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The Latest: Senate plans vote to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID-19 questions
The Associated Press
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Updated 6 minutes ago
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky subpoenaed Fauci to appear before a Senate...
Colorado’s 72-hour social media warrant law takes effect Aug. 12
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 1 minute ago
A law requiring social media platforms to respond to search warrants within 72 hours goes into effect on Aug. 12. Senate Bill 011 also requires platforms to create a staffed hotline for Colorado law enforcement agencies to contact regarding pending...
As education conflicts abound across Colorado, who puts the kids first? | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan
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Updated 15 hours ago
Elected school boards and the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) have hit the headlines with fired superintendents, superintendent resignations, failures of oversight, and misdirected dollars. Cherry Creek School District’s superintendent was fired. Jefferson County Schools’ superintendent found a less stressful...
Victor Marx says he’ll only debate Phil Weiser once in Colorado governor’s race — without a moderator
Ernest Luning
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Updated 15 hours ago
Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx said on Tuesday that he will participate in only one debate with Attorney General Phil Weiser before the November election — and he challenged the Democratic nominee to hold the event without a moderator....
Denver seeks to move more than $18 million to cover George Floyd protest claims
Deborah Grigsby
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Updated 26 minutes ago
City officials want to move millions from Denver’s General Fund contingency account to the City Attorney’s Liability Claims Fund to cover legal settlements and claims stemming from the 2020 George Floyd protests. The hefty shift of cash, proposed in Council...
10th Circuit finds no fair housing violation by Littleton landlord for worker’s alleged rape of tenant
Michael Karlik
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Updated 18 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court concluded on Monday that Littleton’s housing authority could not be held liable for a maintenance worker’s alleged rape of a tenant, as the worker’s employment did not provide any special access to the victim. A...
Fauci’s Fifth Amendment answers may test Biden pardon as GOP eyes contempt
Kaelan Deese
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Updated 17 hours ago
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times on Wednesday, a move legal experts described as strategically sound despite the politically damaging optics. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on...
Democrats must win 57 out of 77 competitive House seats to take majority: Cook Political Report
Hailey Bullis
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Updated 19 hours ago
Democrats’ path to retaking the House in November has significantly slimmed as a result of the mid-decade redistricting war this cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report found that under the newly drawn maps across 10 states,...
Small Colorado town grapples with ICE detention center opening
Nico Brambila
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Updated 21 minutes ago
Thirty miles northeast of downtown Denver — where the Front Range loosens its grip, subdivisions give way to open fields and pickups outnumber Teslas — is the town of Hudson. Population 1,652. Hudson still feels like the kind of place...
Denver labor acknowledgment proposal faces council committee questions
Deborah Grigsby
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Updated 23 hours ago
A proposal to add a labor acknowledgment to Denver City Council proceedings has been delayed by the Finance and Business Committee after members raised questions about its wording, intentions and place in the council’s opening proceedings. The proposal, put forth...