The Greeley Tribune editorial: Longer walk distances a sad but necessary fact for District 6 without a mill levy override
We know District 6’s new proposed bus routes will cause some hardship for parents and students.
Too bad.
By adjusting those routes, the district essentially is doing away with its bus transportation except in hardship cases. At least that’s the way many students and parents will feel. Elementary school students will now have to walk up to 1.5 miles under the new plan. Middle school students will have to walk two miles, and the boundaries for high school students will increase up to three miles.
We understand those distances will essentially snag more steps for students than adults who wear Fitbits. High school students could potentially do close to a 5K one-way to school. We also know it gets cold in the winter here.
Colorado open records reform bill dies in Senate committee
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 5 hours ago
Efforts to overhaul Colorado’s open records law have stalled again. Senate Bill 107, which would have extended response times for public records requests and added accountability measures for late responses, failed to advance out of its first committee and will...
Colorado Supreme Court blocks ballot initiative defining ‘fees’
Michael Karlik
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Updated 5 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court blocked a proposed ballot initiative on Monday that would have required voter approval for new fees above a certain threshold, while also enshrining a definition of “fee” into the state constitution for the first time. Chief...
Colorado joins multi-state call to keep ICE away from polling locations
Jacob Mauk
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Updated 2 hours ago
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday that the state has formally requested written confirmation from the Department of Homeland Security that ICE agents will not be stationed at polling locations during the 2026 election cycle, according to a...
Colorado prostitution decriminalization bill shelved after sponsor says it lacks votes
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 3 hours ago
A bill that would have decriminalized prostitution in Colorado will not move forward this year after its sponsor said it lacks the votes to pass its first committee. Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, a Pueblo Democrat, said he will ask to postpone...
GOP senators push back against Schumer’s ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ description of SAVE Act
Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner
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Updated 5 hours ago
Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) pushed back on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) framing of the SAVE America Act as “Jim Crow 2.0” on Sunday. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he will not sign any...
Rubio warns US will no longer tolerate ‘hostage diplomacy,’ claims Iranian military is ‘being eviscerated’
Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner
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Updated 6 hours ago
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is warning hostile state actors, Iran in particular, that the United States will no longer engage in “hostage diplomacy.” Rubio made the remarks ahead of a flag-raising ceremony at the State Department to mark U.S....
Colorado justices, by 5-2, say Longmont detective did not violate suspect’s Miranda rights
Michael Karlik
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Updated 7 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court’s majority ruled on Monday that a Longmont detective did not coerce a suspect into talking by making references to how a judge would look at his character, and by suggesting he may get out of prison...
Colorado justices find Fort Collins police lacked probable cause to arrest suspect in park
Michael Karlik
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Updated 9 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday that Fort Collins police lacked probable cause to arrest a man for a child sex offense based on his presence in a public park around the time they intended to meet with their...
Colorado board delays vote on banning soda purchases with SNAP benefits
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
The Colorado Board of Human Services voted to delay its decision on whether to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to use benefits to buy soft drinks. Under the “Healthy Choice Waiver,” SNAP recipients would be prohibited from using benefits...
Supreme Court to hold oral arguments, discipline commission releases report | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court is holding oral arguments this week, plus Colorado’s judicial discipline commission released its annual report. Colorado Supreme Court news • The Supreme...
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We have been here before. Six years ago, Republicans in Congress, led by Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado Springs), introduced legislation to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. They did not succeed then, but now that the GOP controls Congress and the Trump administration is looking to cut discretionary program spending in […]
El Paso County attorney suggests possible link between ex-sheriff Maketa and anti-Elder website
Is ex-Sheriff Terry Maketa linked to an anonymous website alleging corruption and misconduct by his successor, Sheriff Bill Elder? The suggestion emerged during a court appearance Friday at which Maketa’s legal team argued for access to investigative documents into the search for an allegedly missing file said to contain a record of misdeeds by Elder […]