaVita And Former CEO Kent Thiry Indicted On Collusion Charges By Federal Grand Jury
• Billionaire Phil Anschutz and his wife are suing Colorado for a tax refund. How much they want is a secret.

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• New Colorado law tackles insulin prices
• Gov. Polis Has Declared An End To Colorado’s COVID-19 Health Emergency. Here’s What That Means
• Four days in April: How politics brought the MLB All-Star Game to Denver

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• Air Tanker For Fighting Colorado Wildland Fires Can Carry 3,000 Gallons Of Fire Retardant At Up To 28,000 Feet Altitude
• Getting married? New Colorado program could help pay for your wedding
• Colorado will ban single-use plastic bags and polystyrene, create bag fees

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• 4 arrested at Maven Hotel, police feared a “Las Vegas style shooting” during All-Star Game in Denver
• West Nile virus found in Weld County mosquitoes; all Coloradans advised to take precautions
• Denver crime up 22% in June since last year

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• Purdue’s Sackler family to pay Colorado $50 million in settlement over opioid crisis
• Voluntary fishing closure enacted on Colorado River from Kremmling to Rifle
• Uber driver clocked at 102 mph in Lakewood — with passenger in the car

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• Here’s a list of 4th of July weekend fireworks shows across Colorado
• Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Tours Aurora Solar Garden With Sen. John Hickenlooper
• Colorado reaches President Biden’s goal to have 70% of adults vaccinated by July 4th

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• Colorado HOAs losing power to restrict speech on flags and signs
• Colorado governor signs bill providing $15M to help coal-dependent workers, towns transition to clean energy
• Clarence Thomas says federal cannabis ban “may no longer be necessary or proper” as Supreme Court rejects Colorado case

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• Dominant COVID Strain in Colorado Is “Much More Transmissible”
• Now-deleted tweet from Boebert suggests Delta variant isn’t real
• Former CDOT employee accused of stealing nearly $800K to buy gift cards, camping gear and video equipment

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• 9News Can Be Hostile Workplace for Young Women Staffers, Sources Say
• Commissioners reject constitutional sanctuary idea
• Far-Right Militia Apparently Attends CO School Board Meeting on Critical Race Theory

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• Colorado First State to Pass Labor-Backed Electrification Policy
• 91-Year-Old Colorado Man Finally Celebrates PRIDE As An Openly Gay Man
• Colorado wildfires: Cold front and some rain slows fires on the Western Slope

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• It’s official: to-go cocktails are here to stay
• Preliminary congressional map released by Colorado redistricting commission
• Colorado Now Requires Real-Time Air Monitoring For Heavy Polluters

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• CDC investigating delta variant in Mesa County as it gains growing foothold in Colorado
• Good Samaritan who died in Arvada shooting was shot by police, according to sources
• Denver police have yet to make an arrest amid nearly 1,000 reports of catalytic converter thefts

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• In Jason Crow’s Office, Afghan Combat Interpreter Crisis Is Personal
• Denver Sheriff Department Defends Meal Contract With Aramark Amid Inmate Complaints Of ‘Rotten Food’
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to keynote El Paso County Republicans’ annual fundraising dinner

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• Ken Salazar nominated by Joe Biden to be U.S. ambassador to Mexico
• New Data: Foot traffic in Denver is up 133%
• Effort To Designate WWII Site, Preserve 400,000 Acres Of Colorado Land Finds More Support At Congress

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• Gov. Polis signs historic transportation bill
• Griswold implements emergency rules to block Arizona-style audit in Colorado
• “It was insane”: Vandalized Colorado home — a slice of hell — quickly sells above asking price

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• Colorado Weather: It’s Hot, And The Record-Breaking Heat Can Make You Sick. Here’s What To Watch Out For
• Metro Denver, Fort Collins rise up the list of worst U.S. cities for air pollution
• Jury finds second STEM School Highlands Ranch shooter guilty of first-degree murder

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• Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert Votes To Deny Capitol Police Medals For Riot Response
• Arvada Leaders Vote Down Plan For New Amazon Distribution Facility
• Former Colorado GOP Chair Accused of Stealing $280K From Pro-Trump Super PAC

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• Colorado’s 2021 legislative session is over. Here are the big takeaways.
• Senate Confirms First Biden Judges, Beginning Push to Rebalance Courts
• At least 70% of residents in 12 Colorado counties — including Denver, Boulder and Jefferson — are vaccinated

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• Trump Rolled Back A Methane Emissions Rule. Now Rep. DeGette Is Helping Reinstate It
• Federal judge rules MLB All-Star Game can stay in Denver
• It’s Official: Colorado Has Its First Wild Wolf Pups Since The 1940s

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• Northwest Colorado under “extremely critical” fire warning for first time in 15 years as Western Slope drought worsens
• The No. 1 US county for producing tornadoes just spawned another landspout
• 21 indicted in Colorado in connection with international black market marijuana and money laundering scheme

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• Colorado lawmakers kill bill that would have had cops ticket more, arrest less
• Denver revokes Pinkerton’s private security employer license in wake of deadly shooting
• Vegas Golden Knights win fourth straight to cap series comeback, oust Colorado Avalanche in 6

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• United Airlines will buy 15 ultrafast airplanes from start-up Boom Supersonic
• 1st winner of Colorado vaccine lottery announced
• Near full capacity approved for next rounds of Nuggets, Avalanche playoff games at Ball Arena

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• Transportation funding bill heads to the governor’s desk, so when are the fees coming?
• Colorado abortion fund helped 20 times more women last year as other states pass stricter laws
• Eastern Colorado almost entirely drought-free, while exceptional drought persists on Western Slope

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• Colorado Officer Fired, Charged With Pointing Rifle At Someone From His Vehicle While Off-Duty
• JBS ransomware attack is cautionary tale, which many experts have been warning about for years
• 10th Coloradan arrested in connection with U.S. Capitol riot

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• DIRECTV to issue refund to hundreds of thousands of Coloradans
• Conservative group sues to stop Denver from hosting MLB All-Star Game
• Woman Who Crashed Into Headstones At Fort Logan National Cemetery On Memorial Day Faces DUI Charges

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• Four more Colorado towns certified as “dark sky” havens
• Lockheed Martin Is Developing Moon Cars With General Motors In Hopes NASA Will Want Them
• Want to win $1M? You could if you’re vaccinated in Colorado.

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• Lawmakers Want To Pass A ‘Colorado Option’ That Gives The State More Power To Regulate The Cost Of Health Care. Here’s Why That Matters
• Colorado Becomes 1st State To Ban Legacy College Admissions
• Denver Nuggets’ blow opportunity to take a commanding lead in the playoffs after embarrassing loss in Game 4

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• Effort to limit ketamine use by Colorado paramedics, police advances toward governor’s desk
• City of Denver pays $100,000 settlement to firefighter who found hidden camera recording her changing
• Colorado school shooter was manipulated by friend, attorney says

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• An Accidental ‘Yes’ Vote On A Gun Bill Has Some Calling For The Top Colorado House Republican To Step Down
• Town Of Frisco Considers Declaring Housing Shortage An Emergency
• Colorado will pay hospitals to close expensive free-standing ERs