Colorado Week in Review

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• Friends Of ‘Daddy Bruce’ Keep Thanksgiving Traditional Alive
• Themed Colorado license plates up for auction, proceeds to benefit Coloradans with disabilities
• Front Range retailers hope 2021 holiday shopping season is a little brighter

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• Polis, other pot-state governors, pushed to prod feds about allowing interstate commerce — industry has mixed reaction
• I-25’s south “gap” no more: New lanes to open next month as painful 3-year project nears end
• Aurora, Denver politicians announce gun buyback effort in response to recent violence

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• Denver and its surrounding counties just issued a new mask order. These five charts show why.
• Family Of Annika Williams, Woman Killed, Wants Stricter Penalties For Street Racers
• Aurora Police Union Head: Diversity Should Include Crackheads, Illegal Aliens, Molesters

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• Colorado Weather: Another Unusually Warm Week Without Snow Is In Store
• Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for ‘appropriate action’ to be taken against Rep. Lauren Boebert after she shared anti-Muslim story
• Colorado joins multistate investigation into Facebook’s alleged ‘willful practices’ that harm children

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• Fairview High School Grad Jessica Watkins Will Become First Black Woman On International Space Station Crew
• KC Becker, former Colorado House speaker, appointed to lead regional EPA office
• North America’s rarest mammal: CPW releases more black-footed ferrets into Colorado

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• Colorado governor, state union agree to raises for more than 30,000 employees under first-of-its-kind labor agreement
• Regional Transportation District offering $4,000 hiring bonus for several open positions
• Union: DIA Janitor Strike Ends With ‘Historic’ Agreement

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• Colorado’s COVID hospitalizations jump again as virus’ statewide death toll surpasses 9,000
• Aurora to pay family of Elijah McClain record $15 million to settle lawsuit — city insurance costs rocket
• ‘A public health crisis’: Aurora calls emergency meeting after 6 teens shot

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• FBI search Mesa County clerk Tina Peters’ home in election security breach investigation
• Colorado remains one of the 20 worst states in the nation when it comes to recycling
• A quarter of all towing complaints in Colorado are against one company: “These guys feel particularly predatory”

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• Colorado students combat climate warming, join UN COP26 summit in Scotland
• Colorado’s Fallen Heroes Memorial, 14 years in the making, formally dedicated ahead of Veterans Day
• How much money will Colorado receive from the infrastructure bill?

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• Colorado voters reject all three statewide ballot measures
• Children are now eligible for the Pfizer COVID Vaccine. Here’s what you need to know
• Rep. Neguse announces gun violence prevention legislation in wake of Boulder mass shooting

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• From the Denver Broncos to the L.A. Rams: How the Von Miller trade went down
• Fewer than 100 ICU beds available in Colorado as COVID-19 hospitalizations increase
• Former Boulder County sheriff’s deputies get prison for detox van death

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• Mother Says Southwest Airlines Flight Crew Racially Profiled Her And Her Daughter On Flight To Denver
• The NRA illegally funded the campaigns of Donald Trump, Cory Gardner and other GOP candidates, lawsuit claims
• Denver’s Top Parking Enforcer ‘Fixed’ 21 Of His Own Tickets

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• It’s Bat Week in Colorado
• Metro Denver a leader for growth in science and technology jobs
• Captain Kirk returns: William Shatner on Denver Fan Expo, Star Trek’s legacy and decades of Dobermans

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• With a little over a week to vote, fewer than 10 percent of Colorado voters have cast ballots for November’s election
• A look at how Biden’s new spending plan could affect Colorado
• Cannabis and tourism brings U.S. Virgin Islands Governor to Denver

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• Colorado governor prepares to request federal medical surge teams, stop elective procedures as COVID hospitalizations spike
• ‘We Simply Cannot Accept This As The New Normal’: Flight Attendant Union President Calls For Change After Assault On Diverted American Airlines Flight
• Staffing shortages at 911 communication centers in Denver metro lead to longer wait times for callers

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• Pueblo County wants to replace Comanche coal plant with nuclear power. Local activists are worried.
• Why Colorado school board races are bonkers this year
• EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff

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• Colorado wants to turbo-charge renewable energy tech with new “Glo Park”
• 7 best things to do around Colorado this weekend: Oct. 22-24, 2021
• Sweetwater Lake area to become next Colorado state park in federal-state partnership

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• National Voting Rights Leaders Converge On Denver for First-Of-Its-Kind Event To Combat Voter Suppression
• ‘Best Small Cities In America’: 4 Colorado Communities Make Top 100 List
• Front Range passenger rail proposal chugs forward with money to assess viability

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• Radio host says he tested positive for COVID days after attending Ganahl event in Colorado
• Colorado judge charged with menacing is accused of using an AR-15-style rifle to threaten another person
• Colorado woman sentenced 6 years for hiding kids behind day care wall

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• Report: Two-thirds of Coloradans eligible for Child Tax Credit would lose access under Manchin-backed cap proposal
• Morrison PD chief resigns days after conceding ticket revenue would fall $800K short of expectations
• Crow, Cheney sponsor bill banning national security clearances for domestic terrorists

