Steamboat Pilot & Today: Time to pitch in
Steamboat Springs City Council began discussions last week that could pave the way toward placing a property tax issue on the November ballot to fund the downtown improvement district, which was formed in 2007 but has never been funded after tax proposals failed in 2014 and 2016.
The property tax would be used to fund a wide range of services in the downtown area including increased trash pick up during busy weekends, snow removal on sidewalks and additional lighting.
This time around, the tax the council is considering is slightly different than the measures that were previously defeated. This version seems to take into consideration some of the issues that were raised during previous campaigns to pass the measure.
Colorado justices: El Paso County judge erred by removing prosecutor for comments about stabbing public defenders
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 36 minutes ago
The Colorado Supreme Court, by a 5-1 vote, concluded on Monday that an El Paso County judge mistakenly removed a prosecutor from a murder case after he was overheard saying he hoped the defendant would stab public defenders if he...
Bureau of Reclamation sets Tuesday deadline for Colorado River deal
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 35 minutes ago
Tuesday, Nov. 11, is the deadline set by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the seven states of the Colorado River to develop a framework for an agreement on Colorado River operations. But that agreement seems just as far away...
Vroom, vroom: Eighth annual Rev the Runway speeds to a six-figure success | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson
joanne-davidson@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH Denver News: For the eighth year, National Jewish Health and Mercedes-Benz of Denver joined forces to stage Rev the Runway, a fundraiser best described as an evening where everything – the food, the fashions, and the fun —...
Two charged with murder of woman in Westminster parking lot
Sage Kelley
sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Two men face murder charges after a fatal shooting in Westminster last month. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said it officially filed murder charges against 19-year-old Daniel Romero and 24-year-old Michael Fernandez, Jr. on Monday morning. The charges stem...
Space Force Association tackles awareness and education gap
Mary Shinn
mary-shinn@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Less than 10% of Americans know the Space Force exists. It’s a problem the Colorado Springs-based Space Force Association is tackling by starting chapters across the country to host events and educate school children, lawmakers and others about the youngest...
A brief overview of The GEO Group v. Menocal, the class action out of Colorado about immigration detention
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of The GEO Group v. Menocal, which originated in Colorado. The arguments revolve around when appeals courts may review claims by federal contractors that they are immune...
DPS’ Alex Marrero named one of two finalists for Chicago Public Schools’ top job
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
After months of speculation — and repeated assurances that he wasn’t looking to leave — Denver Public Schools (DPS) Superintendent Alex Marrero is now one of two finalists for the top job at Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Marrero did not...
Moderate Democrats, GOP reach deal to end shutdown
Wire Services
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Updated 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of expanded health care subsidies, breaking the six-week stalemate and paving...
Colorado Supreme Court committee advances tenant-friendly rule change
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court’s Civil Rules Committee advanced a proposal on Friday that would make it easier for tenants facing eviction to respond to and learn about their landlord’s initial court filing. Several members of the committee were torn about...
6 mountain communities increase lodging taxes, 2 reject the tax hike
Rachael Wright
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Six mountain communities across Colorado voted on Tuesday to raise their lodging taxes after the state legislature passed a bill allowing counties to triple such taxes and spend the money on a wider range of projects, including public infrastructure, childcare...
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201 new Colo. laws and rules take effect
The biggest batch of new laws from the last legislative session hit the Colorado books Wednesday. The 201 new rules and regulations took effect 90 days after the end of the 120-day General Assembly. The laws run the gamut from marijuana and hemp to rural economic development and deregulation of taxis, as well as removing […]
The Colorado Springs Gazette: Don't limit options for LGBT community
Not long ago, the culture frowned upon sex-change procedures. Society told individuals to accept how they were made. Times have changed. “Gender affirmation surgery – sex-change surgery is now a passé term – became four times more common between 2000 and 2014, for a total of 4,118 in-hospital procedures,” explains a March 27 report by […]