Author: alan

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• Colorado Senate OKs strengthening Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
• Making, possessing and selling “ghost guns” will likely soon be illegal in Colorado
• Lauren Boebert and Democratic challenger Adam Frisch in dead heat, new poll shows

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• Colorado’s big land-use bill, explained
• Magic mushroom board convenes in Colorado for first time as September deadline looms
• Colorado governor signs three bills further protecting access to abortion, gender-affirming care into law. Here’s what they do.

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• Colorado to get $32 million settlement from Juul, the vaping company sued over its marketing to teens
• Fan who attacked Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger, turns himself in to Denver Police Department
• Flooding in northwestern Colorado cancels school in Hayden, Highway 40 reopens

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• Big-game hunting interest soars beyond Colorado’s capacity
• Colorado lawmaker likens physical disabilities to injuries from running with bulls
• Colorado planned to lease state land to Utah power company for a natural gas plant. Then protests surfaced.

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• Avalanche Have 91% Chance of Home-Ice in Round One; Best Chances and Schedules
• Mobolade faces Williams in Springs mayoral runoff
• Here’s how Colorado plans to slow global warming using carbon capture

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• Democrats pass 3 bills strengthening abortion rights in Colorado
• Bills raising the age to buy a gun to 21 and expanding ‘red flag’ orders headed to the governor’s desk
• Denver mayor’s race runoff set between Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough

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• Students across Colorado walk out of class, demand stricter gun control legislation
• Week 1 of Stauch trial ends with physical evidence, texts
• Fish with rare ‘sandy flesh’ disease discovered in Colorado

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• EPA estimates Colorado needs $12 billion to remove existing lead water pipes
• A well-funded, dark-money political group that opposed Cory Gardner reemerges to take on Lauren Boebert in 2024
• Body camera video shows removal of student from Colorado House chambers during protest

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• Jefferson County gives 20 acres near fairgrounds to Westernaires as permanent home
• This Colorado ski resort was just named the best in North America by popular skiing, snowboarding website
• New plan calls for 2M electric vehicles in Colorado by 2035

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• Ban on corporal punishment in Colorado schools advances to Polis’ desk
• New wolf bills offer options for livestock owners
• Colorado’s new Democratic leader, Shad Murib, wants to open the party’s ‘next frontier’

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• Community honors beloved transgender flight attendant, activist who died by suicide
• Loveland principal put on leave after 14 teachers left campus during threat
• Colorado legislators take Uinta Basin Railway concerns to EPA, calling derailments ‘shockingly common’

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• Dominion Voting Systems defamation case against Fox will go to trial, judge rules
• Denver airport leader decries “cheap and unfounded partisan attacks” for helping sink FAA nomination
• Lauren Boebert Obsesses Over Public Urination at Crime Hearing

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• TK’s Surf & Turf Kitchen helps kick off first-ever Denver Black Restaurant Week
• Bipartisan Colorado bill would require insurance to cover prosthetics for sports, recreation
• Advocates hail climate benefits of Colorado Democrats’ sweeping housing plan

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• After deepest NCAA tournament run in 20 years, CU women’s basketball could be approaching new era of success
• Colorado House democrats vote to limit debate on gun bills, cutting off Republican filibuster
• A Colorado bill would allow for more speed cameras. The sponsor says it’s about safety, not revenue

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• Federal judge finds woman’s 14-month detention in Aurora immigration facility violates Constitution
• Colorado dentist charged with first-degree murder in wife’s poisoning death
• Colorado legislators hear from East High students pressing for action after shooting

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• Lauren Boebert Floats Adding Human Babies to Endangered Species List
• Centennial Pumps Brakes on New Pickleball Courts Over Sound Fears
• Father of 12-year-old killed by owner of stolen car calls for Colorado law prohibiting vigilantism

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• It’s March Madness in Denver as four First Round NCAA Tournament games take place at Ball Arena
• Broncos sign backup cornerback, special teams ace Tremon Smith
• US tribes get bison as they seek to restore bond with animal

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• Gov. Polis orders Colorado regulators to crack down on air pollution from oil and gas industry
• Trio of abortion access protection bills clear Senate committees
• Sobriety advocates propose bill for substance-free seating at events

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• Pat Schroeder remembered as a Colorado trailblazer for women’s equality who “never gave up the fight”
• Colorado Starbucks baristas testify against company in federal trial over union firings
• A Latino-led group monitored the air near Suncor for more than a year. They found elevated levels of pollution and radioactive particles

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• Colorado Republicans change party after new GOP leader announced
• Gun manufacturer Ruger sued by son of Boulder King Soopers mass shooting victim
• Fines for speeding in Northglenn may soon cost drivers twice as much

