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Road-funding initiative clears signature threshold, qualifies for November ballot
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 56 minutes ago
A measure that would dedicate all transportation-related revenue to Colorado’s roads and bridges has officially qualified for the November ballot after Initiative No. 175 cleared the state’s signature threshold, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. Backed by the coalition...
Judge blocks Colorado’s proposed ban on using SNAP benefits for soda
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Colorado and several other states from enforcing a proposed “Healthy Choice Waiver” that would have barred SNAP recipients from using their benefits to buy soda and other sugary drinks. Under the waiver, SNAP users...
Boulder police overreached in interrogating suspect, Colorado Supreme Court finds
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Two Boulder detectives violated a man’s constitutional rights by interrogating him at his home using a court order that solely authorized the collection of his DNA evidence, the Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Tuesday. The ruling curtailed the ability of...
Property owners may access evidence before eminent domain decisions, Colorado justices conclude
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a Douglas County judge incorrectly believed he lacked the authority to allow a property owner to pursue evidence challenging a government entity’s legal right to take its property through eminent domain. In...
Missy Woods accepts plea deal, avoids trial on 102 felony counts
Jenny Deam
jenny.deam@gazette.com
Updated 37 minutes ago
The former top Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist accused of altering and deleting DNA evidence in scores of criminal cases across the state for years pleaded guilty to four criminal counts Tuesday in Jefferson County. Yvonne “Missy” Woods, 65,...
ICE may deport illegal immigrants without judge approval, appeals court rules
Anna Giaritelli Washington Examiner
anna-giaritelli-washington-examiner@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of expanding a fast-track deportation process to let the Trump administration expeditiously remove illegal immigrants who are living inside the United States, not just at the southern border. On Tuesday, the U.S....
Dispute over nuclear inspections clouds US-Iran teams’ work to finalize a war-ending deal
Jon Gambrell
jon.gambrell@associatedpress.com
Updated 6 hours ago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspectors to view bombed Iranian nuclear sites, as officials mediated talks on a permanent end to their war and violence broke...
Aurora creates police oversight office in final vote
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
The Aurora City Council voted unanimously Monday to create a police oversight office as the city’s consent decree comes to an end. Without discussion, council members approved a final ordinance creating the Office of Public Safety Accountability, prompting city officials...
Aurora City Council requires ICE facility inspections, regulated disease reporting
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
The Aurora City Council passed two ordinances requiring periodic inspections of and more regulated disease reporting from detention facilities in the city, including the GEO Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Both ordinances passed in a final vote Monday night with...
Municipal sentencing bill in Denver moves forward
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
The Denver City Council introduced legislation Monday aimed at aligning municipal penalties with state law to “stop criminalizing poverty.” The bill, which was heavily revised and amended, was moved forward on a 10 to 2 vote, with Councilmembers Darrell Watson...