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• Great Colorado Air Show in Loveland draws thousands to see Blue Angels fly over Northern Colorado
• Colfax Marathon returns this weekend, will close roads around Denver
• Colorado’s newest solar project launches, will provide almost all of the power for Pueblo’s steel mill

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• Colorado tied for state with fewest shark attacks, Gov. Jared Polis boasts
• If You Live With COVID Anti-Vaxxers, Get Shots but Don’t Tell Them, Polis Suggests
• After 2 Years, a Tire Is Removed From an Elk’s Neck in Colorado

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• Colorado jumped from 41st to 14th highest COVID cases in the US in about two weeks
• Demonstrators call for changes within Idaho Springs Police Department
• Hikers Discouraged From Climbing Kit Carson Peak As Madeline Baharlou-Quivey’s Body Recovered

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• Colorado air pollution director Garry Kaufman reassigned after conflict of interest investigation
• Colorado kids are floundering in math, a “crisis” that may add up to trouble for tomorrow’s workforce
• Trump allies converge on Denver as key defendant defies judge in Eric Coomer’s defamation lawsuit

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• Videos capture the moment a bright blue fireball appeared in the Colorado sky
• Colorado Chicano achievements recognized during Latino Heritage Month
• Rep. Ed Perlmutter Receives Congressional Award For Atomic Heroes After Helping Former Rocky Flats Nuclear Plant Workers

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• The Colorado Voter’s Guide To The 2021 Election
• Initiative In Denver Aims To Ban Flavored Tobacco Products
• Seasonal jobs in Denver paying $20+ an hour right now

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• 82 cases of Salmonella found in 14 Colorado counties
• 1,500+ Jefferson County students to lose bus transit next week
• Woman shot through apartment wall fights for life in hospital

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• ‘Pro-Trump warrior’ Ron Hanks blasts Bennet, office equipment in Senate campaign video
• Plundered art gifted or sold to Denver Art Museum unearthed by Pandora Papers’ probe of shadowy financial deals
• Testimony indicates Colorado GOP chair led fringe conspiracy group allied with militia

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• Who Was Rodolfo ‘Corky’ Gonzales, Featured On Friday’s Google Doodle?
• Gov. Polis unveils Colorado’s new plan to keep wildlife, drivers safe
• Will the Broncos prove they’re for real against Baltimore?

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• Colorado’s congressional delegation — minus one — urges Air Force to keep U.S. Space Command here
• Colorado raising minimum wage for employers again in 2022 — if that matters
• Reproductive rights activists march at Colorado’s Capitol

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• Former U.S. Olympian From Colorado Springs Pleads Guilty To Storming U.S. Capitol
• Cheyenne County Sheriff was drunk, choked his wife before pushing her against wall, affidavit shows
• 200+ Residents At Apartment Complex In Denver Claim Unlivable Conditions With Roaches, Black Mold

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• Denver airport janitors hit the picket line
• Colorado Amazon employees raise serious safety concerns, claim lack of proper training
• Controversial Republican state Rep. Ron Hanks files to run for U.S. Senate in 2022

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• Roaring Back: Consumer Spending Up, Economy Recovery Continues For Colorado
• Need to get tested for COVID-19? Colorado will now be sending free test kits right to your home
• House passes Crow’s measure seeking to name new VA clinic after Aurora legend John Mosley

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• The latest draft of Colorado’s congressional map could become the final version. Here’s where the districts would be.
• Here’s where Colorado representatives stand on the Women’s Health Protection Act
• Fall foliage update: Peak #Fallorado is coming soon in northern Colorado

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• Death of elderly at Grand Junction assisted living facility raises concerns
• Ex-Colorado GOP Head Ryan Call Disbarred In Pro-Trump PAC Funds Case
• “A drug of mass destruction”: Fentanyl deaths surge in Colorado, reaching an average of two fatalities a day

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• Gov. Jared Polis Opposes Lethal Removal Of Bison From Grand Canyon National Park, Says Some Of Herd Could Be Brought To Colorado
• Secretary Of State Takes Next Steps In Lawsuit To Remove Mesa County Clerk And Recorder Tina Peters As Designated Election Official
• ‘Imeach Biden’ demands gun-toting, spelling-challenged Rep. Lauren Boebert

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• President Biden addresses climate change, clean energy jobs in Colorado
• Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado Marries His Longtime Partner, Marlon Reis
• Can the Denver Broncos make it 2 wins in a row?

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• Colorado to resettle more than 800 Afghan refugees
• Naming Board Approves Changing Squaw Mountain In Colorado’s Foothills To Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain
• State obesity rates hit all-time highs, but Colorado scores lowest in US

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• Aurora Police Department has pattern of racial bias and excessive force, investigation finds
• A Colorado School Shooter Is Sentenced To Life In Prison
• 50 demonstrators sue Denver alleging police illegally injured or arrested them during 2020 protests

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• The Spot: Where you (and Heidi Ganahl) stand on 2020 election results is a litmus test
• Dead From COVID, CO Anti-Vax Talk Radio Host Who Mocked AIDS Victims Is Eulogized on Talk Radio
• New report finds serious gaps in Colorado’s mandatory reporting laws for child abuse, neglect