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• Mikaela Shiffrin breaks all-time skiing record with 87th World Cup win
• New tax credits for heat pumps, electric vehicles part of Colorado’s latest push toward clean energy
• Amprius Technologies, Inc. to create gigawatt-scale factory in Brighton

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• No, this probably won’t be the last time Colorado clocks “spring forward”
• Bill to allow pharmacy dispensing machines advancing
• Colorado governor, lawmakers take aim at students’ low math scores with new funding, training proposal

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• Sen. Michael Bennet joins bill to potentially ban TikTok and other technologies from foreign adversaries
• Social media apps have made buying illegal drugs about as convenient as ordering pizza, Colorado AG says
• Denver police officer faces civil lawsuit from bystander injured in LoDo shooting

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• Colorado GOP picks election denier to lead party into 2024 election
• Lauren Boebert trashes sex-ed — then announces teen son is making her a “36-year-old grandmother”
• Jenna Ellis, former Trump attorney, censured by Colorado judge for “false statements” about 2020 election

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• Some Colorado night sky viewers catch a glimpse of the northern lights
• Denver Nuggets may have just locked up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with big win over Grizzlies
• Democrats in Colorado introduce bills to rein in health care costs

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• ETHDenver, largest cryptocurrency and blockchain festival, begins at National Western Complex in Denver
• Colorado bill providing alternatives to jail for pregnant defendants advances
• Bruce Springsteen does some shopping in Larimer Square before delivering rocking performance at Ball Arena

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• How a debate over support for the ERA turned into anti-trans rhetoric at the Colorado state Capitol
• ‘No more silence, end gun violence’: East High School students walk out, demand change after classmate’s death
• Top Republican strategists throw red flag on Colorado GOP’s state chair race | TRAIL MIX

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• Lauren Boebert, George Santos Co-Sponsor Bill To Make AR-15 The ‘National Gun’
• Jury finds Peters guilty on obstruction charge, but acquits on arrest
• Landowner will close access to two Colorado 14ers after lawmakers rejected legislation limiting liability

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• This US representative from Colorado passed the most bills in Congress last term
• Colorado veteran celebrates 108th birthday
• Right-to-repair bill for farming equipment advances out of Colorado House

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• Wacky Wednesday? Another winter storm hits on hump day
• Poll: 81% of Coloradans want to end hospital ‘facility fees’ outside campus
• Historic set of firearm regulation bills unveiled by Colorado Democrats

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• Denver metro community rallies to mark one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
• Colorado Senators invite USPS leaders on tour of state facilities as service complaints grow
• Colorado Springs Amazon center cited for hazardous conditions

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• Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis faces imminent formal complaint in Colorado
• Multiple Colorado school districts enter lockdown after unconfirmed threats Wednesday. Here’s what we know
• Club Q’s owner responds to employees’ concerns about GoFundMe

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• Club Q to reopen in fall with enhanced security, tribute to shooting victims
• RTD weighs cheaper fares and passes, with no regional zones — but airport trips still would cost much more
• Duke the rescued Bengal tiger cub finds new home in Colorado

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• Hours of testimony heard on ‘fair workweek’ bill
• Conservation in the West Poll 2023: Worries About Water, Desire to Protect Public Lands
• Adam Frisch vs. Lauren Boebert rematch: The Democrat who almost won is running for Congress again

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• Western bumblebees decreasing by 57%, some point to climate change, neonicotinoids
• University of Denver is investigating a string of antisemitic acts on campus
• Denver city councilman who uses wheelchair had to hoist himself onto debate stage

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• Denver International Airport’s on-time flights trail national rate
• Colorado Democrats in Congress urge Catholic hospital in Durango to reverse policy banning tubal ligations
• Colorado lawmakers to crack down on out-of-state online car dealers like Carvana

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• Colorado gets $37 million for protection against future wildfires
• Biden touts criminal justice reform in his State of the Union address, Colorado victims of violence attend
• Thousands of bicyclists expected to be rolling around Denver Friday for Winter Bike to Work day

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• IRS says it won’t tax TABOR refunds after full-court press by Colorado officials
• Bill aims to recruit, retain veterinarians as Colorado deals with a labor shortage
• Suncor prepares to reopen one plant at refinery

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• Starbucks illegally interfered with union-forming at Denver store, judge rules
• Gun lobbyist causes controversy over suggestion to delete incidents involving Black kids from stats
• Fountain Police Officer Julian Becerra dies from injuries suffered in fall from bridge

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• Boebert stumbles again, failing to learn post-election lessons
• Black El Paso County farmer Courtney Mallery arrested after he made racial harassment claims
• A Snitch in Time: The FBI’s Informant Inside Denver’s George Floyd Protests