Author: Marshall Zelinger, 9NEWS
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Colorado preschools left with empty seats in universal pre-K debacle
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Universal preschool in Colorado covers the cost of half-day pre-K. As of Friday, 9,150 families who thought they were getting full-day pre-K paid for by the state recently found out they are on the hook for the cost of the second half of the day. Caught in the middle are the preschool providers whose classrooms…
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‘Polis penny’: Complaint accuses recall groups of skirting donation reporting rules (VIDEO)
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A complaint filed with Colorado election officials suggests that funny business is happening in the effort to recall Gov. Jared Polis. The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office received the complaint Wednesday from Jamie Sarche and elections law attorney Mark Grueskin, who often defends Democratic causes. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis makes a comment during a session…
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Who’s responsible for US 36 fix? Colorado lawmakers want to find out
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WESTMINSTER – While speeds have slowed on US 36 near the site of the collapsing bridge just west of Church Ranch Boulevard, the search for answers has sped up. On Tuesday morning, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) completed a traffic shift, moving two lanes of eastbound traffic onto the westbound lanes between Wadsworth and…
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What does a ‘yes’ vote on Lakewood’s growth-control measure mean? (VIDEO)
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Denver mayoral candidates made development a key talking point during the city election, but Lakewood voters are actually making a development decision in a special July election. Ballot Question 200 will appear on the special July 2 election in Lakewood. It asks: “Shall the City of Lakewood limit residential growth to no more than one…
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If sale of Denver’s Park Hill Golf Course goes through, what could happen to the land? (VIDEO)
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The owners of Park Hill Golf Course have notified the city of Denver that it is negotiating a sale that could be completed next month. The golf course represents one of the last large open spaces that could be developed in the Denver area. Clayton Early Learning owns the land just east of Colorado Boulevard…
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WATCH: The Sullivan recall campaign is over. So who’s next?
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Backers of a proposed recall of Colorado state Rep. Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, over his support for a gun-control measure said Tuesday they are ending the effort. (CLICK HERE for Ernest Luning’s CoPo report.) So what happens now? And what happens to the money donated in support of recalling or retaining Sullivan? WATCH the “Next with…
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Costs mount in Rep. Tom Sullivan recall fight (VIDEO)
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It seems there is no political off-season. Residents in Centennial are still getting political mailers, social media political ads and door knocks. There is an attempt to recall their state representative, Democrat Tom Sullivan, who was elected in 2018. Sullivan is spending his off-season going door-to-door to get residents to “decline to sign” recall petitions…
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SOS Jena Griswold’s office asked Planned Parenthood for edits on Alabama-boycott news release
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Before Colorado’s secretary of state put out a news release calling for a boycott of Alabama over the state’s new abortion law, her office sent the news release to Planned Parenthood for suggestions and edits. On May 16, Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced she was restricting employee travel to Alabama in response to the…
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What’s the path to victory in Denver’s mayoral runoff? A map points the way (VIDEO)
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How do Michael Hancock or Jamie Giellis win the June 4 runoff? What has to happen to get the majority of Denverites to choose Hancock for a third term or Giellis as the city’s first female mayor? If Lisa Calderón and Penfield Tate convince the people who voted for them on May 7 to vote…
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WATCH: A refresher on Denver ballot measures on camping, mushrooms
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Denver voters will decide if the city should be the first in America to decriminalize so-called magic mushrooms, and vote on a repeal of the city’s camping ban. WATCH ABOVE for a look at initiatives 300 and 301. = = =
