Aurora City Council eliminates homeless sweep requirements
Aurora no longer has to provide a 72-hour notice or sheltering option before sweeping encampments.
Local party leaders, incoming judge among members of judicial performance commission that violated law
Michael Karlik
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Updated 23 minutes ago
A local Democratic leader and 2024 presidential elector. A legislative aide and leader in the Young Republicans. An incoming county court judge freshly appointed by the governor. They are among the eight members of the northeastern Colorado judicial performance commission...
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking records from Colorado Opportunity Caucus
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A lawsuit seeking to obtain records from Democratic lawmakers affiliated with the Colorado Opportunity Caucus has been thrown out by a Denver District Court judge. On July 17, Judge Ericka Englert dismissed the April lawsuit filed by progressive activist Derrick...
US job market stalled in July as employers cut 23,000 jobs, delivering political setback to Trump
The Associated Press
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Updated 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market stalled unexpectedly last month, delivering a political blow to President Donald Trump three months ahead of midterm elections and complicating decision-making for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve. Employers cut 23,000 jobs...
Colorado must continue finding common ground on wildfire policy | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 23 hours ago
By John Herrick Colorado has never lacked for opinions about wildfire policy. We debate forest management, climate change, prescribed burns, land use, air quality and budgets. Those debates are familiar territory, but a new discussion is beginning to happen around...
Proposition NN is the best investment for Colorado’s students and schools | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 23 hours ago
By Justin Ogden Colorado families know what it means to make difficult budget decisions. Inflation has driven up the cost of groceries, housing, utilities and just about everything else. Families like mine work hard to stretch every dollar while still...
DOJ official decries ‘nonsense’ in Jeffco schools at fundraising gala
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Amid a legal battle between Jeffco Public Schools and the federal government, a Department of Justice official spoke at a fundraising gala and decried “crazy stuff” and “nonsense” in the school district. The gala was for Jeffco Kids First, an...
Colorado Springs mother Deborah Nicholls’ murder conviction overturned
Nick Smith
nick-smith@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
A Colorado Springs mother convicted in 2008 of murdering her three children in a house fire might get a new trial after a judge ruled that prosecutors withheld key evidence that could have impacted the jury’s verdict. Deborah Nicholls, whose...
Aurora Community College student journalist accuses college of ‘unconstitutional gag order’
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
An Aurora Community College student is accusing the college of putting an “unconstitutional gag order” on his student-run publication, saying the college banned it from publishing until students jumped through “countless bureaucratic hoops.” A college spokesperson said the college is...
Polis administration relaunches Colorado e-bike rebates with $3 million
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 27 minutes ago
Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Energy Office announced Thursday the return of the state’s popular e-bike rebate program, with registration set to open later this month. The office plans to provide point-of-sale rebates totaling $3 million from the Community...
Colorado court overturns illegal $7,000 restitution order
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a Weld County defendant’s obligation to pay more than $7,000 in crime victim restitution on Thursday because a trial judge failed to issue a legally compliant restitution order at the time of sentencing. In Colorado, as...