Denver expected to seek short-term halfway-house contracts
Denver city officials plan to pursue short-term halfway-house contracts with two private prison corporations while looking for alternatives to corrections services that unexpectedly ended.
The city will ask the Denver City Council to approve a six-month contract with GEO Group and a yearlong contract with CoreCivic.
The Denver Post reports new deals are being sought after the $10 million contracts with the companies for community corrections services were ended by the council in an Aug. 5 vote.
The new contracts would provide more certainty for more than 500 people living at the companies’ six halfway houses.
Residents face the possibility of returning to jail or prison if the companies close the facilities as a result of the vote to end the contracts.
Arapahoe County defendant serving life could receive new trial after lawyer withheld key details
Michael Karlik
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Updated 16 minutes ago
An Arapahoe County defendant who is serving a life sentence for a 20-year-old murder could receive a new trial because his lawyer withheld key details that affected his decision to decline a plea deal, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week....
Colorado Senate honors journalism icon Fred Brown
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 2 hours ago
The Colorado Senate on Thursday honored longtime Denver Post bureau chief Fred Brown with a ceremony as distinctive as the journalist himself, donning masks bearing his likeness and celebrating his five decades of shaping political reporting and ethical standards in...
SCOTUS decision on ‘3 strikes’ sentences does not benefit defendants with older convictions, appeals court says
Michael Karlik
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Updated 2 hours ago
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision affecting how defendants are sentenced under Colorado’s “three strikes” law does not benefit people whose convictions have long been final, the state’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. For many years, Colorado’s Habitual Criminal Act required judges...
Rubio jumps Vance as most likely to win 2028 presidential race on Kalshi
Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner
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Updated 51 minutes ago
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Rubio affirms ‘enduring partnership’ with Holy See as he meets with Pope Leo XIV
Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner
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Updated 4 hours ago
Secretary of State Marco Rubio “underscored the strong relationship between the United States and the Holy See” and the “enduring partnership” between them during his meeting with Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff hosted Rubio for 2 1/2 hours Thursday in...
Colorado Senate committee rejects transparency bill that would have applied to legislative caucuses
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 4 hours ago
A panel of Senators voted down a proposed measure requiring legislative caucuses to disclose certain financial records. Sponsored by Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, Senate Bill 168 would also require legislative caucuses to provide the Legislative Council with caucus members’ contact...
Victor Marx, Phil Weiser lead Colorado gubernatorial fundraising, as all campaigns’ hauls top $20 million
Ernest Luning
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Updated 4 hours ago
Colorado gubernatorial candidates and the independent expenditure committees backing them hauled in more than $20 million between them by the end of April, as the primary election approaches, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. Republican Victor Marx and...
Obama Presidential Center looks to ‘put presidency in context’ as tickets sell out
Christine Valora, Washington Examiner
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Updated 48 minutes ago
Former President Barack Obama‘s presidential center is set to open to the public this Juneteenth, with ticket sales sold out through July 4, as the namesake looks toward defining his legacy as the 44th U.S. president. The 19.3-acre campus is...
DOJ sues Colorado over gun law banning ‘large-capacity’ magazines
The Denver Gazette
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Updated 21 hours ago
The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Colorado over a state law prohibiting a gun magazine that can hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. It’s the second lawsuit filed by the administration in two days targeting gun statutes in Colorado....
Colorado bill redirecting $300M in TABOR refunds raises legal concerns, sparks budget committee dispute
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 5 hours ago
A discussion about a proposal to eliminate $300 million in taxpayer refunds over the next two fiscal years quickly shifted into a strategy session — and a tense exchange among members of a budget committee — over what would happen...
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