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Colorado human services agency faces buzzsaw at state Supreme Court as justices critique non-disclosure argument
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Several members of the Colorado Supreme Court pushed back on Monday against the state’s position that it could not disclose the number of child abuse reports at individual group living facilities because doing so would improperly reveal a person’s address — even though such addresses are already in the public domain. The Colorado Department of…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up cases on severity of vehicular homicide, disclosure of child abuse reports
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will hear cases addressing the severity of sentences for vehicular homicide caused by intoxication and the level of information about child abuse reports that can be disclosed in open records requests. At least three of the seven justices must agree to take up an appeal. ‘Grave and…
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Appeals court permits claim to proceed against 9News for security guard shooting
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded 9News can be held liable for the actions of a security guard who accompanied a producer during an October 2020 rally in downtown Denver and ended up fatally shooting a man after a brief confrontation. At the same time, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed 9News…
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Data shows DPS asks for cops for high-priority calls at same rate with and without SROs
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Denver police are asked to respond to high-priority calls at Denver Public Schools at a similar rate regardless of whether there are school resource officers present or not, 9Wants to Know found. School resource officers were phased out of DPS in 2021. They returned to schools this week after a student shot and injured two…
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Denver Public Schools won’t publicly release photographs of guns the district has confiscated
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Denver Public Schools has refused to make public photographs of guns confiscated by the district – contending that releasing them could undermine safety practices, aid potential school shooters and create “panic” and “confusion.” The decision came amid questions about school safety in the wake of a March 22 shooting at East High School that sent…
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Polis, Ganahl each commit to 3 gubernatorial debates but only agree on attending one
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the Democratic incumbent, and Heidi Ganahl, his Republican challenger, have each committed to appearing at three general election debates in September and October, their respective campaigns announced on Monday — but so far they’ve only both agreed to participate in one of them. Ganahl initiated this year’s edition of the perennial…
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WATCH: Inside the room at the Colorado Capitol where bills go to die
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The kill committee at the state Capitol lived up to its name on Thursday. Three bills to loosen Colorado’s gun laws failed for the fifth straight year in the same committee that they have failed in the last five years: The House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, known as the “kill committee.” “Well, it’s…
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WATCH: Previewing Colorado’s 2019 legislative session with 9News political experts
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The new legislative session at the Colorado capitol started Friday. 9News political experts Republican Kelly Maher and Democrat James Mejia join us to preview issues that lawmakers will tackle. WATCH the video below. Republican Kelly Maher and Democrat James Mejia preview issues that local lawmakers will tackle.KUSA-9News, Denver
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WATCH: Colorado lawmaker wants rules for when police can come back to work after a shooting
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Colorado state Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora.KUSA-9News, Denver A Colorado lawmaker wants to create a statewide standard for when law enforcement officers could return to work after being involved in a shooting. Sen. Rhonda Fields, a Democrat from Arapahoe County, is working to write that legislation. Watch a 9News report below.
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WATCH: Denver City Council considers a plastic bag ban
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Denver City Council members are discussing the pros and cons of banning plastic shopping bags in the city. City Council President Jolon Clark said the issue came up at a policy committee last Wednesday as a potential way to help protect the environment and encourage people to use reusable bags. At this point, there aren’t…
